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“We have lost too many games in a row and it is time we start getting positive results,” Kapenya said.
The former Highlanders defence pillar said his team had been preparing well over the past week since they did not play last week owing to the folding of Sao Paulo whom they were fixtured against.
“We played friendlies against Premier League teams Quelaton and Chicken Inn and although we lost both matches, our players gained a lot.
“We have a young team made up of mostly Under-20s and as such the players lack experience,” the former Bosso player said.
Pirates lie third from the bottom having collected just eight points from 10 outings.
In other matches, Bantu Rovers will play host to Tsholotsho in what promises to be an explosive encounter at White City Stadium.
Bantu Rovers are yet to recover from their shock 1-0 loss to Power Cosmos.
In another match, former Premier League side Railstars face How Mine at Raylton Sports Club tomorrow.
Tsholotsho secretary, Melody Ndlovu earlier this year announced that their intention was to bring Premiership football to rural Tsholotsho next year.
On Sunday, Power Cosmos play against fading former PSL side Zimbabwe Saints at White City Stadium.
Saints are just a point above Emakhandeni Pirates having picked up nine points in 11 games.
Their last match was a 1-0 away defeat to Bulawayo Chiefs.
It will be derby time again in Hwange when old rivals Mpumalanga and Solomon Kaseke’s ZPC (Hwange) square off at Empumalanga.
The Zimbabwe Power Company sponsored team declared before the start of the season that they were eyeing promotion into the Premiership next year.
Fixtures
Tomorrow: Mpumalanga v ZPC Hwange (Mpumalanga), Bulawayo Chiefs v Rufaro (Plumtree), Black Boots v Projects FC (Fairbridge), New West City v Hwange Juniors (White City), Bantu Rovers v Tsholotsho (White City), Ntabazinduna v Emakhandeni (Ntabazinduna), Railstars v How Mine (Raylton).
Sunday: Zimbabwe Saints v Power Cosmos (White City).
derick.khumalo