Cape Town City might just have beaten champions Mamelodi Sundowns away but coach Eric Tinkler says Wednesday’s Premiership match with Bloemfontein Celtic at the Cape Town Stadium is their most important yet of their inaugural season. Two goals from Lebogang Manyama saw new boys City upset Sundowns 2-1 away in Pretoria on Sunday‚ but Tinkler insists that is all forgotten. "For me‚ this game against Celtic is our biggest game of the season‚ without a shadow of doubt‚ because‚ as I explained to the payers‚ we can move to 14 points. "We could find ourselves by Thursday lying second or third. It is a fantastic opportunity. "If we lose‚ then all that work we did on Sunday is meaningless‚" said the coach. Tinkler warned that Celtic would be dangerous after firing coach Serame Letsoaka at the weekend. "You don’t know now what you are going to face. Maybe their new coach inspires the players; they want to prove something to the club‚ to the owners‚ to the new coach. "It is always a dangerous...
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