Hawks defeated the Jungle Kings 1-0, courtesy of Thatayaone Nkwapa's 89th minute goal from the spot kick. Full of grit and determination, Hawks as the underdogs of the game, secured their place in semi-finals of the FA cup for the first time in their history. They are the only lower division team remaining in the last four stage of the competition. Alex Malete, who doubles as Hawks coach and the Mares coach, could not hide his excitement that his side continues to leave a mark by incessantly progressing in the cup after defeating both VTM FC and Police XI. “I am happy for the club. We keep on making history. We are doing well and I feel the players deserve it because they work very hard for it,” Malete said.
With high probability of facing high flying teams from the Premier League in the next stage, Malete stated that he does not have any ounce of pressure facing those teams. “As players and as coaches we live to play these kind of games so for us it’s okay. Whoever we play it is fine. We need to prepare like we did today (Saturday). We are making the name for ourselves so whoever comes we need to be honest and compete,” Malete confidently said. The gaffer added that he wants to end the season on a high note and collect maximum points for Hawks in the league with only three games remaining.
