Papi Zothwane disappointed as Sekhukhune United suffer fourth successive Orlando Pirates defeat

Babina Noko have already been defeated twice in the league this term and once in the MTN8.

They had a chance to make up for their recent results with victory in the League Cup but ultimately suffered a 1-0 loss with Mpho Padime netting the only goal at the Amstel Orlando Arena after 31 minutes.

Reflecting on the clash, Zothwane played down talk of an Orlando Pirates ‘hoodoo’ despite four successive defeats without scoring a goal.

"I can't say it's a hoodoo; one thing was I was going to be worried about is if we are not creating chances, but we're creating chances every time we are playing against Pirates, it will happen that we will score. It just unfortunate in the games we have played chances we created we didn't score," Zothwane told SuperSport after the game.

"It's a disappointment because the performance the players gave, you expected us to go through, but we're playing against a very, very tough side, experienced side in terms of the cups and they're defending champions.

"But in terms of improvement of the team, the way we played, energy, I was very, very happy.

"We can build up from his one, but disappointment will always be there because we come here to win matches and if you don't win as a team or coach, you will always be disappointed. But I'm very, very happy with the effort of the players," Zothwane said.