SuperSport United midfielder George Maluleka says the side will be going all out against Mamelodi Sundowns when they clash in the Telkom Knockout semi-finals on Saturday evening.
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Victory over the Chloorkop side this weekend will see Matsatsantsa progress to their third consecutive cup final, having claimed the Nedbank Cup trophy last year after ousting Downs in the tournament's climax, although they lost 2-1 to Moroka Swallows in the MTN8 showpiece earlier this season.
And the-23-year-old believes the Ziwa Mo last-four encounter provides them with the perfect opportunity to make amends after missing out on the Wafa Wafa crown.
"It means a lot to us because it provides us with an opportunity to make up for the loss we had in the MTN8 final," he told Football411.
"So we could try to redeem ourselves by going through to the final again in this competition.
"We have a second chance and that is because we have been doing well in cup games."
Maluleka, is yet to live up to expectations since his multimillion-rand move from Ajax Cape Town at the start of the current campaign, also claims he has not lost his spot with Bafana Bafana, and cites personal issues for his recent snub in the national team, who lost 1-0 to Zambia in the Nelson Mandela Challenge on Wednesday.
"I think I've gone through a very bad patch and all of that happened off the field which obviously affected my performance, so I think that not all is lost and that's the only reason I feel I didn't get a call up this time," he added.
"It's because I haven't been playing as much. But I'm back now, making the squad and I just need to push more to make the starting line up again."
By Sandile Doc Mazibuko, follow @Doc_Ndumo on Twitter
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