Tshwane derby semifinal pairing pleases Sundowns coach Pitso Mosimane

27 October 2015 - 02:10 By Mark Gleeson

Pitso Mosimane calls the Telkom Knockout semifinal pairing against neighbours - and his former club - Supersport United a perfect draw, after it set up two derbies in the last four of the competition. Sundowns were first out of the hat when the semifinal draw was conducted on Sunday afternoon, straight after the Brazilians had romped to a 6-1 thrashing of Free State Stars in their quarterfinal at Goble Park in Bethlehem."We are going to have a Pretoria derby and also a Soweto derby and that's how football should be," he said after Kaizer Chiefs were paired with arch-rivals Orlando Pirates in the other semifinal, set for the weekend of November 7 and 8."It's a good game for us, but first Polokwane City," he said.Sundowns host the struggling Limpopo side at Atteridgeville in the league tomorrow night...

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