Zothwane: Richards Bay Fighting For Top 8,…

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Richards Bay FC co-coach Papi Zothwane says they are aiming to finish in the top eight following their defeat to Orlando Pirates on Wednesday evening.

The Natal Rich Boys were unable to make it back-to-back wins in the Betway Premiership after the defeat to the Buccaneers at Orlando Amstel Arena.

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The KwaZulu-Natal outfit currently sit in 10th spot, one point adrift of eighth place and five ahead of the relegation zone heading into the weekend’s clash against AmaZulu.

“Ja, it’s a tough game, we just have to travel to Durban and prepare for the game but obviously you know a derby, you always want to come out tops, and obviously we are playing AmaZulu that are competing in the top-four,” Zothwane told SuperSport after the game.

“Even us, we always want to win our games and compete into the top eight because we don’t want to fight relegation so it’s going to be a difficult game but I think our boys will be ready to fight.”

When asked if the top eight was the mandate, he replied, “Yes, we always want to improve of our last point, and obviously where we find ourselves we always want to go to the top eight because neither we don’t want to go fight relegation but our mandate the players know we want to finish in the top eight.”

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