Lepasa could miss Orlando Pirates’ Carling KO match

Orlando Pirates could be without their top striker Zakhele Lepasa ahead of their Carling Knockout Cup clash against Cape Town Spurs on Friday.

Jose Riveiro’s men take on Spurs at the Orlando Stadium.

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Lepasa is the Buccaneers’ top scorer with 13 goals so far this season but struggle for goals of late

He was recently released from the Bafana Bafana camp last week following an injury.

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Riverio said the striker was not 100% when he joined the national team.

“Zakes (Lepasa) came back from the camp last Saturday. If I am not mistaken, it was in the morning due to the injury. To be honest, he did have some problems before the (MTN8 final),” he said according to Citizen.

“We were really taking care of Zakhele in the days before the final because he was not 100 percent until the final day. He finished the game, but again, he was not 100 percent, but he made it to the national team camp.”

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Riverio said the club would decide in the next 24 hours if Lepasa will play or not.

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