Win or lose, Salt River Blackpool (SRBFC) Ladies (pictured) have already exceeded their objectives and expectations in the Coke Cup this season.
“But I’m not going to lie, it will be pretty massive and awesome to make it to the final,” says Salt River Blackpool’s chairman, Iqbal Kasker. “It will be the perfect validation for the girls, you know. They just wanted to do better than last season and they did. The girls have matured a lot in one year,” Kasker added.
Blackpool, who serves as a feeder team for UCT Ladies, is also coached by the decorated player/coach Shannon Mills who herself has tasted success in this competition, as well as winning two Western Cape League titles and promotion to the Women’s HollywoodBets Super League with Vasco in 2019.
Mills, who holds a Caf C-licence guided her side to the last four where they were drawn against the reigning champions Dangerous Heroes at the Stephen Reagan Sports Complex in Westridge, Mitchells Plain, on Sunday.
This match-up is also what this cup competition embodies and is designed for giving the proverbial minnows a chance to pit themselves against the very best.
Blackpool have really held their own under Mills in this competition and have humbled bigger sides like Spurs WFC thus far.
According to Mills just stepping onto the field against seasoned campaigners like Heroes, is an achievement in itself.
“This is a fixture we are very much looking forward to,” Mills told our website. “It’s an opportunity to play against another Sasol League side and to see where we are in comparison. So, we are really looking forward to this match,” Mills concluded.
