Cemran Dansin: Orlando Pirates Youngster Reacts to His Wonder Goal Against Mamelodi Sundowns

• Cemran Dansin has broken his silence after his performance during Orlando Pirates' clash with Mamelodi Sundowns
• The young midfielder scored one of the goals of the season contenders against the Brazilians at the Loftus Versfeld
• The Buccaeneers fans also aired their opinion about the South African youngster's display against the defending champions

Orlando Pirates young midfielder Cemran Dansin has praised his coaches and teammates after scoring a spectacular equaliser in their high-stakes top-of-the-table Betway Premiership clash against Mamelodi Sundowns on Saturday, November 1, 2025.

The 20-year-old attacking midfielder, promoted to the senior team at the start of the 2025/26 season after an impressive spell with the reserve side, said the goal was a result of the collective effort and guidance he has received since joining the first-team setup.

Abdeslam Ouaddou was criticised by some fans for fielding the youngster in his starting line-up, but he defended his decision after the match. The Moroccan coach also started the youngster during the Sea Robbers' win over Magesi FC in the Carling Knockout quarter-final after being knocked out of the CAF Champions League.

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Dansin speaks on his goal against Sundowns

Dansin reacted to his brilliant goal against Mamelodi Sundowns during an interview with Orlando Pirates TV. The young South African midfielder expressed his delight after the match, taking a moment to applaud both his teammates and the technical staff for their support and belief in him.

He also expressed his gratitude to the coaches and staff for trusting him with the opportunity to play, adding that scoring in such a big match meant a lot to him. The young midfielder added that he hopes to continue improving and earn more chances to contribute to the team’s success.

Here are some comments from fans on the trending video shared by Orlando Pirates after Dansin's performance against Sundowns.

Big Ed said:

"You are a youngster, playing for a huge club, you get a chance, what do you do, you grab it, we didn't have such opportunities, we loved the game with all our hearts, nothing mattered,it was school and go to training, you have a chance use it, don't look back. only one chance."

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Phiwo Phakiso wrote:

"Dansin the 1st footballer to have his goal overshadowed by his performance 😭😢🤣."

B-e-n-e-d-i-c-t shared:

"I don't care who says what,the fact is this is the best coach we have in Pirates colors.He is 10 times better than Jose when it comes to coaching credentials. My plea to fellow OPFC fans is let's leave and allow the coach to do his work in peace."

Kunta.Kentucky commented:

"Congratulations to the youngster.. I honestly don’t have any issue with youngster given an opportunity but we really need to win games.. We lost out of Caf because we went out to DRC to play attacking football when odds were against us."

TebogoHHH reacted:

"The biggest problem we have at OP is finishing and decision making in the box - the are games we should have won with huge margins and the are games like yesterday’s game where a decision in the box meant a draw or 3 points - we got a draw - can we improve this area of our game."

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Antony Morema added:

"We should condemn any verbal abuse towards players, especially young ones. Fans are reminded to show respect and encouragement, regardless of performance. We urge fans to uphold sportsmanship and protect the well-being of our players. Not what we see on these streets."

Ouaddou on starting Dansin vs Sundowns

Briefly News earlier reported that Ouaddou explained why Dansin started in Orlando Pirates' draw against Sundowns on Saturday.

The South African midfielder was a surprise inclusion on the Bucs' line-up and delivered in the match.

Source: Briefly News