After a nightmare weekend, three out of four Cape clubs were knocked out of the Nedbank Cup tournament.
But there is one last hope – Zizwe United, who host Happy Wanderers at Athlone Stadium in a 7.30pm kickoff tonight.
%%%twitter https://twitter.com/hashtag/NedbankCup2020?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NedbankCup2020Fixture Tonight:
Zizwe United vs Happy Wanderers
Athlone Stadium
19h30
— Official PSL (@OfficialPSL)
If you haven’t heard of them, don’t worry, they both play in Safa’s ABC Motsepe League.
Western Province league leaders Zizwe host their KZN-based rivals, who come into the game sitting in third place in their stream.
The hosts, however, are brimming with confidence after going unbeaten from their 13 games played in the season so far.
Formed in Nyanga in 2014, coach Julius Dube insists that promotion to the NFD is the club’s priority, but he is upbeat that they will get to the next round of the cup.
CONFIDENCE: Coach Julius Dube. Picture: RYAN WILKISKY/BACKPAGEPIX
Dube says: “We’ll be happy to get to the last 16, but the league is our first priority.
“We were lucky to be drawn against a fellow ABC side.
“We have a fully fit squad with a good mix of youth and experience.”
He adds that he doesn’t expect the visitors to be too much of a threat, claiming that at this level, his team is not being challenged.
Skipper Shaheed Abrahams reckons that some of his teammates are making gat over who they will draw in the next round.
He adds: “The club is not too hyped up about Ccp.
“Guys are joking around that we can get one of the big boys in the next round.
"It’s a fantasy because our focus is on the league.
“If we get a big fish, it will be a good way to market the players on the day.”