Thembinkosi Lorch Suffers Hamstring Injury, Orlando Pirates Star Could Miss Soweto Derby Against Kaizer Chiefs

• Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs will face each other at the Orlando Stadium tomorrow in the Soweto Derby
• Thembinkosi Lorch could be unavailable for the Soweto Derby after he sustained a hamstring injury in the week
• Orlando Pirates' Thembinkosi Lorch has scored the most goals in the Soweto Derby out of all of the current players

Orlando Pirates are desperately waiting for news on Thembinkosi Lorch’s fitness ahead of the Soweto Derby.

Pirates will host Chiefs at the Orlando Stadium, with both teams level on points, however, Pirates have played three games more than Chiefs at this stage.

With both teams vying for the second spot in the league, and the automatic CAF Champions League qualification that goes with it, Orlando Pirates’ fans are hoping that Lorch will be fit for the game.

As reported by Soccer Laduma, Lorch suffered an injury before the midweek DStv Premiership game against Cape Town City. The player had been included in the matchday squad for the encounter but had to be withdrawn.

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While Orlando Pirates’ co-coach Mandla Ncikazi originally said that Lorch had a muscle strain, The South African later confirmed that he suffered a hamstring injury.

The team is now waiting to see if he will be fit for the big clash.

Out of all the current crop of players competing in this year’s Soweto Derby, Lorch has scored the most goals in the encounters between the two sides.

Lorch currently has scored five goals in the Soweto Derby. The Kaizer Chiefs duo of Daniel Cardoso and Leonardo Castro both have four goals each in the game between the Soweto giants.

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The Kaizer Chiefs legend is training hard to ensure that he is part of the matchday squad. As reported on the Kaizer Chiefs website, Parker said that he never wanted to go through the experience of losing the Soweto Derby.

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