Bucs using more youth players

A WINNING Orlando Pirates will make it easier to promote players from the youth system‚ Bucs’ development head Augusto Palacios said.

This season two Pirates youth products‚ Innocent Maela and Mthokozisi Dube, have become the Buccaneers’ first choice left and right backs.

Lyle Foster has shown flashes of brilliance‚ suggesting next season might be the 17-year-old striker’s breakthrough campaign.

Yusuf Maart and Lehlohonolo Mtshali are also waiting in the wings while midfielder Ricardo Lourenco has been knocking on the door of promotion from the Multichoice Diski Challenge reserve team.

Palacios said if Pirates continued their winning form, promotion of youngsters would be easier at the club. – Marc Strydom