Pirates travel to Moses Mabhida Stadium to meet Arrows in a game that promises to provide thrills. "This is our chance to bring back the smiles on the faces of our fans and it will be interesting playing against an Arrows team that has Ertugral on the bench. We all know that Ertugral has a Cup game pedigree," says Manyisa, taking note of the fact that Ertugral has won seven trophies in his time in South Africa. Manyisa insists that though they missed out on winning the Telkom Knockout last season, they are not reading much into that as they still need to deal with Arrows first in the last four. "Of course, the fact that we didn't win this Cup last season also provides some interesting elements to it. However, for now we are focusing on getting past Arrows, before thinking about winning the Cup. We cannot be thinking a lot about the fact that this is a Cup we didn't win last season when we still have the challenge of Arrows to deal with. "We will just have to press hard so that we get what we need, which is to win this game and get to the Final and bring back the smiles on the faces of our fans. I feel we owe a lot to the club's fans following the rather rough ride that we have had in the League and this is the right opportunity to get them happy again," says Manyisa. The 23 year-old still has vivid memories of the last time that he played in a semi-final when he drilled home a long-range effort past Wayne Sandilands in the MTN8 semi-final. "The last semi-final that I played in was good because I scored that goal against Sundowns. We are expecting an equally difficult challenge against Golden Arrows It will be a fight and a serious one for that matter," he says. Following a series of call-ups to the national team, Manyisa says he is motivated to keep working hard. "So far so good this season, but at the same time I am aware that if I keep working hard, I can do even better and improve. It is a motivation to know that there are people outside noticing what I am doing for the club, which is why I am getting the call-ups to the national team. So I just need to keep on working and putting the same effort into my game," he adds.
