Orlando Pirates' new signing Oswin Appollis is cherishing being part of the Buccaneers, saying wearing the Soweto giants' famous black and white jersey means a lot to him.
Appollis joined Pirates from Polokwane City a week ago. The Bafana Bafana star has already shown flashes of brilliance in Bucs' two friendlies in their camp in Spain a 2-0 defeat against English third-tier side Bolton Wanderers on Friday and 1-1 draw against Cypriot champions Pafos on Sunday, both at Marbella Football Centre.
Yes, it is a dream come true to play for Pirates. Playing for this great club is an honour. I always watched Pirates on TV now wearing this jersey means a lot to me, Appollis told sportscaster Thomas Mlambo in Spain on Monday.
The 23-year-old Appollis produced a stunning cross-field pass to set up a goal from Relebohile Mofokeng in Sunday's draw against Pafos.
Appollis revealed fullback Deano van Rooyen is one of the teammates helping him settle in at the Soweto giants.