PROMOTED PLAYERS
One of the highest achievements for an Augusto Palacios Academy player is to be promoted to the Orlando Pirates Development Programme. At the closing ceremony, we announced the names of the players who were promoted. In 2005 we did not promote any players, as we believed that players needed more time to improve their skills.
Orlando Pirates Development Programme:
In 2006 we promoted 4 players :
Sandile Mkhwanazi Mokone Rapadi Dlamini Menzi Lorenzo Gordihno |
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In 2007 we promoted 5 players:
Thabo Seleke Thabo Sikhakhane Tebogo Mlambo Anthony Gordihno Lebo Matakange |
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In 2008 we promoted 7 players:
Ngousseu Mathien |
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In 2009 we promoted 4 players
Karabo Diholo Pentje Zulu Sihle Dlamini Xoliswa Xulu |
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In 2010 we promoted 7 players
Koketso Legola Tshepo Mamabona Kerwyn Curt Wilson Chelsin Kern Karriem Ntsikelelo Sabelo Nxumalo Ofentse Kenneth Pule Sibusiso Faku |
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In 2011 we promoted 7 players |
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Lerato Masuku Neo Nakedi Byron Mangena Stephen Lebese Teboho Mekhoe Tumi Radebe Alexander Adeniran |
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In 2012 we promoted 5 players |
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ALROY ARENDS KAGISO MADISHA KATLEGO MOSWEU DARREL MATSHEKE THABISO NHLAPO |
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In 2013 we promoted 5 players |
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MASSOLINO MANICUS RICHIE NGUBO and ITUMELENG MODIMOENG TINO MTSHINGILA and THUBAKI DICCHAKANE |
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In 2014 we promoted 13 players |
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Tsiamo Motaung |
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KOPANO THUNTSANE
TO ORLANDO PIRATES

SIPHELELE MBULU
TO ORLANDO PIRATES

NJABULO NGCOBO
TO ORLANDO PIRATES

In 2015 we promoted 11 players
NJONGO MENELO BRIAN
TO ORLANDO PIRATES

MBANGWA BONISILE
TO ORLANDO PIRATES

MAZIBUKO LETHABO
TO ORLANDO PIRATES

LEHLOHONOLO SEPENG
TO ORLANDO PIRATES

LEHLOHONOLO MOFOKENG
TO ORLANDO PIRATES

KAGISO MADISHA
TO ORLANDO PIRATES

JAMES MOYANE
TO ORLANDO PIRATES

FOSTER LYLE BRENT
TO ORLANDO PIRATES

BOPHELA SIMO AYANDA
TO ORLANDO PIRATES

BOPHELA SIMISO
TO ORLANDO PIRATES

HLEZA BOHLALE
TO BIDVEST WITS

GALAGA LUNGILE
TO ORLANDO PIRATES

In 2016 we promoted 13 players
KAGISO SETHLODI
TO ORLANDO PIRATES

TYLER LOGGENBERG
TO BLACK ACES

TUMI SEKHAMPU
TO ORLANDO PIRATES

TUMELO SHIBASA
TO ORLANDO PIRATES

GAMA THABANG WILTON
TO KAIZER CHIEFS FC

THABANG MOKOENA
TO ORLANDO PIRATES

SIYABONGA BUDA
TO ORLANDO PIRATES

SIFISO MFABA
TO KAIZER CHIEFS FC

PRINCE MABHENA
TO BIDVEST WITS

NGUBO MTSHUMAYELO
TO BLACK ACES

LIKHELETHE PRINCE
TO ORLANDO PIRATES FC

AUGUSTINE MAHLONOKO
TO ORLANDO PIRATES FC

JACOB KHUNE
TO ORLANDO PIRATES U18

In 2017 we promoted 3 player
LUCKY MASHELE
TO ORLANDO PIRATES FC

BONGUMUSA DUBE

NTSAKO HLUNGWANI
TO RANDBURG FC

In 2018 we promoted 9 players to Orlando Pirates
SIYABONGA SIKALALA
TO ORLANDO PIRATES FC

LUNGILE LANCE MAKAMBI
TO ORLANDO PIRATES FC

SIPHAMANDLA MSEZANE
ORLANDO PIRATES FC

BONGANE MONABENG
TO ORLANDO PIRATES FC

AZOLA TSHOBENI
TO ORLANDO PIRATES FC

KABELO MOFOKENG
ORLANDO PIRATES FC

HAKEEN MARX
TO ORLANDO PIRATES FC

BHEKUMUZI CELE
TO ORLANDO PIRATES FC

ITUMELENG MAFIWA
ORLANDO PIRATES FC

In 2019 we promoted 3 players to Orlando Pirates
EPHRIM MOTHIBEDI
TO ORLANDO PIRATES FC

THULANI MNGOMA
TO ORLANDO PIRATES FC

VUYISILE MADUNA
ORLANDO PIRATES FC

In 2020 we promoted 4 players to Orlando Pirates
SONWABO KHUMALO
TO ORLANDO PIRATES FC

EBRAHIM MILANZI
TO ORLANDO PIRATES FC

SIPHAMANDLA MDUNGE
ORLANDO PIRATES FC

TAKUNDA GATAWA
TO ORLANDO PIRATES FC
