The latest edition of the Nedbank Cup will carry the value of having a new coach crowned as champion with none of the four managers in the semi-finals having lifted the trophy before as coaches.
Action swings to the last four of the competition this weekend with Stellenbosch hosting Sekhukhune United on Sunday (18h00) at the Danie Craven Stadium.
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The big one is at the FNB Stadium on Saturday afternoon (15h00) pitting Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates.
Sunday's menu has Steve Barker against Brandon Truter while tomorrow it is Arthur Zwane facing Jose Riveiro.
Barker is without a trophy through his top-flight league coaching career that has previously taken him to University of Pretoria and AmaZulu.
He has been in the decider of this competition before with TUKS in 2009 when he lost to Moroka Swallows in the 2009 final at Rand Stadium.
Truter is still relatively new to coaching in the top league and only in his third job since getting his break at Swallows with whom he won promotion before spending time at AmaZulu.
For the heavyweights, Zwane is only in his first full season in charge as a head coach in the PSL and has adopted the silverware drought that has defined the club since 2015.
If he wins the Nedbank, he will definitely be the hero that is so desperately needed at Naturena to wipe the misery of the past eight years.
At the opposite end, Riveiro is also in his first season coaching in the PSL and this is his first Nedbank.
In the PSL era years, Pitso Moisimane (thrice) and Stuart Baxter (thrice) have been the most successful coaches in this competition.
The sixteenth final of the Nedbank Cup final will be staged at Loftus Versfeld on Saturday, May 27.
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