Thembinkosi Lorch and Vincent Pule celebrate a goal (Bertram Malgas/BackpagePix)
Pirates’ campaign will start with a trip to Zambia where they will face Green Eagle in the preliminary stages of the competition.
Both sides will look to advance to the next stage of the competition as they aim to reach the group stages of the competition.
Micho is confident that Lorch will help his side overpower Eagles in the away fixture on Saturday afternoon.
“He has grown a lot and you can see that he always fights for the team,” Sredojevic told Caf’s official website.
“He is a player with a lot of creativity and as a team, we are proud to have him.”
“As a team, we are looking forward to competing in the league and the Champions League and Lorch is one of our key players,” he added.
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