Orlando Pirates assistant coach, Mandla Ncikazi says his players know they will have to work hard to beat Stellenbosch FC in the MTN8 final at the Moses Mabhida stadium on Saturday.
His counterpart at Stellies, Steve Barker says it will be a big achievement for them to win the MTN8 and they will do everything they can to win their second knockout competition after their Carling Cup success. “In our short existence to have already been in a final and won a trophy to replicate that we’ve realized that getting to finals is tough but winning a final is even tougher. We don’t have that experience Pirates do, they’ve been in many finals, but we will do everything to win the trophy because winning it would be massive for the club.
“We all know the stadium will have majority of Orlando Pirates supporters, we are going to have to find ways to overcome the 12th man, the voice that Pirates will have, they are the team that thrive on making their supporters happy, but we will give it our best shot,” Barker explains.