adminMamelodi Sundowns and Kaizer Chiefs will hope to emerge victorious as they are set to lock horns in the Telkom Knockout Cup final tonight at the Moses Mabhida Stadium.
Although Amakhosi are favourites to win the TKO Cup, as they have won in eight previous cup final meetings between the two, the Brazilians are banking on their recent form.
Steve Komphela’s men are fresh from a disappointing loss in the MTN8 Cup final in September at the hands of Ajax Cape Town and this final presents a chance for the Glamour Boys to redeem themselves.
On the road to the final, they defeated Platinum Stars 3-0, beat Mpumalanga Black Aces 2-1 and overcame Orlando Pirates in the semi-finals via a penalty shoot-out.
The other factor which seems to work in the Soweto giants’ favour is the fact that wherever they play in the country, they pull a number of followers which could help them tonight.
The match comes after a two-week break since the South African U23 side participated in the 2015 U23 CAF Africa Cup of Nations in Senegal.
Looking at the Brazilians’ camp, they are motivated by their rich vein of form in the tournament with the coach, Pitso Mosimane, only missing the TKO Cup in his collection of gold medals.
The Tshwane giants kicked off their campaign by beating Chippa United 2-0 before thrashing Free State Stars 6-1 and booking their spot in the final with a 3-1 win over SuperSport United.
Sundowns, under the leadership of Mosimane, have been on the rise considering their trophy collection as they have claimed the Nedbank Cup and the Absa Premiership title in the past two seasons.
Mosimane is aware that beating Amakhosi will not be an easy task as they have a cup pedigree, but he is determined to bring his third trophy to Chloorkop and defeat his old time friend, Komphela. — Supersport
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