Former Orlando Pirates winger Daine Klate believes that Orlando Pirates have “the capabilities and the players to deal with the pressures of a Cup final” and that will push them to overpower Bloemfontein Celtic in Saturday’s MTN8 final at Moses Mabhida Stadium.
Pirates go into Saturday’s match having last won a piece of silverware in 2014 when they claimed the Nedbank Cup.
Their opponents have also gone for a long period without making additions to their trophy cabinet which last accommodated a major Cup in 2012 when they won the Telkom Knockout.
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But Klate, who won the 2010 and 2011 MTN8 with Pirates, feels that the Buccaneers are favourites to prevail as winners on Saturday.