On Saturday, Orlando Pirates will face Venda Football Academy in the
Nedbank Cup last 16.
Ahead of the game, Pirates head coach Jose Riveiro discussed the club’s
priorities, which are to go all the way in the Nedbank Cup and finish
second on the table in the DStv Premiership.
Riveiro believes that a club of Pirates’ stature must reach as many cup
finals as possible in a season, citing their success in the MTN8 earlier
in the campaign.
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🏆 #NedbankCup Round of 16
⚽️ Orlando Pirates Football Club vs Venda Football Academy
📆 Saturday, 11 March 2023
🏟 Orlando Stadium
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“We want to have the same experience and be in the final together but
that’s something that will happen if we do our job against Venda, which is
going to be difficult,” he said.
The Spaniard also stated that although they want to close the gap between
themselves and second-placed SuperSport United, it’s important for the
club to reach the final of the Nedbank Cup.
“We still have a lot of things to play until the end, it’s very important
for the club and for us as a group to finish as high as possible,” he
said.
“We have to see the team which is close for us in this moment to overcome
and that’s our objective, we want to finish the season as high as possible
and obviously have the possibility to at least be in the final.”
Riveiro concluded by saying that the club must invest in the competition
to have the chance to reach the final, and that dreams are currently far
from reality.
“We have dreams but the reality is that we’re far from that possibility
but we wanna fight to have the chance to be in the final,” he concluded.
