Thursday’s Premiership match against Orlando Pirates will be the biggest game of the Wits players’ lives‚ says experienced Moeneeb Josephs. Former Bafana Bafana goalkeeper Josephs‚ a 2010 World Cup squad member and veteran of Pirates’ treble-winning team of 2010-11 and 2011-12‚ said if Wits focused on their task‚ they could win the 2016-17 Premier Soccer League (PSL) title. Wits’ 1-0 win against African and defending PSL champions Mamelodi Sundowns at Bidvest Stadium on Monday got the Clever Boys firmly back in the title race as league leaders. Josephs said staying there with a win against Pirates at the same venue on Thursday could be crucial. Asked about the influence senior players and former league-title winners such as Josephs‚ Daine Klate and Elias Pelembe could have at this crucial stage‚ the keeper replied: "What I do see is that it’s the biggest game of our lives coming up on Thursday. "We just have to remain calm. It’s still anybody’s game, but as long as we’re focused on ...

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