Mokwena says Mbule made the right Orlando Pirates move

Pyramids FC manager Rulani Mokwena says he advised Sipho Mbule to join Orlando Pirates because the midfielder’s flair and ball control suited the club’s football culture.

Mbule moved to Pirates at the start of the 2025-26 season after asking Mokwena for guidance while the coach was between jobs at Wydad Casablanca and MC Algiers. The pair had previously worked together at Mamelodi Sundowns.

Although Mbule’s time at Pirates ultimately ended with a free transfer to Iraq’s Zakho SC in July, Mokwena believes he helped the Buccaneers win the Betway Premiership title and complete a treble last season.

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Mbule initially made a strong impact at Pirates and earned call-ups from then Bafana Bafana manager Hugo Broos. However, after South Africa’s disappointing last-16 exit from the Africa Cup of Nations in December and January, his influence declined during the second half of the campaign.

Mokwena, who has also coached in Libya with Al-Ittihad and took charge of Egyptian club Pyramids in July, said he understood what Pirates and their supporters valued.

“For many years I grew up in Orlando West, grew up watching Orlando Pirates as a kid,” he told a South African Football Journalists’ Association digital press conference on Thursday.

“I’m fortunate enough to also understand the culture and history of the club and spent many years being educated about the club by [Pirates chair] Dr [Irvin] Khoza.”

Mokwena is the nephew of Pirates great Jomo Sono and the son of former Buccaneers player Julius “KK” Sono. He also coached Pirates in the late 2010s.

He said Pirates had a distinct preference for players capable of entertaining supporters, in contrast to the qualities most appreciated at Kaizer Chiefs or Mamelodi Sundowns.

“At Orlando, first you have to give us [the supporters] a show. We paid to come and watch you,” Mokwena said.

He referred to former Pirates players including Steve Lekoelea, Thabo Rakhale, Khethokwakhe Masuku and Thabo “Session” Qalinge, as well as club stalwarts Nick “Bazooka” Seshweni, John Moeti, Dumisa Ngobe, Gavin Lane, Mark Fish and Gerald Raphahlela.

“Pirates fans tell you they come to watch the Lekoeleas, the Teko Modises,” he added.

Mokwena said Mbule’s ability to control the ball and produce unexpected solutions made him a natural fit for the club.

“That’s why, until today, if you ask the Pirates fans [if] they enjoyed Sipho Mbule, they enjoyed having him on the pitch and caressing the ball,” he said.

He believes Mbule’s contribution was particularly important early last season, when Pirates prevented themselves from falling out of the title race and eventually ended Mamelodi Sundowns’ run of eight successive Premiership championships.

“I think, even in retrospect, it was the right decision,” Mokwena said. “In some very important moments of last season, and especially in the first part… some of the games he played were so important to help Pirates not lose the league.”

Mokwena said he did not know other clubs, including Kaizer Chiefs, had pursued Mbule. He had only been asked whether Pirates was the right destination and offered his view before Mbule made the final decision.

Mokwena’s Pyramids tenure has begun with eight wins from eight games in the league and Champions League. The Cairo club won the 2024-25 Caf Champions League and have finished runners-up in the Egyptian Premier League for five successive years.