Spanish countrymen to square off in Nedbank Cup quarter-finals as AmaZulu host Orlando Pirates

Orlando Pirates' Nedbank Cup defence will take them to Durban for their clash with AmaZulu in the quarter-finals of the country's premier knockout competition. 

The match will see the two Spanish coaches in South Africa come head-to-head. Pirates are led by Jose Riveiro, who has turned the team into cup specialists, winning three trophies in the last two seasons.

One of those trophies is the Nedbank Cup, which they won after beating Sekhukhune United in the final. 

Usuthu, the tournament's finalists in 2010, are led by Pablo Franco Martin, who has made a quick transition in his first season coaching in the Premier Soccer League (PSL).

Martin has already seen AmaZulu do better in the Nedbank Cup than they did last season. Usuthu were knocked out in the last 16 last season by amateur side Dondol Stars. 

The last meeting between AmaZulu and Pirates was a spicy affair, with Martin taking on the PSL and accusing them of favouritism towards the Sea Robbers, whose owner Irvin Khoza is also chairman of the league. 

Martin was not happy that the fixture, which was postponed to give Pirates time to prepare for the MTN8 final, was rescheduled a few days after their meeting against Kaizer Chiefs in the Carling Knockout in Johannesburg, while the Buccaneers had played earlier and had more time than them to prepare. 

The match ended in a goalless draw, with Usuthu taking two vital points from Pirates, whose DStv Premiership ambitions started falling off around that fixture. 

That left the club fighting for knockout competitions for a season that started with a lot of promise, but ended up with them falling off in the league race very early – with the side now only fighting for a second place to qualify for the CAF Champions League. 

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