A message has been sent to Orlando Pirates by an opposition coach for their next match in the CAF Champions League in an exclusive interview with Soccer Laduma.
Having defeated Djabal Club of Comoros 3-0 at Orlando Stadium on Friday night to advance 4-0 on aggregate, Pirates have been drawn to play against Botswana's Jwaneng Galaxy in the next round of the continental competition.
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Galaxy are coached by Bloemfontein-born mentor Morena Ramoreboli who masterminded then third tier outfit Maluti FET College's 4-1 win over Bucs in the 2013 Nedbank Cup as the team's head coach.
The tactician was on the bench for Bafana Bafana during the recent COSAFA Cup held in Durban where the team finished third to claim a bronze medal.
"Jwaneng Galaxy will be playing against Orlando Pirates like it happened that Maluti FET College played against Orlando Pirates. It happened that I was the coach and I will be a coach in this upcoming match. What is important is the understanding that we are fighting for the badge. The Orlando Pirates coach (Jose Riveiro) will fight for the Orlando Pirates badge and I will also be fighting for the Jwaneng Galaxy badge like I did with Maluti," said Ramoreboli, speaking exclusively to the Siya crew.
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"We give Orlando Pirates the respect they deserve, and Orlando Pirates are a big team. Beating them with Maluti does not mean that automatically we are going to be beat them with Jwaneng Galaxy. They are a strong team, very competitive and we must give them the respect they deserve and that's what we are going to do. That's what we are doing to all the teams, that's what we did to Vipers, that's what we did to Simba and that's what we did to all the teams that we played against in the Champions League. Orlando Pirates are not different to those clubs, so we are still going to do the same, give them the respect and obviously it's not going to be an easy game because they also want to qualify for the group stages. I still believe that it's a match that will be won based on proper analysis and tactics and also proper preparation," said Ramoreboli.
