Tanzanian giants Simba SC have responded to reports linking towering defender Joash Onyango with a move to Orlando Pirates.

Various reports this week have linked the 28-year-old centre-back with a switch to the Soweto giants, following his scintillating performances in Tanzania’s top-flight and in the CAF Champions League.

Speaking to the www.soka25east.com , Mulamu Nghambi who is on the board of directors at Simba, refuted the reports and cited that there hasn’t been any official communication between his club and the Buccaneers.

“I don’t know of any official communication from Orlando Pirates. So, I can’t comment on anything because we don’t have any official communication and it’s rumours,” he said.

“Because our team is playing well in the Champions League there’s a lot of rumours all over Africa about our players. There isn’t any concrete official communication from any club,” said Nghambi.