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The Premier Soccer League has confirmed that 2000 people will be allowed to attend the MTN8 final at Moses Mabhida Stadium but also explained why no tickets will go up for sale. Saturday’s MTN8 final between Cape Town City and Mamelodi Sundowns will become the first domestic game to host...

Mamelodi Sundowns co-head coach Rulani Mokwena has given an injury update for his side ahead of Saturday’s MTN8 final against Cape Town City, saying they are hopeful Gaston Sirino, Mthobi Mvala and Rushine De Reuck can be part of the squad. The DStv Premiership champions will face Eric Tinkler’s Cape...

Cape Town City head coach Eric Tinkler says that while they qualified for the MTN8 final this week, their focus now is on the DStv Premiership, starting with their game against Orlando Pirates. City beat Swallows 4-0 in the semi-final second leg on Wednesday to book their place in the...

Swallows acting coach Simo Dladla says he will need to sit down with the players after their 4-0 loss to Cape Town City in the MTN8 semi-finals on Wednesday, to find out why the players stopped following instructions on the field. After a fairly even first half, where City had...

After their 4-0 win against Swallows in the MTN8 semi-final second leg on Wednesday, Cape Town City head coach Eric Tinkler says that the changes they made in the second half helped them to victory. City scored three goals in the second interval, through Fagrie Lakay, Surprise Ralani and Edmilson...

Cape Town City will play Mamelodi Sundowns in the MTN8 final after comprehensively beating Swallows 4-0 in their MTN8 semi-final second leg at Dobsonville Stadium. The first leg had ended goalless. In the first half both teams created a lot of chances, but were struggling to find the target, and...

Swallows and Cape Town City have confirmed their starting line-ups for this evening's MTN8 semi-final second leg at Dobsonville Stadium. The two teams played to a goalless draw in last month's first leg game at the Athlone Stadium. https://www.idiskitimes.co.za/local/dladla-were-going-to-settle-the-scores-in-the-90-minutes/ Last Friday they met again, this time in the DStv Premiership, and once...

Mamelodi Sundowns co-head coach Manqoba Mngqithi says it was important to book a place in the MTN8 final as this new generation of players looks to make their own legacy and win a tournament that has alluded them for fourteen years. Sundowns booked their placed after beating Golden Arrows 3-0...

Swallows acting coach Simo Dladla says he expects a very different approach in Wednesday's MTN8 semi-final second leg match, to how the teams teams played in the DStv Premiership last Friday. On Friday at Dobsonville Stadium, the two teams played to a goalless draw, which is also the score in...

Cape Town City head coach Eric Tinkler says his team need to be brave in their MTN8 semi-final second leg against Swallows on Wednesday. The first leg ended goalless in Cape town, and Tinkler says that keeping a clean sheet home has given them a slight advantage, and if they...