Buccaneers want to retain their cup!

By KOPANO MONAHENG

THE DStv premiership league title has so far eluded the Sea Robbers for more than a decade now, but the Jose Riveiro’s boys have been making their supporters happy by winning at least a cup league since he signed for Bucs two seasons ago.

          The Buccaneers finished second on the 2023/2024 DStv Premiership season table with 50 points from 30 matches, 23 points below Amasandawana who finished top on 73 points, having lost just a single match this past campaign.

However many thought Pirates were a better team this past season that would go all the way to unseat Mamelodi Sundowns who have thus far managed to win the Premier Soccer League title seven times in a row, a success most teams in the elite leagues would dream to achieve, someday.

        But the Buccaneers seemed to have lost their momentum towards the end of the last campaign losing two of their last three matches, this is thanks to Stellenbosch FC who were also not doing well losing three matches in a row and that allowed Bucs to secure second spot.

      The highly regarded clash against Sundowns tomorrow at the Mbombela Stadium (3pm kick-off) has, for many years, been deemed the one match with the ability to make or break a player’s career on Mzansi football scene.

In this regard, the coaches on both sides have to make sure their players are motivated and made ready for the match.

      Everytime the two teams play, there’s plenty of goals being scored and that on its own makes this encounter even more interesting. Coach Jose Riveiro has made it clear that they’re going to Mbombela to win it for the Happy People, no other way around. He said despite Sundowns losing their last match of the season does not mean that Bucs have an upper hand to win the match.

         They have to go there to compete and make their supporters happy once again this season and to defend the Nedbank Cup is the dream they want to achieve. Bucs have already this season won the MTN 8 trophy and winning the double trophy would surely make the fans even more happy.

         Riveiro said the Tshwane side won’t be affected by one loss against the Cape Town City at the end of the current campaign.