Kaizer Chiefs defender Zitha Kwinika says it’s time for his side to step up and showcase what they are made of when they take on Orlando Pirates on Saturday.

Amakhosi will be hoping to end their two-game winless run in the DStv Premiership when they face Pirates in the Soweto derby at the Orlando Stadium.

The Glamour Boys come into this fixture sitting in fifth place in the league standings with 18 points from 12 matches, they are currently one point and one place behind their Soweto rivals Pirates heading into this match.

Kwinika, who has been ever-present in the Amakhosi squad this season, believes his side are in a “good state” at the moment, with a mix of old and young players making up the squad.

“For me, having been there before, it’s a moment I’ve been waiting for and if I get an opportunity I’ll be happy, because growing up in the set-up, always going to the stadium to watch the Soweto Derby it’s one of the moments where you say, maybe it will come true,” Kwinika told his club’s official website.

“I think we are preparing well as a team, taking into account where we come from and how disappointed we are, so I think now that also the boys understand it’s time for us to step up and showcase what we are made of after everything that has been said about us, the team, the crop of players.

“I think it’s within us to showcase why we are here representing the brand and I think we are in a good state.”

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