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Pirates’ Maela On Facing Chiefs

Pirates’ Maela On Facing Chiefs

Innocent Maela

Orlando Pirates defender and captain Innocent Maela has commented on the upcoming eagerly awaited match against Kaizer Chiefs.

Maela was ruled out for the MTN8 final against AmaZulu after picking an injury against Chiefs and after some earlier concerns that the defender could miss this weekend's Soweto derby in the Carling Black Label Cup, there have been hopes after he returned to training.

Read: Hope For Pirates' Two Stars On Possibly Facing Chiefs? 

While he avoided to speak much on facing Chiefs, Maela confirmed that the Bucs camp is oozing with confidence with the players positive about the upcoming match and have left no stone unturned in preparing for their rivals.

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"From the players' side, the talk will always be the same going into matches, we are positive, we are motivated, excited to perform and compete to the best of our abilities regardless of our opponents," said Maela, speaking to the media.  

Read: Eymael Joins Race For Sought-After PSL Job?  

"Whenever we face an opponent in the next match, the talk is always the same we train as hard as we can, we try to be positive and we make sure that we compete," the defender added. 

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