Promotion to the Betway Premiership remains the priority for Milford, says Phakamani Ngxongo

The Stallions currently top the Motsepe Foundation Championship with 36 points from 18 games, just three ahead of Kruger United and four points ahead of Cape Town City in third place.

They made it to the last eight of the annual cup competition with a round of 32 win over Soweto Super United and last 16 victory over Mkhambathi.

Their reward is a quarter-final clash with Eric Tinkler's inform Babina Noko, who they lost to in last season's Nedbank Cup, in the round of 16.

First up though are clashes with 15th-placed Midlands Wanderers and title-chasing City, and Ngxongo says focus is very much on their league campaign.

"We don't really talk about our ambitions in the Nedbank Cup because we are focusing mainly on the league," Ngxongo said in the Sowetan.

"Our main target is to win the league and play in the top flight next season."

Ngxongo did, however, admit that Milford are looking for revenge against Sekhukhune for last season's result.

"We have a big squad, so we will manage to compete well in both the league and the Nedbank Cup, but the league is what we want the most," he added.

"We are happy to be drawn against Sekhukhune in the quarterfinals.

"We are at a stage of the tournament where we have to prove who we are. We also want revenge against Sekhukhune because last season they beat us in the last 16 of the tournament at home, so we have a chance to get revenge."