Pirates, Chiefs upbeat ahead of tonight's derby

South Africa's traditional football rivals Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs are both confident going into tonight’s clash of the Vodacom Challenge in Port Elizabeth. The winner in this evening's game will face European champions Manchester United in the final of the annual tournament on Saturday. On Tuesday night Pirates rested almost their entire starting 11 in their slender 1-0 loss to United, saving them for tomorrow's match. The visitors completely dominated the first half, but Pirates perked up in the second half as they went in search of an equaliser. Pirates coach Rudi Krol conceded that his players did well but were a bit nervous in the first half. William Okpara, Pirates goalkeeper coach, said: "We are using this opportunity to showcase new players we have found for the new season." Okpara said derbies are always... [read full story]