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With the Carling Knockout Cup kicking off on an exciting note, Richards Bay and Moroka Swallows will do battle in their first-round clash at the King Zwelithini Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

Kick-off is at 3:00pm (SA, GMT+2)

Richards Bay head into their next clash on a poor run of form and only managed to accumulate six points from nine games in the DStv Premiership so far.

Also, Richards Bay’s recent form consists of just one win in their last five games in the league, which includes defeats at home to Chippa United and Polokwane City.

Even more worryingly for the hosts, Richards Bay are yet to record a victory on home soil this season, recording four losses and one draw at the King Zwelithini Stadium.

Following their 1-0 loss to Polokwane City earlier this month, Richards Bay coach Kaitano Tembo mentioned that a positive attitude will help his side get back to winning ways again.

“I think all I need is the response that I get from the players,” Tembo mentioned.

“If I was not getting that response in the performance, I would be worried. But if I get such a response with players giving me everything that they have got.

“Attitude towards training has been good and [attitude] towards matches has been brilliant. That’s all I can ask for. For me, that’s a starting point.

“In terms of us, if we were not also creating chances, I was gonna be worried as well. But we are creating a lot of opportunities. So, we just need to continue working hard and continue believing. That’s very important.

“And hopefully, we will come around.”

Over at Swallows, Steve Komphela and company appear to be doing much better than their upcoming opponents.

Currently fourth in the league, the Dube Birds recorded three wins, one draw and one defeat in