Lamontville Golden Arrows head coach Pitso Dladla will be looking to follow up his recent Nedbank Cup success with an MTN8 title but first he must overcome Fernando Da Cruz's Kaizer Chiefs.
Kaizer Chiefs and Lamontville Golden Arrows will meet in an MTN8 quarter-final on Sunday, with two new coaches facing their first major cup test after making contrasting starts to the Betway Premiership season.
Fernando Da Cruz has enjoyed an encouraging opening to life at Chiefs, guiding the Glamour Boys to Toyota Cup success before they followed that up with a 3-1 victory over newly promoted Kruger United on the opening weekend of the league campaign.
The early results have provided a glimpse of what the French coach wants to build at Naturena, with Chiefs showing greater intensity and attacking intent while adapting to his game model.
Da Cruz, however, has repeatedly warned that it is still early days, and Sunday’s knockout fixture offers a considerably tougher examination of his side.
