Pirates and Ravens will play their fifth round Saturday in Soweto
THE 4 GAMES IN THE MIRROR
Against Orlando, Mazembe wants to rewrite the history
April 17, 2013
Buccaneers and Ravens (they) only meet across big occasions. This Saturday, Buccaneers and Ravens will be at their fifth face to face. If one refers to the statistics, the TPM with two wins, a draw and a defeat, appears as favorite. A glance in the mirror to relive history.
The draw of 14 April 2002 in Lubumbashi
The Chairman Moïse KATUMBI in charge, Mazembe delivered gas for a new era in the Champions League. The team that had disappeared from the African scene should beat Orlando Pirates away to find a place in the sun in the quarterfinals. "We put too much pressure in the first leg and the team had gone completely off. Orlando opened the scoring in the Kenya Stadium and KIMASILEPO; our striker missed a penalty kick in a match where we were not able to go through with our actions. Fortunately KAYUMBA equalized on a long touch by Pamphile MIHAYO. We had no hope ..." reveals David MWAKASU at the time he was the assistant of Joseph MUKEBA.
One man only believed in the qualification: Chairman Moïse KATUMBI. Two days after the draw, he took the team to South Africa for preparation.
The memorable victory of April 27, 2002
The Ravens threw all their forces in the rematch ... They equalized first, then scored and sealed the success with a third goal. The unexpectable was done by Mazembe in dominating Orlando 3-1 in his den with Terminator ILUNGA MUKADI and David NGOY MBOMBOKO.
Pamphile MIHAYO: “It is from this game that I knew that at the highest level of competition, you need to have an iron mental. We went as conquerors to South Africa after having spoiled the first leg. Communion in the group and the responsibility of all players on pitch allowed us to qualify.”
David MWAKASU: “Thanks to Our game background thoroughly elaborated on the strengths of the South African team in 2002, they did not know a single moment how to counter us at theirs. Hopefully this Saturday once again, we will be in shape to relive another success in the land of Nelson Mandela.”
Reunion at Challenge Vodacom
The other two future confrontations are to be classified in the Vodacom Challenge tournament, first, in June 29, 2003 in the semifinals, 1-1 at the end of full time. In the 17th theSouth Africans opened the score on a penalty kick by Lesley MANYATHELAand Isaac KASONGO NGANDU equalized in the 56th. The TPM prevailed 4-2 ... on penalty kicks.
On the occasion Mazembe had aligned Robert KIDIABA, FelixMUAMBA MUSASA,Willy MUNGONGO LOKENGE, BAGETA DIKULU, MATONDO KANIKA, KANKU MULEKELAYI then Serge LOFO BONGELI, Tiko TSHOLOLA TSHINYAMA,Pamphile MIHAYO, Tresor MPUTU then Isaac KASONGO, MABIKA MUYA Seoul then YEMWENI NGINDI, Dieudonné KALULIKA then David NGOY MBOMBOKO.
Small Anecdote of Pamphile MIHAYO: “It’s from that the challenge that Chairman Moïse KATUMBI had detected me as a good profile of an exemplary capital.”
July 17, 2004, Orlando Pirates-TP Mazembe was scheduled for the small final of this South African tournament. The "Buccaneers" took their revenge with the inevitable Clément BISONG and Stève LOKOELEA: Victory2-1. The group led by the Coach David MWAKASU failed at the bottom of the podium. David MWAKASU at the time was an acting head of the technical staff, the technician TPM found in its archives a dream team of the moment: MWAMBA, TSHIZEU, KANYIMBU (MBAYA Libenge), Jean KASUSULA, LITA (MBAYA) LANDU, Pamphile MIHAYO, Isaac KASONGO NGANDU, David NGOY MBOMBOKO (Tresor SALAKIAKU) MABIKA, Tresor MPUTU (MVETE LUYEYE), Serge LOFO.
David MWAKASU: "Despite the loss, we leaved a good impression in South Africa and we did not deserve to lose. Both boys Tresor MPUTU and Jean KASUSULA made their beginning at a high level in this tournament.”