NEDBANK CUP
Good enough to be confident, Maritzburg told
"We cannot afford to celebrate now because we have games on Wednesday and again on Saturday"
Maritzburg United coach Fadlu Davids says his players do not know how good they are after the club made it to a first cup final with an upset 3-1 win over Sundowns on Sunday. United will meet Free State Stars in the Nedbank Cup final in Cape Town on May 19. "I think it’s marvelous for the players. Since the first day in pre-season‚ I kept telling them they have to believe how good they really are‚" said Davids‚ in his first full season as a coach. "They are still not taking this confidence on board. I think it will take some time but let’s hope they really start to believe in themselves. "As we grow as a team‚ as we become better‚ they will realise and then perhaps take it to the next level." Maritzburg conceded a soft goal after only 70 seconds but Lebogang Maboe‚ Mxolisi Kunene and Fortune Makaringe turned things around as they snatched success with two goals in a thrilling last five minutes. "I’m very proud of the players because when you concede a goal in the second minute again...
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