The Pirate King

Thulani Hlatshwayo signing for Orlando Pirates is a move that could have first happened when he was a teenager and then came close to materialising last year when he held talks with The Buccaneers.

But it all came to nothing after he agreed to a contract extension at his previous employers BidVest Wits.

The possibility still remained alive though, and after Wits were sold to Tshakuma Tsha Madzivhandila, it became obvious thatthe defender would finally achieve his long-he becoming a Buccaneer. ambition of

A football journey that began in Senaoane, So we to, where the 30-year-old was born and grew up, has now taken him back to a club that also calls So we to home.

“Tyson came to Gunners from another local club, Senaoane Gladiators after he made the call himself to join us as we were the favourite team of the people in the area,”re calls Mike Ntombela, his long-time mentor.