Jose Riveiro Explains Why He Substituted Ndabayithethwa Ndlondlo in Pirates Draw Against AmaZulu

• Jose Riveiro has disclosed why he substituted Ndabayithethwa Ndlondlo against AmaZulu FC
• The Orlando Pirates midfielder came on in the second half, but was replaced after twenty minutes
• The Bucs played out a goalless draw against the Amaqhawe at the Moses Mabhida Stadium

Orlando Pirates manager, Jose Riveiro has disclosed why he substituted Ndabayithethwa Ndlondlo a few minutes after he came on in their goalless draw against AmaZulu FC.

Pirates missed the chance to seal all three points at the Moses Mabhida Stadium on Tuesday, October 24.

One of the major highlights of the game was Ndlondlo's substitution in the game. He came on in the 66th minute for Siphelo Baloni but was substituted twenty minutes later.

After the game, Riveiro explained why he took the decision to replace the attacking midfielder, according to a report by Soccer Laduma.

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"He got a clearance that went close to his eye and during seven to eight minutes on the pitch he could only use one of his eyes," he said.

The Buccaneers manager went further to confirm that the Pirates midfielder was blind in his right eye after being hit with a ball on his face.

"So he was blind in the right eye and it didn’t improve after the treatment with the doctors. That’s why we decided to sub him, unfortunately," he added.

The Bucs failed to close in on league leaders Mamelodi Sundowns, but still have three outstanding games to play.

Riveiro's side have eight points from six games this season, and they will face Polokwane City in their next league game at the Orlando Stadium on Friday, October 27.

Pirates players dominate MTN8 Team of Tournament

Sports Brief previously reported on Orlando Pirates dominating the MTN8 team of the tournament after the Buccaneers won the title at the expense of Mamelodi Sundowns.

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The Bucs dominated the iDiskiTimes MTN8 team of the tournament, with five players making the list, while the Brazilians had three players featured.

Kaizer Chiefs were not left behind as they contributed two players to the team listing, while Stellenbosch FC were also represented with just one player.