Owen Da Gama

“The best thing was the support from the chairman”

“I bore the brunt of that. I had to explain why I made him captain and I apologized. It was an apology that was very sweet.”

“I knew at Pirates that there was certain philosophy on who must be captain and who must not be captain.”

“Teko was tired when he came back and we had to play a match against SuperSport United, who were on fire at the time. I thought the only way to inspire Teko was to make him captain”

“I had a lot of support from management, and we made the top eight after a difficult season.”

“It was extremely difficult, but we just could not find the right guy.”

“I was without an assistant coach throughout my entire time at Pirates.”

“I used to go watch the development team games and I asked (Augusto) Palacios to promote some of the guys.”

“It was the most professional club I have been to.”

“It was a great experience with a lot of pressure.”

“Pressure creates diamonds and I've always passed this on to players.”

“That's what my father used to say.”

“I believe the more pressure there is, the more diamonds you create.”

“As a coach, I thrive on pressure.”