In all of that time Thabo has only lost in three of the finals - that been the 1999 BOB Save Super Bowl final to SuperSport United and the 2002 Coca Cola Cup final at the hands of Jomo Cosmos. Most recently Thabo was part of the Chiefs team that were narrowly defeated in the 2004 SAA Supa8 final by SuperSport United.

Saturday’s game will also mark the first time Thabo will play in a cup final against Orlando Pirates. Apart from those three occasions the midfield dynamo has a good record in leaving a cup final with a winners medal and Thabo is confident that come Saturday that will be no different.

Thabo is also of the opinion that Chiefs had a tougher road to the finals eliminating the defending champions first up SuperSport United as well as doing away with PSL Champions Mamelodi Sundowns in the semi finals. When questioned as to whether Chiefs had it tougher in getting to the finals Thabo said, “if you look at the teams we played - they were all ranked higher whether PSL or Mvela teams than the teams Pirates came up against”.

The feeling is that Chiefs have the big match temperament to come through against Pirates. Thabo continues further “throughout the tournament we have played better when written off especially against SuperSport and Sundowns. We have big match players and we have been down this road before”.

At the ripe old age of thirty one Thabo has seen it all and has won every local domestic title on offer with the exception of the ABSA Cup. The veteran man has been making room on his mantle at home for an ABSA Cup winners medal.

Thabo Mooki all time Cup Final Record

1994 BP TOP Eight Final


Kaizer Chiefs 3 Mamelodi Sundowns 2

1997 Rothmans Cup Final 1st Leg


Kaizer Chiefs 1 Mamelodi Sundowns 1

Replay Kaizer Chiefs 1 Mamelodi Sundowns 1 (AET Chiefs win 3-2 on penalties)

1998 Rothmans Cup Final


Kaizer Chiefs 2 Mamelodi Sundowns 2 (AET Chiefs win 2-1 on penalties)

1999 BOB Save Super Bowl


Super Sport United 2 Kaizer Chiefs 1

2000 BOB Save Super Bowl Final


Kaizer Chiefs 1 Mamelodi Sundowns 0

2001 BP TOP Eight Final


Kaizer Chiefs 2 Mamelodi Sundowns 2 (AET Chiefs win 7-6 on penalties)

2001 Mandela Cup Final


Kaizer Chiefs win 2-1 on aggregate against Inter Clube Angola

2001 COCA COLA Cup Final


Kaizer Chiefs 5 Jomo Cosmos 0

2002 COCA COLA Cup Final


Kaizer Chiefs 0 Jomo Cosmos 1

2003 COCA Cola Cup Final


Kaizer Chiefs 2 Silver Stars 0

2004 SAA Supa8 Final


SuperSport United 1 Kaizer Chiefs 0

2004 COCA Cola Cup Final


Kaizer Chiefs 1 SuperSport United 0

2006 ABSA Cup: Road to the Final

Orlando Pirates:

Last 32

11 March 2006: Johannesburg Stadium, Johannesburg




Orlando Pirates 1 (I Chansa 90’ [pen])

Free State Stars 0

Last 16

25 March 2006: Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg




Orlando Pirates 2 (Nomvete 114’, 120’)

PJ Stars 0

Quarterfinals

16 April 2006: Green Point Stadium, Cape Town




Hanover Park 2 (Topley 36’, Emmanuel 56’)

Orlando Pirates 5 (Arendse 16’, 54’, Makhanya 18’, Leremi 45’, Malinga 47’)

Semifinals




30 April 2006: Loftus Stadium, Pretoria




Tembisa Classic 1 (Cashibe 61’)

Orlando Pirates 2 (Mathe 1’, C Chabalala 58’)

Kaizer Chiefs:

Last 32

11 March 2006: FNB Stadium, Johannesburg




Kaizer Chiefs 3 (Agyemang 58’, 77’, Mathebula 66’)

SuperSport United 1 (Tsabedze 68’)

Last 16




25 March 2006: FNB Stadium, Johannesburg




Kaizer Chiefs 5 (Motaung Jr 12’, Moshoeu 24’, Agyemang 92’, 100’, Nzama 127’)

City Pillars 4 (Modise 31’, 99’ [2 pens], Chivuta 50’, Adebayo 62’)

Quarterfinals




15 April 2006: FNB Stadium, Johannesburg




Kaizer Chiefs 1 (Obua [pen] 50’)

Black Leopards 0

Semifinals




29 April 2006: Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace, Rustenburg




Mamelodi Sundowns 0 (After extra time)

Kaizer Chiefs 0

Kaizer Chiefs win 2-1 on penalties