Mngqithi wary of ‘unpredictable’ Gallants ahead of cup semi-final

GOLDEN Arrows coach Manqoba Mnggithi is not reading too much into last weekend’s emphatic league victory over Marumo Gallants, warning that today’s Carling Knockout Cup semifinal at the King Zwelithini Stadium could produce a very different outcome.

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It will be the second meeting between the two teams in just a week, after Abafana Bes’thende dismantled the Limpopo side in the Betway Premiership at the same venue.

But Mnggithi, an experienced tactician who has seen both sides of cup football’s unpredictability, cautioned that back-to-back fixtures can be deceptive.

“It's a very tough assignment. If there's any game I don’t like in football, it’s back-to-back matches,” Mngqithi admitted.

“They always tend to give indifferent results. We are playing against a very good team. I said it before — they may not have done well in the last two matches in the province, but they are still a very formidable side that does a lot of good things.”