Orlando Pirates goalkeeper Wayne Sandilands will not allow his emotions to get the better of him when he faces former employer Mamelodi Sundowns in a showdown at Orlando Stadium on Wednesday night. The 34-year-old Sandilands spent almost a decade at Sundowns, but the relationship came to an end in June when his contract was not renewed. He was promptly snapped up by Pirates on a three-year deal a few days later and his career has undergone an impressive metamorphosis since joining coach Milutin Sredojevic’s side. The goalkeeper said while he expected the reunion with his former colleagues to be emotional‚ he would not allow his feelings to influence the job at hand in a game that was expected to be peppered with tension. "I think the reality is there will always be emotions but the fact is you have got to manage them and you cannot allow them to hinder you from getting the job done‚" he said. "So for me the focus is not on the past‚ not on the future but on the present, on this game...
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