ORLANDO PIRATES FACE UPHILL BATTLE IN TUNIS:
Orlando Pirates travel to hot Tunisia for the return leg of the 2015 CAF Confederations Cup Final against crack outfit Etoile du Sahel of Sousse on Sunday afternoon.
Pirates where held to a 1-1 draw at Orlando Stadium last Saturday and have to produce a masterclass to overcome the gusty Tunisians.Etoile de Sahel have not lost at home in the tournament and Pirates will have to dig deep to overcome them.
The Buccaneers as they affectionately known have bagged an amazing 28 goals in this year's tournament campaign so far,and have to again rely on bully striker Thamsanqa Gabuza who scored a screamer last Saturday.The bulldozing striker has bagged six goals in the tournament whereas his striking partner Kermit Erasmus has five.
Eric Tinkler's men have averaged at least two goals per game in this year's Confederations Cup Competition and are proven good travellers having beaten African football powers houses the likes of TP Mazembe,AL Alhy,Zamalek and AFC Leopards in there own backyards.
Orlando Pirates will field the same starting eleven that battled Sahel in Orlando as there are no injuries reported and have vowed to attack the North Africans from the starting whistle.
Pirates will depart from OR Tambo Airport on Thursday morning via Dubai and arrive in Tunis on Friday they travel by road to Sousse which is 140km away from the capital.
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