Gould guns for Ke Yona hat-trick

Defender keen to turn back clock in Durban final

The last trophy Morgan Gould won before he left SuperSport United in 2012 to join Kaizer Chiefs was the Nedbank Cup and it could be the first one he lifts since making a return at the start of the current season.

Gould, 34, has proven that he still has a lot to offer with some solid performances for Matsatsantsa, establishing himself as a key component in Stuart Baxter’s rearguard throughout the campaign.

Having already lost out on silverware in the Telkom Knockout final defeat to Cape Town City, Gould would love to see the club he previously won two league titles with lifting the final trophy on offer this season.

The defending champions SuperSport meet Orlando Pirates for a second consecutive season, this time at Moses Mabhida Stadium on Saturday (8.15pm).

“It’s going to be a game of emotions because there’s a lot at stake. We are trying to defend this trophy,” said Gould.

Should SuperSport win on Saturday, it will be his third Nedbank Cup title, having also won the Ke Yona competition with Kaizer Chiefs.

“If your hunger dies, you must just give up. The older I get, the hungrier I become. If I had realised when I was 24 or 25 that you must play every game like it’s your last, then I think I would have been a better player, person and teammate,” he said.

“Look at Yeye [Reneilwe Letsholonyane], Bernard Parker [and] Shabba [Siphiwe Tshabalala]. These are players who are coming to the end of their careers, but they’re still fighting.

“Football is not about age. It’s about how hungry you are and how much you can give to the success of your team and that’s what I am doing.”

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