Cedric Kaze says Kaizer Chiefs must manage emotions during pressure filled Soweto derby

Amakhosi lock horns with bitter rivals Orlando Pirates at the FNB Stadium on Saturday in the first meeting of these two famous teams this season.

While a win for Pirates would see them reclaim their place at the top of the Betway Premiership, three points for Kaze's side would lift the side above Sekhukhune United into third place, just five adrift of Pirates and current league leaders Mamelodi Sundowns.

Kaze explained that they have been working this week to ease the pressure on their players ahead of what is expected to be a sold-out encounter.

"In these kinds of games emotions are very high. You spend the whole week trying to lower the pressure, which is the opposite of other games," explained the Amakhosi coach.

"You need a good balance. When you are too excited or there is too much pressure, they can get scared, and then the execution of the game plan is not as clear as it should be in everyone's minds," he said.

Pirates won both Soweto derbies last season but Chiefs were victorious when the two sides met in the final of the Nedbank Cup, for their first piece of silverware in ten years.

"We will do everything to put in a very good performance on Saturday. A good performance will lead to a positive result," concluded the coach.