Mariko Is One To Keep Eye On

Pirates coach Abdeslam Ouaddou is looking forward to seeing Abdoulaye Mariko (above) establish himself as one of the fan-favourites at the Soweto giants.

- Khaya Ndubane

Mariko was one of six new players who made their debuts for Pirates during their 2-0 MTN8 quarterfinal victory over Polokwane City at the Orlando Stadium on Saturday. The other debutants were Oswin Appollis, Sipho Mbule, Sihle Nduli, Tshepang Moremi and Yanela Mbuthuma.

Ouaddou has cautioned that there is still a lot of work to be done to make Mariko the kind of player that made him the best player in the Malian Premiere Division before joining Pirates.