South African PSL
The match of the weekend sees last season’s top two finishers Orlando Pirates and Moroka Swallows clash in what is dubbed the original Soweto Derby.
29th August 2012
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The match of the weekend sees last season’s top two finishers Orlando Pirates and Moroka Swallows clash in what is dubbed the original Soweto Derby.
Super Sport United v Orlando Pirates – Sunday 19th August – Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane (15:00) The semi-final draw of the MTN8 took place last
It’s always difficult to separate the Soweto giants but Chiefs are tipped to triumph this time and start their season off with a bang.
The ABSA Premiership is a two-horse race that goes right down to the wire this Saturday. The final match of the season will see either Orlando Pirates become the first back-to-back treble winners in South African soccer history or Moroka Swallows hoist aloft the trophy
The eagerly anticipated Soweto derby is upon us as both the PSL giants chase the ABSA Premiership title.
This Saturday will see Bidvest Wits face Orlando Pirates in the Telkom Knockout Final that will be held at the majestic Moses Mabhida Stadium. A cracker is expected as both sides seek to win their first Telkom Knockout Cup titles.
Golden Arrows won’t make it easy for the defending league champions and will be dangerous, especially with Coach Muhsin Ertugral at the helm. The former Chiefs and Ajax Cape Town boss is a master at winning knockout competitions and it would come as no surprise if Arrows were to upset the Buccaneers and go through to the final.
Two Soweto giants, Orlando Pirates and Moroka Swallows, will face each other in the quarter-finals of the Telkom Knockout this weekend. The in-form Moroka Swallows, who beat Mamelodi Sundowns 3-0 in the last 16, host a Pirates side that beat Black Leopards 2-1 to proceed to the quarter-finals.
The South African PSL is in full throttle as teams start to get to grips with the robust nature of the league. All the teams have seemed to settle now and from here on out points are vital in determining their fate throughout the season.
The annual MTN8 Cup Final is the highlight of the weekend as these two Soweto giants go head to head for that astonishing R8 million rand prize money.
Chiefs were drawn against last seasons’ league runners up Ajax while Pirates will meet Sundowns in another mouth-watering semi-final.
Beyond the pending investigations, things ended well enough for the Bass-Robinson yard when the improving Rainbow Lorikeet stamped her Paddock Stakes prospects with a gutsy victory under a top-notch ride by Aldo Domeyer
