Brilliant! CAF announce Orlando Pirates have set a CAFCC record

By Pelumi Emmanuel

Published: March 27, 2022 | 4:59 PM BST

Following the Buccaneers’ superb passage to the CAFCC quarter-finals last weekend, a 2-0 win over JS Saoura in Algeria, Bucs became the highest scorers.s a record in the CAFCC this year.

The five-time DStv Premiership champions achieved the record after tearing apart the likes of Royal Leopards and Saoura.

BUCS’ 15 GOALS IN FIVE CAFCC GAMES

2-0 win over Saoura
3-2 loss to Al-Ittihad
6-2 win over Leopards
3-0 win over Leopards
2-0 win over Saoura.

*Note, it seems like CAF got their maths wrong. Orlando Pirates scored 16 rather 15 goals in five games.

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