Sekhukhune United and TS Galaxy eye Nedbank glory, wary of cup ‘minions’

Sekhukhune United coach Eric Tinkler speaking during the Nedbank cup media briefing at the Nedbank office in Sandton. Sekhukhune Unitedand TS Galaxy are eyeing Nedbank Cup glory this season for different reasons, but they know that they have to be at their best against the “so called minions” in the quarter-final, and avoid a potential banana skin. Sekhukhune will host NFD side Milford in theirNedbank Cup quarter-finalclash at New Peter Mokaba Stadium on Saturday (6pm).

This is a match that Babina Noko are expected to win at all costs, given their Premiership status and ambitions. Babina Noko, coached by Eric Tinkler,, are third in the Betway Premiership with 33 points – a spot which automatically qualifies them for the CAF Confederation Cup next season. But with the league still approaching its last quarter of the season, Babina Noko’s top three ambitions are out of their hands, unlike in the Nedbank Cup where wins in the last three stages of the competition guarantee them Confederation Cup football next season.

While it might be easy for Tinkler’s men to primarily focus on the Ke Yona Cup in their bid for continental football, their ambitions for growth do not allow them. Tinkler is not taking anything for granted – the fact that they, alongsideAmaZulu, TS Galaxy, Durban City and Golden Arrows, are among the remaining top-flight clubs in the competition is neither here nor there.