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Orlando Pirates provide injury updates on Ofori and Lorch ahead of MTN8 Soweto Derby

The Bucs camp has been hit by injuries since they lost to Chiefs in their high profile derby

Orlando Pirates head coach Josef Zinnbauer has revealed his key players Richard Ofori and Thembinkosi Lorch have picked up injuries ahead of the Soweto Derby clash.

The Buccaneers are scheduled to meet their Soweto rivals, Swallows FC in the MTN8 quarter-finals at Orlando Stadium in Soweto on Saturday.

Ghana's finest goalkeeper Ofori, influential attacker Lorch, and experienced defender Innocent Maela featured in Pirates' defeat to their archrivals, Kaizer Chiefs in the Carling Black Label Cup earlier this month.