07-05-2025
'I see Chiefs getting a hiding in the final': Pirates treble winner
Former Orlando Pirates defender Lizo Mjempu has predicted that his former team will beat Kaizer Chiefs in the Nedbank Cup final.
The two Soweto giants face each other this Saturday afternoon at the Moses Mabhida Stadium. The Buccaneers claimed a 2-1 victory over their rivals this past weekend in a league match. The Nedbank Cup brings a different challenge with Amakhosi looking to end their 10-year trophy drought.
Mjembu believes Pirates will beat Chiefs on Saturday in the final to retain the Nedbank Cup.
'I am 100% in agreement with those people who believe that Pirates will beat Chiefs again and win the Nedbank Cup for the third season in a row,' Mjempu told Soccer Laduma this week.
'I don't foresee any upset. Chiefs players lack confidence in my opinion, and that's the big difference between the two teams. Pirates, on the other side, are oozing with confidence because of how well they've been performing,' he said.
Mjembu has praised Orlando Pirates duo of Relebohile Mofokeng and Mohau Nkota. The two youngsters have been instrumental for the Buccaneers this season, especially in the CAF Champions League, where the club reached the semi-finals.
'Rele and Nkota are completely different. They're team players. Even when Pirates were down in the CAF Champions League, you could see them trying to lift the team. Rele reads the game well, makes smart decisions, and only dribbles with purpose. You'll never see him doing tricks standing in one place. Nkota plays the same way. That's why I see Chiefs getting a hiding in the final,' said the former Pirates left-back.
Mjembu played for the Buccaneers in the 2011/12 season, winning a treble.
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