Orbit looking to spoil Pirates’ title hopes

Orbit College assistant coach, Kabelo Machete, says his side will not make things easy for Orlando Pirates when the two sides in a Betway Premiership finale at the Mbombela Stadium on Saturday.

For Orlando Pirates, three points are non-negotiable if they are to stop Mamelodi Sundowns from securing a ninth consecutive league title.

Speaking ahead of the much anticipated clash, Machete suggested that the occasion would be emotional for everyone involved.

“I think the Premier [of the North West Province, Lazarus Kagiso Mokgosi] first alluded, to say the stadium we’re going to is got a banana peel. The tears are gonna be flowing there, but we don’t know tears are gonna be from where,” Machete said.

A defeat, coupled with a victory for Magesi FC away to Stellenbosch FC, could see the Mswenko Boys relegated from the top flight, although a place in the relegation/promotion play-offs remains possible depending on other results.

“The mood is a very good mood for us as a team to be up against big teams we are playing tomorrow; to be the deciding. We hold the key whether it’s going to Mamelodi or whether it’s going to Orlando.

“The boys know that we are holding the keys, so if you want the keys, you know where to go – to the students, so, but we’re ready for tomorrow,” Machete added.