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Dladla: Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates will be under less pressure without fans in stadium

Former Kaizer Chiefs midfielder Josta Dladla believes playing inside an empty stadium will ease pressure from Amakhosi and Orlando Pirates players in the usually tense Soweto Derby.

Traditional foes Chiefs and Pirates clash in an MTN8 semi-final at Orlando Stadium on Saturday.

Chiefs get into the derby showdown with familiar players and no additions from elsewhere after they were banned by Fifa from signing new players.

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They face their rivals who made big-name signings in preparation for this season and Dladla feels it is a huge opportunity for Amakhosi’s young players to “raise their hands” and be recognised in a match of such magnitude.