{"id":145666,"date":"2023-10-23T16:12:52","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T13:12:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/?p=145666"},"modified":"2023-10-23T16:12:52","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T13:12:52","slug":"orlando-pirates-carling-quarter-final-opponents-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goalballlive.com\/orlando-pirates-carling-quarter-final-opponents-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"Orlando Pirates learn Carling Knockout quarter-final opponents"},"content":{"rendered":"

Orlando Pirates\u2019 opponents in the quarterfinals of the Carling knockout competition has emerged as the side target a successful win in a cup competition.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Soweto giants have been enjoying success in the cup competitions in the past 12 months and they will be hoping to land a second trophy of the season after beating Mamelodi Sundowns<\/a> in the final of the MTN8 a few weeks ago.<\/span><\/p>\n

Orlando Pirates\u2019 next Carling Knockout opponent revealed<\/h2>\n

The Buccaneers, who defeated Cape Town Spurs 2-0 in the first round, have been drawn against Richards Bay FC in the Carling Knockout quarter-final.<\/span><\/p>\n

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After a strong showing in the second-half, coupled with efforts from Thapelo Xoki and Kermit Erasmus, the Buccaneers advanced to the next stage of the Carling Knockout Cup.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Buccaneers, having successfully defended their season-opening MTN8 trophy, are the only \u2018big\u2019 team left in the competition that produced shock results in the first round.<\/span><\/p>\n

Orlando Pirates last won the competition in 2011 and it remains their solitary win till date.<\/span><\/p>\n

After edging Cape Town City in composed fashion last week, Pirates are favourites to take out Kaitano Tembo\u2019s team although the Durban Rich Boys will be somewhat confident they can pull the rug from under the favourites\u2019 feet.<\/span><\/p>\n

This after they accounted for the scalp of Moroka Swallows – another Soweto side – on Sunday afternoon.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to the draw, Durban will host the match between Richards Bay and Pirates, while Polokwane is the venue of the match between neighbours – AmaZulu and Golden Arrows. <\/span><\/p>\n

In the other games, Sekhukhune United host TS Galaxy at the Peter Mokaba Stadium while Polokwane City will be at home in the old Peter Mokaba Stadium against Stellenbosch FC.<\/span><\/p>\n

The dates for the quarter-final matches will be announced at a later date.<\/span><\/p>\n

Having done well in cup competitions since taking over at Orlando Pirates last season, coach Jose Riveiro wants to see the same rhythm in DStv Premiership matches.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Spaniard guided the Buccaneers to three cup finals and won all. He is yet to lose a knockout match in the domestic competition in the 14 games he has been in charge of.<\/span><\/p>\n

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