Rooi Mahamutsa and Ali Sangaré of Free State Stars and Hendrick Ekstein of Kaizer Chiefs during the Absa Premiership 2017/18 game between Free State Stars and Kaizer Chiefs. (Frikkie Kapp/BackpagePix)
Amakhosi are hoping to bag a semi-final win and maximise their chances of ending the season with some silverware.
Meeting Ea Lla Koto will not come as a walk in the park as they also hope to end their trophy drought.
With Eymael yet to taste glory in South Africa and tipped to replace Steve Komphela as new the Amakhosi boss, he will want to overcome his counterpart and also avoid a second loss in all competitions.
Komphela on the other side will be looking to end his Chiefs reign on a high by winning the Nedbank Cup. But before that he has to pit one over his former team and reach the final to meet either Maritzburg United or Mamelodi Sundowns.
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