Orlando Pirates coach Jose Riveiro is confident his team has what it takes to beat Al-Ahly.

The Buccaneers will host the African champions in what should be a thrilling CAF Champions League group match at Orlando Stadium on Saturday (kick-off is 3 p.m.).

Speaking to the media on Friday morning at the same venue, Riveiro said fans can expect a high-paced match.

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“Second match of the group stage and it’s another opportunity for us to score all three points and continue our journey in the competition. This is an opportunity for us to continue learning as a group, to continue growing and becoming more mature. The game will be played at a high pace. There will be 22 excellent players on the field at 3 p.m. tomorrow (Saturday). This is an opportunity for us to increase our confidence,” Riveiro said.

“We are ambitious and we want to make sure we don’t forget that we are playing for the result and we are playing at home and the only result we would like to collect here is a victory. We are going to fight with everything we have to make this possible.

With many players returning from injuries, Riveiro has the luxury of selecting his 20-man squad from an almost full squad. Goodman Mosele and Monnapule Saleng, absent from previous matches, were among the players training at Orlando Stadium on Friday.

“What I can tell you is that we are currently training with 36 players available for selection. Luckily we even have some long term injuries coming in, it’s just a small group of players, in fact four exactly who are unavailable.

“Everyone is really fit, everyone is really pushing this week to make the 20, to make the starting XI and that’s good news for the team.”

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Ahead of Saturday’s clash, Riveiro also reminded Pirates fans of the importance of coming out in large numbers to support the team.

“Every time we play in Orlando, we feel like we have an extra (player) and that extra is the people who come to the stadium to support us. Tomorrow they must play their part again if they want to see the team win games.