Midfielder Keagan Dolly has doubled down on his stance that he will not at all be intimidated by rivals Orlando Pirates as the two Soweto giants prepare to do battle in the upcoming Soweto Derby.
The last time the two teams met, Pirates would walked away 1-0 winners thanks to an Evidence Makgopa strike.
Prior to that encounter, Dolly had never been on the losing side of the Soweto Derby since his arrival at Chiefs, walking away with four wins from the four matches he had featured in.
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The experienced attacker had made it a point to remind his doubters that he had, in how own words, played four and won four.
"Pirates? No, I’m not afraid of them, I’ve played four and won four,” a confident Dolly said at the time.
Fast-forward to Thursday, 7 March as the two giants prepare to lock horns once more on Saturday, the Westbury-born star insisted that his stance remains unchanged.
"Look, obviously things changed, we lost the last derby, but there is no way I’m going to stand here and tell you guys that I’m afraid of them,” Dolly told journalists at the pre-match press conference.
"It’s football. I’m not going to be lying to you guys to look good on camera. I’m still not afraid of them, as their players shouldn’t be [afraid of Chiefs] as well.
"It’s a derby, we should go there and compete.
"As it stands, I still played five and won four. Nothing is going to change, it’s facts.
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"But the most important thing is for us not to focus on Pirates and what happened in the past. We are on a good run in the league. Like I said, we played eight and conceded one goal. For us, it’s just about converting our chances and keep playing each and every game to win."
The titanic clash, which is expected to be played in front of a sold-out crowd, is scheduled to kick off at 15:30.
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