This Saturday, 11 March, Orlando Pirates will face off against Venda
Football Academy in the last 16 of the Nedbank Cup.
The Soweto giants will be without skipper Innocent Maela who is serving
his second match suspension after he was sent off against Kaizer Chiefs in
their narrow 1-0 defeat last week.
However, Pirates will look to build on their emphatic 4-1 win over
Swallows just over a week ago, with Monnapule Saleng scoring a hat-trick
in the match.
Venda are not having a good season in the Motsepe Foundation Championship,
sitting 14th on the table after playing to a 1-1 draw against University
of Pretoria last weekend.
They reached this stage after edging ABC Motsepe League side Black Cross
2-1 and will take inspiration from the likes of third-tier side Dondol
Stars, who have already eliminated two Premiership sides, SuperSport
United and AmaZulu.
The match will be held at the Orlando Stadium, kicking off at 20h00. Both
teams have released their line-ups, with Pirates looking to make it to the
quarterfinals of the Nedbank Cup.
