Williams weary of potent Pirates

Mamelodi Sundowns captain, Ronwen Williams, is expecting a close encounter when they renew their rivalry against Orlando Pirates at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday.

Sold-out signs went up as early as early last week for the much-anticipated Betway Premiership match.

The league champions are in a rich vein of form, having scored 14 goals in their last four matches across all competitions while the Buccaneers have found the back of the net on eight occasions in the same number of matches.

“Both teams have been doing well and we know these games are won on small margins. If you look at the last few games we’ve played against them, there hasn’t been a high score, but the football has been of the highest quality,” Williams said during a press conference and FIFA Club World Cup trophy tour at Sundowns’ Chloorkop headquarters.

“It’s two powerhouses of South African football and in Africa that are doing well so it’s going to be a good game. Obviously, we haven’t prepared yet because we had other games to focus on and that’s how we are as Mamelodi Sundowns, we take each game and give it the importance it deserves and now it’s time to focus on Orlando Pirates.”

A win for Pirates will narrow the gap between them and Sundowns to three points with the former having a game in hand. Written by Ntsako Mkhari