Orlando Pirates have been boosted by the return of midfielders Thabo Qalinge and Luvuyo Memela, who has been given a clean bill of health and has resumed training with the rest of the squad.
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Memela has been sidelined since May after sustaining a strain to his knee while Qalinge last took to the field in July during one of Pirates friendly matches against Cape Town outfit Stellenbosch which saw him pick up an abductor strain.
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Meanwhile, Musa Nyatama is currently being monitored by the medical team as he is still experiencing discomfort on his ankle, but continues to training with the squad.
Zambian international Augustine Mulenga is currently being treated fir a Grade-1 straining after picking up the injury against Bidvest Wits last week.