Pitso Dladla on his Durban City players after winning the Nedbank Cup: My players are now ready to be in the national side as they showed their worth

Pitso Dladla has made a bold statement regarding his Durban City squad.

The Nedbank Cup winning coach said his players are now the national team material after their cup triumph against TS Galaxy in a 2-1 win.

This win did not only see the Kwa-Zulu Natal side get R7-million richer but also see them qualify for next season’s the Caf Confederation Cup.

And that international platform is what makes Dladla sees his players as those with international pedigree.

“Nationally, it's beyond being competitors now, we want to improve the game and want to make sure we coach the team and prepare the players in such a way where the national team can benefit," said Dladla.

"So today is no longer about being competitors, it's about improving the game holistically.

"Like you mentioned, playing in Africa, indirectly that has now meant we're representing the country South Africa, so it's something that means a lot to us as a team, holistically.

"It also means a lot for the chairman Farouk Kadodia himself, the board of directors, it's something they have been talking about, that we are the newborns in the city and now we're representing the province.”