Pirates coach hails PSL record-breaking star

Orlando Pirates coach Abdeslam Ouaddou has hailed one of his players as one of the best on the continent after breaking a PSL record this past weekend.

Sipho Chaine has put his name in the history books of South African football as the goalkeeper with the highest number of clean sheets since the League's inception in 1996.

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He recorded his 19th Betway Premiership clean sheet of the season when Pirates beat Magesi FC 3-0 at the Peter Mokaba stadium on Saturday.

The Bloemfontein native is now sitting with the best clean sheet record in local football and has a further opportunity to improve on that number when the Soweto giants host Durban City FC at the Orlando Amstel Arena on Saturday.

Ouaddou has not only hailed Chaine as one of the best goalkeepers in the country but also as a great leader in their locker room.

"I am very proud of him. Sipho is one of the best keepers in Africa, not only in the country, with (Ronwen) Williams, the keeper of Kaizer Chiefs, (Brandon) Peterson. They are really great keepers," noted the former AS Vita tactician in the post-match press conference on Saturday.

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"For us, he helped a lot in the team. You can see has lot of experience; he talks to his teammates. I think he is one of the captains on the field."

"It's very important, as a coach, to have someone that you can rely on in the defence. I give him credit, but also, I give the whole team credit because they work hard for these clean sheets," added Ouaddou.

The Buccaneers welcome Durban City on Saturday, before their last match of the season against Orbit College FC away from home seven days later.