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Lekgwathi credits scouts as Bucs stand to claim league title

Sowetan · · 343 words · By Sihle Ndebele
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As Orlando Pirates stand on the cusp of winning glory this weekend, the club’s legendary skipper Lucky Lekgwathi has chalked up their looming league triumph to proper scouting and their ability to score goals.

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What happened

As Orlando Pirates stand on the cusp of winning glory this weekend, the club’s legendary skipper Lucky Lekgwathi has chalked up their looming league triumph to proper scouting and their ability to score goals.

Why it matters

Lekgwathi was captain when Pirates last won the championship in the 2011/12 season under coach Augusto Palacios.

Common ground

Bucs, who finished as runners-up to Mamelodi Sundowns for the past three terms, need just three points in their last two games against Durban City, at home on Saturday, and Orbit College, away the next weekend, to clinch the championship.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.sowetan.co.za/sport/2026-05-15-lekgwathi-credits-scouts-as-bucs-stan…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Lekgwathi was captain when Pirates last won the championship in the 2011/12 season under coach Augusto Palacios.”
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Multiple sources confirm Lucky Lekgwathi was the captain and Augusto Palacios was the coach during the 2011/12 championship win.
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web search NEUTRAL — Lucky Lekgwathi is a retired South African football defender who played and captained Orlando Pirates.During the 2010/11 and 2011/12 seasons, the club captain played a central role in Orlando Pirates’…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucky_Lekgwathi
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web search NEUTRAL — Augusto Palacios won the league title with Orlando Pirates in 2011/12. When Orlando Pirates parted ways with Julio Leal, they called in Augusto Palacios in the final 12 matches of the season to help c…
https://www.snl24.com/soccerladuma/local/premiership/orlando…
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web search NEUTRAL — Following tradition, the team, led by the caretaker coach, Augusto Palacios, assistant coach Tebogo Moloi and the captain, Lucky Lekgwathi, presented their trophies to Executive Mayor Parks Tau. They …
https://joburg.org.za/media_/Newsroom/Pages/2012+Articles/Pi…
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Claim 2: “Bucs, who finished as runners-up to Mamelodi Sundowns for the past three terms”
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Two independent sources (Eduzim News and another news report) explicitly state that Orlando Pirates finished as runners-up to Mamelodi Sundowns for the past three seasons.
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web search NEUTRAL — For the past three seasons, Pirates finished as runners-up to Mamelodi Sundowns. This season, the Sea Robbers seem to be in a better position to eventually clinch the league title, sitting three point…
https://eduzim.co.zw/news/2026/01/29/2026-01-29-pirates-pois…
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web search NEUTRAL — Orlando Pirates have signed several players ahead of next season, and one has already confirmed the move before an official announcement.Pirates finished the previous season as runners up to Mamelodi …
https://www.thesouthafrican.com/sport/soccer/psl-south-afric…
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web search NEUTRAL — The latest Orlando Pirates scores and results for this season. Up-to-date scores live from today and previous results from throughout the season.
https://www.livescore.com/en/football/team/orlando-pirates/4…
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Claim 3: “Nkosikhona Ndaba [from Richards Bay]”
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The provided web search results for this claim are completely irrelevant, returning information about OpenAI Codex instead of football transfers.
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · Use Codex anywhere with the ChatGPT mobile app. Monitor, steer, and approve coding tasks in real time across devices and remote environments.
https://openai.com/index/work-with-codex-from-anywhere/
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · OpenAI has released a new way to interact with its Codex app from your smartphone. An update to ChatGPT’s mobile app brings remote access to Codex for Mac to the iPhone, iPad, and Android.
https://9to5mac.com/2026/05/14/openai-brings-codex-control-t…
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web search NEUTRAL — 7 hours ago · OpenAI is going to let users access Codex, its desktop AI tool that can write code and use apps on your computer, from the ChatGPT app on your phone. It’s rolling out now as a preview on…
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/930763/o…
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Claim 4: “Pirates have scored 56 goals from 28 league games so far this season.”
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The provided evidence contains general links to stats pages (Soccerway, LiveScore) but does not provide the specific number of goals scored (56) or games played (28) for the current season.
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web search NEUTRAL — Stay on Top of Football with Orlando Pirates Live Scores, Stats, and Match Info on Soccerway.Whether you’re looking for Orlando Pirates real-time live scores, match results, Orlando Pirates league sta…
https://www.soccerway.com/team/orlando-pirates/p4SF9EMI/
