Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs will be looking at their star players to stand up and be counted in what is the biggest game on the South African football calendar, the Soweto Derby. FourFourTwo SA writer DEAN WORKMAN explores the five players who could star for the Buccaneers.
The Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in the Port Elizabeth was announced as the venue for the Telkom Knockout (TKO) final to be played on Saturday 08 December 2018.
Al Ahly and ES Tunis will face off in the CAF Champions League final after 3-2 and 4-3 aggregate wins over ES Setif and CD Primeiro de Agosto respectively.
Cape Town City failed to join the likes of Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates in the Telkom Knockout quarter-finals after succumbing to a 2-0 loss to AmaZulu.
Kaizer Chiefs where drawn against SuperSport United in the standout fixture of the Telkom Knockout quarter-finals after the draw took place on Tuesday evening, while the PSL also announced were and when the final will be played.
Second half goals from Emiliano Tade and Bongi Ntuli guided AmaZulu past a lackluster Cape Town City in their round-of-16 Telkom Knockout clash on Tuesday evening at the King Zwelithini Stadium.
Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs battle it out for supremacy in the Soweto derby at the FNB Stadium on Saturday, but Pirates have five key areas to improve to walk away with the bragging rights, DEAN WORKMAN explores.
Cape Town City boss John Comitis revealed that Tokelo Rantie could be set for his debut for the club in the Telkom Knockout game against AmaZulu on Tuesday evening.
Ben Motshwari says Orlando Pirates’ Telkom Knockout victory against Chippa United will prove vital in their bid to defeat arch-rivals Kaizer Chiefs in the Soweto derby.
Orlando Pirates midfielder Ben Motshwari believes that the Soweto derby against Kaizer Chiefs is no different to any other game, saying the three points is all that matters, writes DEAN WORKMAN.