Marumo Gallants Coach Abdeslam Ouaddou Says His Team Needs Two Wins To Survive The Chop

Gallants fell just short of reaching their second final of the Nedbank Cup in three years following a 1-0 semi-final defeat at the hands of Orlando Pirates at the Orlando Stadium on Saturday.

Kabelo Dlamini delivered the most telling blow as his 22nd-minute goal saw the Buccaneers progress to their third straight Nedbank Cup final and they will meet Kaizer Chiefs at the Moses Mabhida Stadium.

Siwelele sa Marumo will be shifting their focus to the Betway Premiership with their place in the league not yet guaranteed for next season but coach Abdeslam Ouaddou was pleased with how his side applied themselves in the cup match.

From the game we could see that the guys have a fantastic fighting spirit, and they believed until the end. Ouaddou said after the match,'

We saw an interesting phase of football, especially in the second half. I was reading in a newspaper that this was a David versus Goliath, But I did not think so