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Bidvest Wits coach, Gavin Hunt, doesn’t know much about their Confed Cup opponents, Light Stars from the Seychelles.  Photo by Gallo Images
Bidvest Wits coach, Gavin Hunt, doesn’t know much about their Confed Cup opponents, Light Stars from the Seychelles. Photo by Gallo Images

BIDVEST Wits coach Gavin Hunt admits he is clueless about their Caf Confederation Cup preliminary round opponents.

The Students travel to Seychelles for a date with little-known Light Stars at Stade d’ Amitie on Saturday (6pm).

Said Hunt: “I don’t know anything about the team we are playing against. I haven’t got a clue! I have never seen them, but I will figure them out in the first five minutes of the match.

“We will approach it like every other game, with the commitment and attitude of a professional team.

“We have played four games in 10 days, we need to have the right mentality out there. We will play properly and if we lose, we lose.”

It seems Hunt doesn’t take the competition very seriously, as he has yet to choose the players who will travel with him to Seychelles.

“I don’t yet know who will travel. We will have to leave some players behind. There won’t be any fatigue involved, as the players fielded on Tuesday won’t play over the weekend.

“We have registered 30 players for this competition and every player will get a chance to play.”

Hunt is still coming to terms with their shock 1-0 league defeat to Kaizer Chiefs at Milpark Stadium.

The defeat was unbearable for Hunt, who lashed out at the media for seeking his opinion about decisions made by referee Victor Gomes.

He didn’t want to point a finger at Gomes, who made a controversial decision when he denied them a penalty after Kgotso Moleko had fouled Phakamani Mahlambi.

“We were totally dominant. In my 35 years in South African football I have never seen a team dominate Chiefs like that. I am proud to coach a team like that – great effort, great tenacity, great spirit.

“We should have had a penalty. Chiefs should never have had a free kick,” he said about George Maluleka’s goal.

“But we can’t play against certain things. Every time the ball went into their box, something was wrong. I mean, you can’t have so many chances and not win the game.

“I’ve been in football longer than you all put together, so I know the game. You should have seen in the eighties, it (refereeing) was worse. They would never have scored, no chance, never. I can’t say anything about officiating now.”

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