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The Soweto derby between KaizerChiefs and orlandopirates will be the main attraction on Saturday when these giants of South African soccer meet in the second semi-final of the Carling Cup competition at the FNB stadium.

Kaizer Chiefs coach Arthur Zwane says Pirates’ confidence will be high after they won the MTN8 Cup competition last weekend.

Zwane says past results don’t count for anything when the two teams meet and they’ve put behind them their win over Pirates recently and Saturday’s match is a challenge they want to conquer. His opposite number at Pirates, Jose Riveiro, agrees that the players confidence is high and they are motivated, and their plan is to put up an even better performance.Mamelodi Sundowns will play the first semi-final of the Cup competition against AmaZulu which for the first time has four teams. They play in the morning before Chiefs and Pirates play at noon.

With Pirates having beaten AmaZulu to lift the MTN8 trophy last Saturday, the match couldn’t have come at a better time with both sets of fans looking forward to it.Amakhosi will go head to head with their arch-rivals Amabhakaniya in the Carling Black Label Cup semi-final!

 

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