Cedric Kaze calls for improvements after Sekhukhune suffer MTN8 semi-final defeat

A solitary goal from Deon Hotto at the end of the opening half sealed a 1-0 win for the Buccaneers ahead of next weekend's second leg.

Babina Noko play Pirates in the Betway Premiership in midweek before renewing rivalries in the top-eight cup competition on Saturday.

Reflecting on this match, a disappointed Kaze admitted that his side were fearful in the first half before improving after the break.

He told SuperSport: "I believe that the first half was not what we would've hoped, we played with a little bit of fear.

"We conceded a goal at very bad moment at the end of the first half, but in the second half we came back with the better intentions, mindset.

"But we need to work more on our last third entries and have more composure, movements and better technical accuracies but I’m hoping we will get better."

Kaze added: “I feel like we had a better second half, we were the better team in the second half, we need to bring that into the next game and go in with a positive mindset from the beginning, trust our plan and I hope and pretty sure we will do better.”