Orlando Pirates coach Josef Zinnbauer says “the risk was too high” to play Thembinkosi Lorch in last Sunday’s Soweto derby against Kaizer Chiefs, but the winger is expected back after the current Fifa international period.
Lorch was injured in a Premier Soccer League clash against SuperSport United on February 24 in a match he lasted just 28 minutes.
Having missed three league games, two Caf Confederation Cup assignments and the 3-1 Nedbank Cup Last-16 win over Maritzburg United, Lorch’s injury has also sidelined him from Bafana Bafana duty.
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“This is the information [Lorch returning after the Fifa break] I got from him after speaking with him on Friday morning,” said Zinnbauer as per Phakaaathi.