Message to Orlando Pirates? Orbit College vows ‘tears are gonna be flowing’

Orlando Pirates will be away at Mbombela Stadium on Saturday in their final Premier Soccer League outing, aware that three points will make them the 2025/26 champions.

While Bucs chase the title, the Mswenko Boys need at least a point to stand a chance of retaining their South African top-tier status – depending on the results of other teams above them. They are currently on 24 points from the 29 rounds, three more than bottom-placed Mzansi, who have a better goal difference.

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This explains why both the Saturday clsh will definitely be of high magnitude since both teams desperately need a favourable result to achieve their respective objectives.

Orbit College assistant coach Kabelo Machete insists tears will flow for either the Soweto giants or his team since the result might not favour both sides.

Tears to flow on Saturday!

“I think the premier first alluded to say the stadium we’re going to has a banana peel, the tears are gonna be flowing there, but we don’t know tears are gonna be from where,” he told the media on Friday’s presser.

The mood is a very good mood for us as a team to be up against big teams we are playing tomorrow; to be the deciding. We hold the key whether [the league] it’s going to Mamelodi or whether it’s going to Orlando.

“The boys know that we are holding the keys, so if you want the keys, you know where to go – to the students, so, but we’re ready for tomorrow.

“For us, it’s games like these that you don’t need to motivate the players. Where else are you gonna play in a packed stadium? Where else are you gonna play in a sold-out stadium?”

Story of David and Goliath

“It’s a story of David and Goliath in the Bible. We all know the story of David and Goliath. We brought the stone [like how David used it in his sling shot], everyone can see the stone, so which means we’re David in this, so we don’t need five stones, we only need one,” Machete continued.

“So, mentally, these [players] are the stone that we are prepared with. Our opposition will be praying in the other dressing room, we will be praying.

“So, we will see if God is from Orlando or he’s from North West. It’s gonna very difficult for all of us. It’s a pressure game. We accept the pressure, and we’ll flourish under pressure,” he concluded.