Pirates Captains target history ahead of MTN8 final
The MTN8 final in Durban on Saturday gives the players on either side the chance to write their names into the history books and earn a cool R10-million for their club. Pirates play Stellenbosch FC in the Wafa-Wafa final at the Moses Mabhida Stadium on Saturday, in what will be their fifth cup final under head coach Jose Riveiro in three years.
Despite not wanting to get ahead of himself, Maela is cautiously confident about lifting yet another trophy.
“I think every time we have an opportunity to make history or leave a legacy, obviously it should be inspiring. At this moment, preparing for the final this week, the focus is mainly on our training sessions and how we prepare,” Maela said.
“When you have an opportunity to make history and leave a little bit of a legacy in this club with so much rich history then obviously it’s inspiring, it makes you want to push more but that is not on the top of our heads at the moment.
“It’s just for us to go out there, train well, do what we always do, how we prepare for all the other matches and give attention to detail.”
Pirates also have a good record in the finals they have played at the Moses Mabhida Stadium and Maela says this is something they aim to build on, in this game as well.
