orlando pirates I'm dreaming of two years in a row. nedbank cup Trophy. chippa united First, he will have the say in the semi-finals.
Nedbank Cup semi-final: Chippa United VS Orlando Pirates
Soweto Giants finished first in the semi-final tie. Jose Ribeiro's Orlando Pirates traveled to the Moses Mabhida Stadium and defeated AmaZulu 4-2. The next day Chippa United traveled to Mpumalanga to visit TS Galaxy. The team known as the Chili Boys won 2-0. The semi-final draw quickly confirmed Chippa as the home of Orlando Pirates.
The Eastern Cape club then announced the dates and venue. The event will be held on Saturday 4th May at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 15:00.
Chippa United have announced the date for their Nedbank Cup semi-final clash against Orlando Pirates. Image: @ChippaUnitedFC/X.
Jose Ribeiro confirms he has overcome obstacles
orlando pirates left golden arrow and Amazul He lost 7-1 and 4-2 and was injured.coach Jose Ribeiro He revealed that his team had overcome an obstacle.
Speaking to the media after the match nedbank cup The Spaniard, who beat Usuthu in Durban last weekend, said Orlando Pirates had previously struggled to score in the first half of matches and that it would be easier to meet that challenge in cup matches.
“I want to find the same map for the league games. I think again, these games are different because they are basically today or not. It's not a cup tournament where we play in two legs, so we have to have a good day today. It's a loss,'' the Sea Robbers coach said via SABC Sports.
“I don't want to use the word relax, but my English is very limited, so I can't find another word. But in a cup, I usually find out whether this rhythm is successful, uppercase or lowercase. “It's common to start the game with a player.'' That's not the case, and sometimes it's not the case in the league.
“I think in recent games we as a group have finally found a way to remove one of the obstacles we faced last season and early this season, which was scoring in the first half. , which makes the game more open,” added the Orlando Pirates tactician.
Staying with Ribeiro, the Orlando Pirates coach recently hinted he was giving up on the league. The Spaniard simply described runaway leaders Sundowns as a points machine.
“If I'm not mistaken, I think we only lost one game in 2024,” Orlando Pirates coach Ribeiro said via FARPost.
“We played a great game in Pretoria.” [against Mamelodi Sundowns]I managed to get it. [Soweto] Derby. I think we lost against Sekhukhune United and we weren't at our best in the first 30 minutes.
“But I think what happened last week is a clear example.” [that we’re consistent].we [Orlando Pirates] We didn't get the result we wanted against the Morooka Swallows, but it wasn't a 1-1, or even a performance close to that. I think we played much better against the Swallows than against the Arrows. How can you explain that? After 1-1 and 7-1. The focus is always on the results for you and those watching it.
“We're not far from there. [consistency], we've been there and reproduced the performance, so the result is the result. We can talk about consistency until the end of life, but that's not the only thing we should talk about.
“And when we saw the top above us, we [Orlando Pirates] They will be playing a points machine, a team that hasn't lost a single game in their last 40+ games. Are you saying that's inconsistent? We got 54 points, but normally in South Africa you win the title with 60 points, right? You probably know better.
“But again, we're competing against a points machine. They don't lose. We don't know where we're going to finish this season. We don't know if we can get past that number.
“We are trying. It is very difficult to get close, but we are getting there,” concluded the Orlando Pirates mentor.
