Season 2025/26
The Coaching Staff
The technical team behind the treble. Portrait slots are reserved for official club photography — no fabricated images.
Head Coach · Appointed 2025
Abdeslam Ouaddou
Morocco
The Moroccan led the Buccaneers to the 2025/26 domestic treble in his first season
in Soweto — Betway Premiership, MTN8 and Carling Knockout — ending a fourteen-year
wait for a league title and delivering one of the most successful seasons in the
club’s 88-year history.
Assistant Coach
Mandla Ncikazi
South Africa
Assistant Coach
Rayaan Jacobs
South Africa
Assistant Coach
Helmi Gueldich
Tunisia
Goalkeeper Coach
Tyron Damons
South Africa
Head of Performance
Ruan Rust
South Africa
Staff sourced from: squad-2025-26.json and official orlandopiratesfc.com team/technical section. Portrait photographs are placeholders — official club images only should be used in production.