Golden Arrows chairperson Mato Madlala is backing her men to return to the top eight of the Absa Premiership standings before the season ends.
Arrows have dropped from the top end of the standings to ninth place by losing far too many matches in the second round of the league campaign, including the last two to BidVest Wits and AmaZulu, but Madlala says she strongly believes they will bounce back.
"I am not too worried about our latest results," she said surprisingly before tonight's clash with 10th-placed Moroka Swallows at Chatsworth Stadium.
"I can still see us finishing in the top eight for the fact that we have good players."
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'I can still see us finishing in the top eight' Arrows' victory chances are boosted by the return of skipper Kagisho Dikgacoi and attacking midfielder Philani Shange.
Dikgacoi has missed the last three matches through a knee problem, while Shange was suspended for the last game.
With these two back, in addition to the crafty Papi Zothwane who is starting to build himself up after a long injury lay-off, Swallows will be hard pressed to win the ever crucial midfield battle tonight.
The Birds have also disappointed in the league in the second round and skipper Lefa Tsutsulupa has said they will have to fight hard to get into the top eight.
"We may be out of the league title chase, but that does not mean we must stop competing. There are points up for grabs. We have to win this one to move into the top half and then to stay there we have to win our last few games. It might be easier said than done, but we believe we can do it," he said.
"We have always been confident, but it was just a matter of finding the back of the net. We have done it in the Cup competition and now we believe we can do it in the league too."
Tsutsulupa said they were expecting Arrows to come at them from the first whistle.
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