Former Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs goalkeeper Brilliant Khuzwayo believes the Buccaneers have got what it takes to win the MTN8 final against Mamelodi Sundowns this Saturday.
This highly-anticipated decider takes place at Durban\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\’s iconic Moses Mabhida Stadium from 18:00 this Saturday.
Khuzwayo paid Voice On The Move Radio studios a visit alongside Tyren Arendse who played for both clubs.
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\”Pirates have have always had an upper hand in cup games against Sundowns and they knocked them out of last year\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\’s edition.
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\”Recent history suggests Mabhida is a happy hunting ground for Pirates as they have won both the 2020 & 2022 editions in the venue,\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\” he said.
The last time these two sides met in a cup final it\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\’s Sundowns who emerged the victors, winning the 2007 SAA Supa 8 final 1-0, courtesy of a Brent Carelse goal.
They have met in two MTN8 semifinals ever since, with Orlando Pirates winning the 2011 encounter 4-3 on aggregate and registering an emphatic 3-0 victory in the 2022 edition.
In terms of other knockout games, the sides have met three times in the Nedbank Cup. Pirates won the 2014 and 2016 quarterfinal encounters 2-1 and 2-0 respectively with Sundowns winning the 2021 quarterfinal clash 4-1.
Since MTN took over as the \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\”top eight\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\” sponsor the Buccaneers have won the trophy four times hence they\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\’ve been granted the right to keep it forever while the Brazilians have won it once. Who will be the first team to get their hands on the new trophy?
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