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Bosso wants to lift the BancABC Sup8r Cup
27 Jun 2013 at 00:12hrs | Views
BULAWAYO soccer giants Highlanders want to end their cup drought by lifting the BancABC Sup8r Cup.
Bosso however, have a tricky BancABC Sup8r Cup quarter-final as they take on FC Platinum at Mucheke Stadium in Masvingo on Saturday. The match which will be broadcast live on Supersport kicks off at 12:30pm.
Kelvin Kaindu, the Highlanders coach said they need the trophy more than any other club and that hunger for success was a motivating factor for the club whose trophy cabinet has gathered dust.
Its one of a few trophies contested for since 1980 that the club has never won.
Having seen his team lose 2-3 in the Mbada Diamonds Cup quarter-final to Monomotapa in Hwange last season, the Zambian expatriate is confident that Bosso will cruise past their opponents.
"The truth is Highlanders need this trophy more than any other team and that is what is driving the team. It has been a while since the club won a major competition and playing second fiddle is not good at all. Anything can happen in football but I have confidence in the players that we will get a positive result and advance to the next stage of the competition.
"FC Platinum have a good side, we respect them like all the teams and it will be a tricky game but we are ready for them. Like I said, that eagerness to put a smile on our supporters faces and win them a cup is what is driving the guys," said Kaindu.
He is aware that being a cup game there is no room for errors.
"The approach for a cup game is different from that of a league game because you are not playing for a point or a draw, you need an outright win and we have to be mentally ready for the encounter. There is no room for errors," said Kaindu.
When Monomotapa knocked Bosso out of the Mbada Diamonds Cup last season, the Bulawayo giants had shoddy preparations after the players had gone on strike and only resumed training three days before the game.
However, this time around things seem to be stable in the Highlanders camp and they just have to be prepared for a very competitive encounter against ambitious FC Platinum who also want to add silverware to their cabinet.
Highlanders have to wake up from their slumber and hope to bounce back to winning ways having lost their last two league matches 1-0 to Chicken Inn and 2-1 away against Caps United.
Fixtures
Friday: Chicken Inn v Shabanie Mine (Mandava, 3pm)
Saturday: Highlanders v FC Platinum (Mucheke, 12:30pm)
Sunday: Monomotapa v Motor Action (Gibbo, 12:30pm), Dynamos v Buffaloes (Gibbo, 3pm)
All matches on SS9
Bosso however, have a tricky BancABC Sup8r Cup quarter-final as they take on FC Platinum at Mucheke Stadium in Masvingo on Saturday. The match which will be broadcast live on Supersport kicks off at 12:30pm.
Kelvin Kaindu, the Highlanders coach said they need the trophy more than any other club and that hunger for success was a motivating factor for the club whose trophy cabinet has gathered dust.
Its one of a few trophies contested for since 1980 that the club has never won.
Having seen his team lose 2-3 in the Mbada Diamonds Cup quarter-final to Monomotapa in Hwange last season, the Zambian expatriate is confident that Bosso will cruise past their opponents.
"The truth is Highlanders need this trophy more than any other team and that is what is driving the team. It has been a while since the club won a major competition and playing second fiddle is not good at all. Anything can happen in football but I have confidence in the players that we will get a positive result and advance to the next stage of the competition.
"FC Platinum have a good side, we respect them like all the teams and it will be a tricky game but we are ready for them. Like I said, that eagerness to put a smile on our supporters faces and win them a cup is what is driving the guys," said Kaindu.
"The approach for a cup game is different from that of a league game because you are not playing for a point or a draw, you need an outright win and we have to be mentally ready for the encounter. There is no room for errors," said Kaindu.
When Monomotapa knocked Bosso out of the Mbada Diamonds Cup last season, the Bulawayo giants had shoddy preparations after the players had gone on strike and only resumed training three days before the game.
However, this time around things seem to be stable in the Highlanders camp and they just have to be prepared for a very competitive encounter against ambitious FC Platinum who also want to add silverware to their cabinet.
Highlanders have to wake up from their slumber and hope to bounce back to winning ways having lost their last two league matches 1-0 to Chicken Inn and 2-1 away against Caps United.
Fixtures
Friday: Chicken Inn v Shabanie Mine (Mandava, 3pm)
Saturday: Highlanders v FC Platinum (Mucheke, 12:30pm)
Sunday: Monomotapa v Motor Action (Gibbo, 12:30pm), Dynamos v Buffaloes (Gibbo, 3pm)
All matches on SS9
Source - chronicle
