Ghanaian striker, Kwame Peprah joined Orlando Pirates from Ghana Premier League side King Faisal but things could have been different.

Former Asante Kotoko, Hearts of Oak coach Ernst Middendorp says that he spoke to the striker about a move to Maritzburg United where he is coach now but the deal fell through.

Ultimately the Ghanaian striker joined Orlando Pirates in the end from King Faisal.

"For example, we had discussions with [Kwame] Peprah in Ghana, as I have good relationships with teams on that side, we had so many back-to-back discussions with his representative, but unfortunately we couldn't go forward," Middendorp said, as per Soccer Laduma.

Peprah has featured for Pirates in the Premier Soccer League and Caf Confederation Cup this season after joining the club from Ghanaian side King Faisal in July last year.

The Ghana under-23 international has netted seven goals in 32 matches for the Buccaneers this term.

Meanwhile, Middendorp also revealed why they lost some of their players at the beginning of the current season.

"We had players that we had discussions with towards the end of last season, we wanted to keep some players, but they had already made up their minds," he explained.

The coach talked about their plans for next season, especially regarding transfer talks with some players.

"Understandably so, it happens and even now we have started preparations for next season, discussing with certain players and we will see."