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The Sea Robbers lined up six former Clever Boys in their starting lineup in a 1-0 MTN8 win over Cape Town.
New Kaizer Chiefs coach Gavin Hunt won’t need to do much opposition analysis for his team’s MTN8 semifinal matchup with the Orlando Pirates.
Hunt helped inspire his new team to a 2-1 win over Maritzburg United in an MTN8 quarterfinal clash at FNB Stadium on Sunday.
Meanwhile, the Pirates did enough to beat Cape Town 1-0 at Orlando Stadium on Saturday night.
And when it comes to the semi-final draw, the two Soweto giants were paired up, while Bloemfontein Celtic will face SuperSport United in the other two-match semi-final.
Hunt will no doubt enjoy the opportunity to set an early score and write his name in Amakhosi folklore by beating the Pirates and hopefully, in his opinion, then winning the final and ending the club’s five-year wait for a trophy.
The first leg of the semi-final will take place on the last weekend of October, followed by the return leg on the first weekend of November.
And it would not have escaped Hunt’s attention that there were six players in the Pirates’ starting lineup on Saturday that he helped develop at former Bidvest Wits club: Thulani Hlatshwayo, Deon Hotto, Gabadinho Mhango, Ben Motshwari, Terrence Dzvukamanja and Vincent. Polish.
Dzvukamanja, who was rumored to be on Hunt’s wish list at Chiefs, scored an excellent header on his debut, while Mhango was the Premier Soccer League (PSL) top scorer last season. Hlatshwayo is, of course, the captain of the Bafana Bafana, while Hotto was outstanding for Wits last season and Motshwari and Pule have become integral parts of the Bucs’ setup.
There will surely be a certain degree of envy on Hunt’s part when he looks at the side of the Pirates that he somehow helped build. Even more so considering that the former coach of Moroka Swallows and SuperSport United is unable to sign new players due to the Glamor Boys’ pending transfer ban.
The Pirates’ reliance on former Clever Boys players will certainly add some flavor to the derby and Hunt will undoubtedly try to use his intimate knowledge of the Bucs players to chart Amakhosi’s path to the final as he tries to help his new club to finish a five. -Year trophy awaits.
