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Durban’s Moses Mabhida Stadium will host its 17th domestic cup final at the 2010 World Cup semi-final venue when Orlando Pirates collide with Mamelodi Sundowns on Saturday (18:00). It means the venue continues to be the favourite for cup finals as it has hosted more than any other stadium since it...

Mamelodi Sundowns assistant coach Manqoba Mngqithi says complacency will not creep in at the club because they are fair to everyone and whenever they are given chances they grab them. It is remarkable that a team that has achieved so much since Rulani Mokwena took over in October has only...

Orlando Pirates assistant coach Sergio Almenara says it won’t be an issue for their players to control their emotions in the sold-affair of the MTN8 final against Mamelodi Sundowns at the Moses Mabhida Stadium on Saturday.   Almenara said only one person was sent off the last time when they...

Mamelodi Sundowns assistant coach Manqoba Mngqithi has hit back at the accusations of Mandla Ncikazi that the Tshwane giants are benefiting, saying he is ill-disciplined and that is why he will miss the final. Ncikazi won’t be on the bench for the MTN8 final when Orlando Pirates face Sundowns at...

Mamelodi Sundowns assistant coach Manqoba Mngqithi says they are not ashamed of benefiting from questionable officiating as the tides have turned. Sundowns advanced to the MTN8 final after Kaizer Chiefs was denied what appeared to be a clear penalty in the dying minutes of the semi-final when Mduduzi Mdantsane was...

Ethekwini mayor Mxolisi Kaunda has projected a huge financial spin-off for the city, saying they are set to coup close to R44 million through the tourism sector for the MTN8 final on Saturday.  The MTN8 final will be contested by defending champions and record winners Orlando Pirates against Mamelodi Sundowns...

Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Rulani Mokwena says he hopes the MTN8 final against Orlando Pirates will be a clean game of football. Pirates host Sundowns at Moses Mabhida for the opening domestic cup final of the 2023/24 season in a repeat of last season's semi-final. The Buccaneers went on to win...

Mamelodi Sundowns being beneficiaries of wrong refereeing calls this season is something Orlando Pirates assistant coach Mandla Ncikazi wants to be addressed. Ncikazi said he hopes that football will be the winner on the day on Saturday when Pirates face Sundowns in the final without any controversies. Ncikazi is suspended for...

Orlando Pirates forward Kermit Erasmus and head coach Jose Riveiro says their supporters will outnumber Mamelodi Sundowns ahead of an incredible spectacle in the MTN8 final at Moses Mabhida Stadium. The iconic 2010 FIFA World Cup venue, where Riveiro won his first title as Pirates coach in the same competition...

Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos has insisted that the level of the DStv Premiership, especially of Mamelodi Sundowns' closest rivals Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates, is hurting Masandawana in their strive to win the CAF Champions League. The Belgian tactician announced his 23-man squad to face Eswatini and Ivory Coast...