Orlando Pirates coach Jose Riveiro has turned his attention to the Caf Champions League, hoping to seal a place in the knockout phase.
On Sunday, the Buccaneers host Khanyisa Mayo's CR Belouizdad in Group C of the annual continental competition. The Sea Robbers top the pool with eight points, and a win over the Algerian outfit will be enough to take them to the next phase.
Percy Tau's Al Ahly are second with seven points, while Belouizdad come in third position with six points, five more than bottom-placed Stade d'Abidjan who have already been eliminated.
Pirates suffered a 1-0 loss on Wednesday in the Premier Soccer League outing against Cape Town City, and will have to psych themselves up ahead of the continental outing.
The schedule this season is new for Pirates
“Now we have to put our minds into the Champions League game. Our obsession is to have as many players available as possible and we are doing a good job in that sense,” the Spaniard said ahead of the game.
“I don't think rotation did anything about our result against City, everybody was ready to compete and now we have [two] more days to prepare for the next game.
“Like I have explained many times, the schedule this season is a new space for all of us that we are learning to explore and to understand and so far so good, we cannot complain about that.”
The game will be staged at the Orlando Stadium from 15.00 SAT.
