Orlando Pirates: All you need to know about their Jwaneng Galaxy foes

History beckons for Orlando Pirates who’re wrapping up preparations for their first ever plot upon with Botswana champions Jwaneng Galaxy.

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The males from Soweto will resume their CAF Confederation Cup campaign in Gaborone in the valuable leg of the final preliminary round on Sunday.

Kick-off is at 15: 00 SA time.

The Buccaneers head into the fixture after beating Angolan outfit GD Sagrada Esperança in the outdated round, whereas their opponents are in the tournament having being eliminated from the CAF Champions League.

Jwaneng Galaxy are a pretty novel title in African football. Have a be taught below to fetch out extra about Orlando Pirates’ opponents.

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JWANENG GALAXY CLUB HISTORY

Jwaneng Galaxy were founded in 2015 and formed via the merger of two outfits, Jwaneng Comets and Dwebsana Youngsters.

The membership started life competing in Botswana’s 2d tier, however executed prompt success after they were promoted to the top-flight in their very first season.

Within the Botswana Premier League, they enjoy got been fixed in winning trophies, triumphing twice in the country’s top-eight cup, clinching their maiden league title in the 2019/20 season.

Jwaneng Galaxy’s finest outdated Confed Cup appearance came in 2018, and turned into as soon as an all-too-brief one as they were eliminated in the valuable preliminary round by Mozambican outfit, Costa procedure Sol.

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RECENT FORM

The CAF Champions League has been the relevant competition in which Jwaneng Galaxy were active in recent months with their home league but to resume in almost a 300 and sixty five days.

In their four fits in continental competition, they beat US Zilimadjou from the Comoros 4-0 at residence on their capability to completing a 5-1 combination win in the preliminary round.

Their campaign in the CAF Champions League ended in opposition to another South African membership, Mamelodi Sundowns, who co-incidentally also received 5-1 on combination.

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