Chippa United coach Thabo September is looking to make it three out of three consecutive victories in the Betway Premiership when they take on a difficult Golden Arrows side at the Mpumalanga Stadium on Saturday (3pm).
The match will not be an easy one as both sides are desperately looking to secure three points in the encounter for a chance at a top-eight finish this season.
The Gqeberha-based side won their two previous matches in the league.
Both victories were at home, beating Polokwane City 2-0 and AmaZulu 2-1 at the Buffalo City Stadium in East London.
September said winning three consecutive matches would not be easy playing against the difficult Abafana Bes’thende.
The Chilli Boys are ninth on the log with 28 points from 21 matches and only one point away from a top-eight spot.
Arrows are a point below Chippa and lie in 10th place with 27 points from 20 matches.
When the sides met in the first leg of the season the Chilli Boys emerged victorious, beating AmaZulu 2-0 at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium.
This time around, Abafana Bes’thende go into the fixture with their confidence level on a high after their 2-1 success against the mighty Kaizer Chiefs in their last league game.
“Preparations have been going well and I think the spirit of the players is good,” September said.
“We just found out now that Azola Ntsabo won the goal of the month title, so it’s part of the good things we celebrate.
“So winning matches in a row is something to celebrate and, hopefully, we can go to three.
Ntsabo’s brilliant free-kick for Chippa against Polokwane City saw him bag the Betway Premiership March goal of the month award.
Scoring three back-to-back wins would be another milestone accomplished for co-coaches September and Mabhuti Khanyeza, during their period at the helm at Chippa.
“We want to go to three and see where we can go,” September said.
“But we are playing against a very difficult team.
“Golden Arrows have changed how they are playing so it’s going to be a tough game for us playing away.
“We just want to do our best on match day.
“If we do our best, do things right and come out with three points, I will be happy.”
The Herald
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