Cape Town City coach Eric Tinkler says his team want to go all the way in the MTN8, which means beating impressively in-form trophy juggernaut Mamelodi Sundowns in the final.

Tinkler added that his players also need to keep focus ahead of the final on their DStv Premiership target of fourth place (or better), meaning they needed to gain points to improve on their current 11th, starting against Orlando Pirates at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday.

Four-time successive champions Downs are in ominous form, scoring 10 unanswered goals in four league and cup wins in succession.

City, after three games without a win, sprung into action, thrashing Swallows FC 4-0 in the second leg of their MTN8 semifinal at Dobsonville Stadium to progress to Tinkler's seventh cup final of the 51-year-old's still formative coaching career with the same aggregate score.

“Definitely, I'm really happy to have got the team to a final. That was one of the targets we set ourselves when I rejoined the club. I was obviously involved with the club when we won the Telkom,” the former Bafana Bafana star said.

“I've been fortunate as a coach to have got into many finals. And hopefully that hunger, that desire, that passion spills off on everybody else.

“I'm extremely happy and proud that we've managed to achieve that again. It's very important that we want to go all the way, irrespective of who we come up against.

“It's going to be a tough one against Sundowns. But obviously we want to go out there and win the trophy.”

Tinkler said keeping their focus will be crucial in City's three Premiership games ahead of the cup final.

“I think what's important when we talk about the players, is that at the beginning of the season we set ourselves targets. And one of those targets was to win the MTN8. We find ourselves in the final, so we stand an opportunity there.

“The other objective was to ensure that we finish in the top four. Currently we're in 11th. So we've still got to meet those targets, those games become important too - not only the MTN8.

“And there are a whole 30-odd days and three league matches from now until we get to that final. And that's nine points - nine points are extremely important for us trying to achieve those objectives.

“Talk is cheap. What's important when we set ourselves targets it to try to meet them. And everyone bears a responsibility in that.

“It's not only me as a coach. Players need to be motivated and remind themselves that the target was not set by others - it was set by us as a team collectively.

“So we all need to buckle down and work hard to achieve that.”

Sundowns beat Golden Arrows 3-0 in their second leg at Lucas Moripe Stadium on Tuesday for a 4-1 aggregate scoreline.