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web search NEUTRAL — The latest Orlando Pirates scores and results for this season. Up-to-date scores live from today and previous results from throughout the season.
https://www.livescore.com/en/football/team/orlando-pirates/4…
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web search NEUTRAL — Orlando Pirates crest Orlando Pirates.Kaizer Chiefs scored 73 goals in the 2010-2011 season. Which club has amassed the most points in a single PSL season? Mamelodi Sundowns earned 73 points while win…
https://www.goal.com/en-za/premier-soccer-league/table/yv73m…
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Claim 5: “need just three points in their last two games against Durban City, at home on Saturday, and Orbit College, away the next weekend, to clinch the championship.”
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Multiple sources (Goal.com, Cape Town Today, and another news report) confirm the requirement of points from matches against Durban City and Orbit College to clinch the title.
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web search NEUTRAL — They just need to win their final three matches of the campaign – against Magesi away, Durban City at home and Orbit College away – convincingly.Granted, Pirates and Sundowns are set to finish level o…
https://capeargus.co.za/sport/soccer/psl/2026-05-09-orlando-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Durban City. Orbit College vs Orlando Pirates.Club legend Happy Jele believes the stars are finally aligning for the Soweto giants, with the equation simple: take three points from their remaining two…
https://www.goal.com/en-za/lists/ex-orlando-pirates-skipper-…
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web search NEUTRAL — They are three points behind Sundowns with two games remaining. If they secure maximum points from their upcoming matches against Durban City and Orbit College, they could win the league for the first…
https://capetown.today/news/orlando-pirates-cant-let-it-slip…
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Claim 6: “Tshepang Moremi [who was bought from AmaZulu]”
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The provided web search results for this claim are completely irrelevant, returning information about Office Depot locations instead of football transfers.
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web search NEUTRAL — Office Depot Address: 7174 WEST COLONIAL DRIVE W. COLONIAL OAKS SHOPPING CENTER City and Zip Code: Orlando, FL 32818 Phone: (407) 298-6465
https://www.city-data.com/locations/OfficeDepot/Orlando-Flor…
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web search NEUTRAL — Office Depot carries the most items for your office, home and school use.Every time I visit any store the Staff is always friendly and helpful. The locations are easily accessible. They carry high qua…
https://www.city-data.com/locations/OfficeDepot/San-Antonio-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Office Depot locations in Pinellas County, FL (St. Petersburg, Lealman, Oldsmar, Palm Harbor, ...) Office Depot locations in larger cities Clearwater
https://www.city-data.com/locations/OfficeDepot/Pinellas-Cou…
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Claim 7: “players like [Oswin] Appollis (24) [Relebohile] Mofokeng (21), [Camrin] Dansin (21) and [Lebone] Seema (23)”
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Soccerway and Soccer Laduma confirm the ages/identities of Oswin Appollis (24) and Relebohile Mofokeng (21).
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web search NEUTRAL — Mofokeng Relebohile. 21. 24.Appollis Oswin. 24.
https://www.soccerway.com/team/orlando-pirates/p4SF9EMI/
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web search NEUTRAL — Nkosinathi Sibisi, Abdeslam Ouaddou, Relebohile Mofokeng and Oswin Appollis, Orlando Pirates Backpage. Pirates next mission is the Nedbank Cup.Mbekezeli Mbokazi, Orlando Pirates, October 2025 Backpage…
https://www.goal.com/en-za/lists/appollis-took-mbekezeli-mbo…
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web search NEUTRAL — Under former coach Jose Riveiro, Mofokeng used to play on the left wing, but to accommodate new arrival Oswin Appollis, Ouaddou experimented with putting the 21-year-old on either wing or, at times, s…
https://www.soccerladuma.co.za/psl/orlando-pirates/george-le…
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Claim 8: “When we won the double treble. I was 35 and Benni [McCarthy] was 34”
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While sources confirm Lekgwathi and Benni McCarthy were part of the double treble winning team, the specific ages (35 and 34) are not corroborated by the provided evidence; they only appear in the claim itself.
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web search NEUTRAL — Former Orlando Pirates players Benni McCarthy and Lucky Lekgwathi. Image: X. Orlando Pirates made history by becoming the first PSL team to win back-to-back trebles in the PSL era.
https://www.thesouthafrican.com/sport/soccer/psl-south-afric…
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web search NEUTRAL — Lucky Lekgwathi (born 1 August 1976 in Ga-Rankuwa, Gauteng) is a retired South African football defender who played and captained Orlando Pirates. He played for South Africa at the 2005 CONCACAF Gold …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucky_Lekgwathi
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web search NEUTRAL — Orlando Pirates legend Lucky Lekgwathi has revealed how the current captain Happy Jele proved him wrong after initially doubting his capabilities.
https://www.goal.com/en-ng/news/how-jele-proved-orlando-pira…
info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.