Title decider? Nothing special about PSL game between Pirates and Sundowns!

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Title decider? Nothing special about PSL game between Pirates and Sundowns!

Orlando Pirates and the defending champions Mamelodi Sundowns are set to meet in a highly anticipated Premier Soccer League fixture that will be staged at the Orlando Amstel Stadium on Wednesday.

This has been regarded as a potential title decider owing to the Sea Robbers’ form in domestic competitions this season. They have already won the MTN8 and the Carling Knockout under coach Abdeslam Ouaddou, who took over from Spaniard Jose Riveiro at the start of the season.

Bucs have played 16 games in the South African top-tier, where they have secured 12 wins, two draws, and as many losses, which has taken their points’ tally to 38, and a place on top of the table.

The Brazilians have played 15 games in the Mzansi top-flight outings with a return of nine wins, five draws, and a loss. This means they are trailing the Soweto giants by six points.

Nothing will be won, nothing will be lost!

Orlando Pirates captain Nkosinathi Sibisi has watered down the significance of the game, insisting this is ‘another game of football, another 90 minutes.’

Andre de Jong Nkosinathi Sibisi and Abdeslam Ouaddou Orlando Pirates
Image – Pirates

I think on Wednesday all will not be lost and all will not be won. It’s another game of football, another 90 minutes. There will still be 12 or 13 games to go after this game, and it’s not only us and Sundowns [who are] in the title race; there are still other teams behind us,” he told the media.

“For us it’s just to take the game as it comes, and I don’t think there is any pressure. We have been doing well up until now, so we just have to keep on going,” Sibisi concluded.

Ouaddou seconds his skipper

Abdeslam Ouaddou Orlando Pirates 4
Image – Pirates

Coach Abdeslam Ouaddou insists it is all about ensuring they have done their job on the pitch since there is nothing special about the fixture.

“This game will be a test for us to see if we have this mentality, this character to say, ‘Okay, we stay top of the table, and we hold onto that spot until the end of the season’,” the former Morocco international defender said.

“[There’s] nothing special [about this game]. We have the same target as we’ve been having in other games, and that’s to win,” he concluded.

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