Former Kaizer Chiefs and Sekhukhune United midfielder Willard Katsande has put his head on the block and predicted that Babina Noko and Orlando Pirates will make the final of the Carling Knockout Cup.
The two sides are still in the running for the league cup title and will face Richards Bay and TS Galaxy in the quarter-final, respectively.
Katsande spoke to iDiski Times writer Lethabo Kganyago in the current edition of the newspaper about his impressions on the tournament so far.
He believes that reaching the Nedbank final and their current run in the CAF Confederation Cup (CAFCC) could give his former side the edge over The Rockets, while his money is also on recent cup specialists, Pirates.
“It’s not going to be easy because there are interesting teams still in the Knockout. I think Sekhukhune will be there and the team I don’t like, which is Pirates, they are going to go all the way,” Katsande told iDiski Times.
“We are anticipating good and tough competition I’m glad that Sekhukhune is still in it and I want them to go and lift the trophy. Why? Because they have been in a cup final in the Nedbank.
“They can still do it, also given that they have also been doing well in Africa. Domestically [in the league] there are challenges, they are not consistent but if you can see they are doing well in cup competitions.
“So we need them to continue the momentum in the Knockout. If they win the trophy, it will be good for the bosses, the people of Limpopo, the people from Sekhukhune and everybody associated to the club because they really deserve it.
You can read Katsande’s full interview with iDiski Times in edition 128 of the newspaper available on iDiski Times website.
