Baroka FC coach Kgoloko Thobejane says it would not have been right for them to humiliate Polokwane City in front of their own fans.

The First Division leaders won the Nedbank Cup quarterfinal 2-0 against their neighbours, though in reality it could well have been six or seven.

So confident was Thobejane of the win that he already started celebrating on the sidelines five minutes from the end, but afterwards he was much more circumspect. 

“From the first minute, when we touched that ball, I saw that Polokwane was not there,” he told SuperSport after the match. “I was trying to make some changes to say we could score two or three before we could change but eish… just look at them [Polokwane].

“I feel very much pity because they have a very strong team, and they are hungry … they want to play football. They are our brothers this Polokwane City.

“These two goals were good for them because if we scored six … eish. How can you humiliate your own brothers in their own backyard in front of all these people?” 

Thobejane called on the province’s fans to embrace Baroka and support them in their semifinal against SuperSport United.

“They know now, these supporters, that there is an elephant in this province. Let them come in numbers and follow this elephant, support it so it can grow and grow,” he adds.
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