Kaizer Chiefs assistant coach Cedric Kaze has likened the team’s season to “pregnancy” ahead of the Nedbank Cup final against Orlando Pirates. Amakhosi will clash against their archrivals, the Buccaneers, at the Moses Mabhida Stadium on Saturday, with kickoff at 15h30. Chiefs have not won a major trophy in 10 years, and the Burundian has called on the club’s supporters to rally behind the team in Durban to ensure they deliver this time around. “We understand the frustrations of the…

Frustrated football fans across South Africa are demanding answers after battling to buy tickets for the Nedbank Cup Final. The final between Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates at the 56,000-seat Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban is scheduled for 10 May at 15H30. The tickets went on sale on Monday morning, and as expected, the demand was huge despite the cost of R150 per ticket. However, the ticketing system has more often than not crashed, and fans have been unable to…

Orlando Pirates are 12 points behind leaders Mamelodi Sundowns in the Betway Premiership, but Bucs defender Innocent Maela has insisted it’s not over yet. If Pirates win their remaining seven matches, they’ll reach 67 points, but Sundowns are in the driving seat, and if they win their five matches, they get to 73 points. The Buccaneers cannot afford another slip-up after their 1-0 defeat to Sekhukhune United in midweek. Pirates face sworn enemies Kaizer Chiefs at FNB Stadium on Saturday…

Orlando Pirates coach Jose Riveiro is gutted after the Buccaneers were knocked out of the CAF Champions League. The 3-2 defeat to Egyptian outfit Pyramids in Cairo on Friday was Pirates’s first loss in this season’s tournament, in over ten games, but it came in the semi-finals and dented their hopes of reaching the final. If Pirates went through, it could have set up an all-South African final against Mamelodi Sundowns, for the first time in the history of the…

The Soweto Derby has been sold out for the umpteenth time. Kaizer Chiefs will host nemesis Orlando Pirates at FNB Stadium on 3 May in a league fixture. “The Soweto Derby scheduled for the 03rd of May 2025 at FNB Stadium is now SOLD OUT!!!!,” announced Kaizer Chiefs on Thursday evening. FNB Stadium has a capacity of approximately 94,000, but usually sells around 87,000 tickets for safety reasons. Stadium Management South Africa (SMSA), which manages FNB Stadium, will be under…

Orlando Pirates are R1.3 million poorer after breaking rules of the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The Buccaneers have copped a fine of R1.3 million from Africa’s football authority, owing to how things unfolded from their CAF Champions League clash against Algerian side MC Alger on 9 April at Orlando Stadium. “The CAF Disciplinary Board charged Orlando Pirates with misconduct and failure to organize adequate security in the CAF Champions League fixture against MC Alger (9 April, 2025),” reads a…

Orlando Pirates will have to contend with Pyramids striker Fiston Mayele, who will be available for their CAF Champions League semifinal clash this weekend. The two sides meet at the FNB Stadium on Saturday (18H00) in the first leg, and initial reports had suggested Mayele could be having trouble securing his visa to travel to South Africa from Egypt. In December 2023, Mayele failed to make the trip due to visa issues as Pyramids travelled to face Mamelodi Sundowns in…

It’s official, Orlando Pirates will face Pyramids at the FNB Stadium on Saturday, 19 April, with kick-off set for 18:00. The two sides meet in the first leg of their semifinal encounter, before Pyramids host the second leg a week later. Pirates had to seek other alternatives as their traditional home, Orlando Stadium, will be hosting the Grace Bible Church from 18 – 20 April. The return leg is scheduled for the following Friday evening, 25 April, in Cairo at…

Durban’s Moses Mabhida Stadium has been picked to host this year’s Nedbank Cup final. In what is expected to be a thrilling final, Kaizer Chiefs will meet archrivals Orlando Pirates on 10 May. Chiefs edged Mamelodi Sundowns 2-1 on Sunday, 13 April, at Loftus Stadium in Pretoria to reach the final. Earlier in the day, Pirates registered a 1-0 win over Marumo Gallants in Orlando, Soweto. Amakhosi’s trophy cabinet at Naturena has been gathering dust for a decade, and reaching…

Orlando Pirates are the only team yet to suffer a defeat in the 2024/25 CAF Champions League, and now in the last four, the Buccaneers are within touching distance. From the earlier rounds to the knockout stage, Jose Riveiro’s men have registered eight wins and four draws. One win that left a lasting impression was when they saw off the reigning champions Al Ahly 2-1 in Egypt in the group stage. Pirates will play Egyptian club Pyramids FC in the…