Snl24 | Chiefs’ Khune Heaps Praise On Pirates’ Riveiro
POLOKWANE, SOUTH AFRICA – JANUARY 06: Itumeleng Khune Carling All-Star XI celebrates team goal during the Carling Knockout match between Stellenbosch FC and Carling Knockout All-Star XI at Peter Mokaba Stadium on January 06, 2024 in Polokwane, South Africa. (Photo by Philip Maeta/Gallo Images)
Carling
Black Label Cup hero Itumeleng Khune was full of praise for selected head coach
Jose Riveiro, who guided the Carling All-Star team to victory over Stellenbosch
on Saturday.
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Captain
on the day Khune rolled back the years as he pulled off one save after the
other at the New Peter Mokaba Stadium to keep the Cape Winelands outfit at bay, which rightfully saw him walk
away with the Man of the Match award.
Mfundo
Vilakazi and Ashley Du Preez’s goals secured victory for the All Stars, while
Mervin Boji scored late on for coach Steve Barker’s side.
Speaking
to the media after the match, Khune provided insight into working with the Spanish
coach, who under normal circumstances, would be on the bench of archrivals
Orlando Pirates.
“I
think the results and the performance today gives you answers of how he is as a
coach. Since he’s been in the country and he has won two [correction: three]
cups already for his club.
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“It
gives you the sense that he is a great coach and the fact that his club went
all the way to Spain to get him and they believe in him. Same as the fans here
at home, they voted for him amongst the 16 other coaches, so it shows the
quality as a coach, it shows how dedicated he is to the game and his winning
mentality.
“In two
days he managed to prepare us and people wrote us off. You would have given Stellenbosch
a win just before the game started. But the fact that we got two early goals
shows that we responded well as players and the coach and the rest of the coaching
staff deserve the credit,” he continued.
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