Nkosinathi Sibisi during the 2025 Carling Knockout Cup Final Orlando Pirates Media Day at Rand Stadium in Johannesburg on Tuesday. Photo: Alche Greeff/BackpagePix “It’s quite a unique feeling to play in sold-out stadiums. Probably every week we play, you know, and for us, it’s always nice whenever we have our 12th man there to give us that push.
With the festive season, the season of giving, I think this one is for them. If we can get this one, it will be a gift from us to them.” Considering their cup pedigree, Pirates are overwhelming favourites to win the final and Gallants goalkeeper Washington Arubi admits that they’re indeed the underdogs in this titanic clash, but the veteran shot-stopper does fancy their chances of causing an upset on Saturday.“It won’t be an easy game. It will be difficult for both teams.
Knockout games are always difficult. The pressure will always be there because you are playing against one of the biggest teams in Africa, not just South Africa,” he said.
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