Pirates miss out on registering players for SSFD

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2025-03-17
WINDHOEK, 14 March 2025 - Orlando Pirates interim committee members pictured at the Namibia Football Association offices in Katutura while trying to register their players for the 2025 Southern Stream First Division (SSFD) season. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA
WINDHOEK, 14 March 2025 - Orlando Pirates interim committee members pictured at the Namibia Football Association offices in Katutura while trying to register their players for the 2025 Southern Stream First Division (SSFD) season. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA
By Hesron Kapanga
WINDHOEK, 17 MAR (NAMPA) – Infighting at one of Namibia’s oldest football clubs, Orlando Pirates, has led to the team missing out on registering its players for the 2025 Southern Stream First Division (SSFD) season.
Pirates, who were relegated from the country’s elite league last season, missed an opportunity to register their players during the extended registration window, which ran from 14 February to 14 March 2025.
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WINDHOEK, 14 March 2025 - Orlando Pirates interim committee members pictured at the Namibia Football Association offices in Katutura while trying to register their players for the 2025 Southern Stream First Division (SSFD) season. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA WINDHOEK, 14 March 2025 - Orlando Pirates interim committee members pictured at the Namibia Football Association offices in Katutura while trying to register their players for the 2025 Southern Stream First Division (SSFD) season. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

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