Orlando Pirates sent a warning

Abdeslam Ouaddou, Marumo Gallants’ head coach, is feeling confident of beating Orlando Pirates in the Nedbank Cup.

Orlando Pirates team vs TS Galaxy at the Mbombela Stadium. Image: Football SA

There’s no rest for Orlando Pirates. The Nedbank Cup semifinal against Marumo Gallants is here.

ORLANDO PIRATES VS MARUMO GALLANTS IN THE NEDBANK CUP

After beating the Sea Robbers 2-0 in the league in recent weeks, Gallants’ Moroccan coach Abdeslam Ouaddou says there are no small teams in the semifinal stages of a tournament.

”It’s a big challenge for us, but we know that we had a great performance a few weeks ago,” Ouaddou told SABC Sport. “But it is another game and we are prepared for that. We go there with an ambition to go through. When teams get to the semi-finals, then there are no more small teams, everybody has to respect every team,” said Ouaddou.

”It is a big challenge, it won’t be easy – every weekend comes with a big challenge. For us this is a final, before the big final, we have a lot to play for,” added Ouaddou.

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