Former Orlando Pirates midfielder Benedict Tso Vilakazi has given his predictions on who will finish inside the top three for the 2025/26 Betway Premiership season.
Mamelodi Sundowns have won the title for an unprecedented eight seasons in a row with Orlando Pirates finishing second for the last three campaigns while third spot has gone to Stellenbosch FC for the last two terms.
For the former Pirates and Sundowns midfielder, only the top two will change in his opinion still naming Steve Barker’s side in third place, while there is a swap in positions for his former sides.
“Number three will remain the same it’s going to be Stellenbosch,” said Tso on iDiski TV.
“Let’s check Steve Barker’s record for the past three seasons even if they take his players he is always up there. The other team that I think they do have potential but at the end of the day it will be up to them it’s Sekhukhune [United]. They have got potential of ending in third.
“If [Miguel] Cardoso is still going to be the Sundowns coach, Sundowns will be number two with that squad. I have analysed Sundowns and when I look at how they play, there’s games where the coach will win you games and there’s games where players will win you games.
“For Sundowns, it’s players who are winning games, when they lose is because the input of the coach was not good enough.
“Pirates have got what it takes to win the league. They have shown last season that they can do it. I don’t want people to take this the wrong way I’m just going to be brutally honest.
“I’m pushing Pirates, I’m putting pressure on them to revive our football. It’s not to say what Sundowns has been doing is not right because they have been winning.
“We just want that change. It tends to really bore us.”
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