Sekhukhune United will take on Cape Town Spurs at the New Peter Mokaba Stadium on Friday evening.
Kick-off is at 7:30pm and only one team will move into the quarter-finals.
Sekhukhune might be the team in the higher league but Babina Noko have recorded just two wins in their last six encounters. No draws either so it’s really not been a good time for coach Brandon Truter.
Surely Cape Town Spurs will be harder to beat that SAB League outfit, Liver Brothers? Sekhukhune smashed them 6-0 to advance to this stage.
Truter is banking on the experienced members of his squad to produce on Friday.
“In terms of playing personnel and the accolades they achieved in the past, I’m hoping that winning mentality and pedigree rubs off on the rest of the team,” Truter said.
“But managing the squad, mature players, it tests you to the limit in terms of keeping the focus and also in terms of coaching structure and methodology.
“So, with me and my playing philosophy and style at this moment is different. I think Sekhukhune are playing a different brand of football than any team in the league.
“Having said that, the matured players have their own ideas at times and also with the experience playing at the top and winning things in the past, you have to get into them and try to think how to get out of them what they are thinking at the moment.”
Spurs are doing well in the Motsepe Foundation Championship and are likely to claim a promotional spot at the end of the season.
The Urban Warriors are unbeaten in their last 10 games in all competitions.
In the Nedbank Cup, Spurs advanced to the Round of 16 following a convincing 3-0 win over Baroka FC last month.