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Tinkler confident of upset win over Sundowns in MTN8 final

A proud Eric Tinkler said he was confident his Cape Town City side could pull off a win over favourites Mamelodi Sundowns after booking their place in this year's MTN8 final on Wednesday.

The Citizens sealed an emphatic 4-0 away win over Swallows FC in a second-leg semi-final clash at Dobsonville Stadium.

READ | CT City thrash Swallows in MTN8 semis

Speaking after the final whistle, Tinkler insisted that his side's target was now to lift the trophy with a win over the favoured Sundowns.

"I'm really happy to have gotten the team to another final," Tinkler said post-match.

"That is one of the targets that we set ourselves when I joined the club. I was obviously involved when we won the Telkom Knockout.

"I've been fortunate as a coach to have gotten to many finals, that hunger, passion and desire hopefully spill off on everybody else.

"I'm extremely happy and proud of the fact that we've managed to achieve that again.

"Very important is that we want to go all the way, irrespective of who we come up against.

"It's going to be a tough one against Sundowns, but obviously we want to go out there and win the trophy."

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Josef Zinnbauer (December 2019 – August 2021) – 68
Josef Zinnbauer (December 2019 – August 2021) – 68 matches (35 W 20 D 13 L)
Rhulani Mokwena (August 2019 – December 2019, inte
Rhulani Mokwena (August 2019 – December 2019, interim) – 14 matches (04 W 05 D 05 L)
Miltuin Sredojevic (August 2017 – August 2019) – 8
Miltuin Sredojevic (August 2017 – August 2019) – 80 matches (38 W 26 D 16 L)
Kjell Jonevret (February 2017 – August 2017) – 18
Kjell Jonevret (February 2017 – August 2017) – 18 matches (06 W 07 D 05 L)
Augusto Palacios (November 2016 – February 2017) –
Augusto Palacios (November 2016 – February 2017) – 12 matches (03 W 04 D 05 L)
Mushin Ertugral (July 2016 – November 2016) – 9 ma
Mushin Ertugral (July 2016 – November 2016) – 9 matches (03 W 04 D 02 L)
Eric Tinkler (December 2014 – June 2016) – 57 matc
Eric Tinkler (December 2014 – June 2016) – 57 matches (25 W 16 D 16 L)
Vladimir Vermezovic (February 2014 – December 2014
Vladimir Vermezovic (February 2014 – December 2014) – 36 matches (16 W 08 D 12 L)
Eric Tinkler (January 2014 – February 2014, interi
Eric Tinkler (January 2014 – February 2014, interim) – 2 matches (01 W 00 D 01 L)
Roger De Sa (September 2012 – January 2014) – 62 m
Roger De Sa (September 2012 – January 2014) – 62 matches (30 W 17 D 15 L)
Augusto Palacios (March 2012 – September 2012) – 1
Augusto Palacios (March 2012 – September 2012) – 16 matches (08 W 06 D 02 L)
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