Polokwane City coach Lehlohonolo Seema is excited by the opportunity to potentially claim some silverware this season.
Rise and Shine find themselves in the quarter-finals of the Carling Knockout Cup where they will face Stellenbosch.
Seema’s charges shocked SuperSport United with an impressive 4-1 win in their first round clash.
A number of other so-called ‘big’ DStv Premiership team have already been eliminated, including Mamelodi Sundowns and Kaizer Chiefs.
This present’s City with a unique chance to go all the way in the competition, explained the head coach.
He said in the Sowetan: “It’s always nice for the teams that are so-called small to remain in these competitions. Most of the time you find that these competitions become one-sided and they become boring.
“These matches [the quarterfinals] are going to be nice but we are not looking at any team and saying ‘yeah, this one is going to be easier than others’. All of them [the remaining eight teams] are tough.”
Seema added: “The good thing is we will be playing at home but Stellenbosch are a very difficult team, so we are expecting a very difficult game.”
Quarter-final fixtures:
Polokwane City v Stellenbosch
Sekhukhune United v TS Galaxy
Richards Bay v Orlando Pirates
AmaZulu v Golden Arrows