“We Will Fight To Make It Into The Final”- Says Mahamutsa

The Orlando Pirates Head Coach Eric Tinkler and his troops will travel to Egypt on Thursday with a one-goal lead advantage, after they won their first leg semifinal at home. Rooi Mahamutsa, who was the Bucanneers skipper in Pirates one-nil win against the Egyptian giants , believes that the Red Devils will play an attacking football in their home turf. However, despite this, he is carefully positive of his team’s chances causing more pain on Al Ahly.

“We expect a tough encounter in Egypt. Al Ahly is a good side but they are under pressure to produce a positive result at home. I am expecting a more attacking approach from them and a high tempo match as well, which should suit our style of play. We plan to be resolute in our defence, punish any mistakes they make when they come at us and look to create goal scoring opportunities”, said Mahamutsa on the club’s website.

“We understand that we head into Egypt as underdogs. From our experiences in the 2013 Champions League Final we know their fans have a strong presence and create a hostile environment at the stadium. But look whether the stadium is empty or full it doesn’t matter to us, we are focused on our game plan and we will fight to make it into the final”, concluded Mahamutsa.

The match will be broadcasted live from New Suez Stadium in Egypt on SABC 1 and SuperSport 4.