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Retired Orlando Pirates jersey numbers are expected to return to the field as a participating club in the CAF Champions League campaign this year.
The Buccaneers will be at Orlando Stadium Wednesday night for the start of their Champions League campaign with a match against Light Stars FC of Seychelles.
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After having already confirmed that they have registered 27 players for the start of the continental competition, the Bucs have announced that the club's jersey numbers at retirement will be used according to the rules of the competition.
The jersey numbers of retired Pirates are: 10, 13 and 22. Vincent Pule is the star of the Bucs. He was given the number 10 jersey to use for the Champions League matches, while the number 13 was awarded to Abel Mabaso.
Bucs went to the club's official website to explain how the whole numbering process of the jerseys went and also confirmed the numbers badigned to each of the registered players.
"When the Buccaneers open their CAF Champions League campaign on Wednesday night, there will be some noticeable differences in the number of jerseys compared to what you'll be used to since the start of the 2018 football season. / 19. According to the rules of the African Football Confederation, for all continental tournaments, a maximum of 30 registered players, numbered 1 to 30, and no names on the jerseys, "confirmed Pirates on the club's official website.
"It is in this spirit that the Orlando Pirates jerseys 10, 13 and 22, still unused, will return to the field as part of the first season of the African club competition.
"The mercurial Vincent Pule will wear the famous jersey number 10, legendary former midfielder Jomo Sono, while the jersey number 13 previously worn by Sasha Moleko will be worn by Abel Mabaso," added Bucs.
"Other shirt number changes will include players who are more than 30 in the composition of the season, and these players will take the numbers currently left by unregistered team players for this phase of the competition." .
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The complete list of CAF jersey numbers:
1 brilliant Khuzwayo
2 Ntsikelelo Nyauza
3 Thembinkosi Lorch
4 happy jele
5 Mpho Makola
6 Caio Marcelo da Silva
7 Kudakwashe Mahachi
8 Linda Mntambo
9 Thamsanqa Gabuza
10 Vincent Pule
12 Justin Shonga
13 Abel Mabaso
14 musa nyatama
Thabo Qalinge
16 Jackson Mabokgwane
17 Augustine Mulenga
18 Abbubaker Mobara
19 Marshall Munetsi
20 Xola Mlambo
21 Alfred Ndengane
Innocent Maela
24 Meshack Maphangule
26 Asavela Mbekile
27 Ben Motshwari
28 Mthokozisi Dube
29 Paseka Mako
30 Siyabonga Mpontshane
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