MTN8

Have we ever had so much football in one month? Orlando Pirates face Royal AM in the MTN8 in what is their 7th game in August.

Cape Town City and AmaZulu meet for the second time this season, with a spot in the MTN8 semi-finals up grabs on Saturday afternoon.

In a contrasting tale, AmaZulu have enjoted good start to the season, but lost for the first time after narrowly going down 1-0 against Golden Arrows on Wednesday evening. The Citizens had a slow start in the league but finally secured their first win at the sixth attempt after beating Kaizer Chiefs 2-0 on Tuesday evening at the DHL Stadium. Cape Town City and AmaZulu meet for the second time this season, with a spot in the MTN8 semi-finals up grabs on Saturday afternoon.

Eric Tinkler still believes his Cape Town City side could have beaten Brandon Truter's AmaZulu in their DStv Premiership match a few weeks.

“For us we have to refocus quickly. “It is a difficult one to go into especially on the back of our recent result,” said Truter. “It is not going to be an easy game, but now the win against Chiefs came at the right time.

GOAL takes a look at how Orlando Pirates could start against Royal AM in an MTN8 match on Saturday.

There's no doubt that the Royal AM versus Orlando Pirates clash on Saturday night is the peak of the MTN8 first-round fixtures.

It was also the only piece of silverware in South Africa for their German coach Josef Zinnbauer, who resigned a few days after they were knocked out of the 2021 MTN8 at the quarterfinal stage by Swallows FC. The first was a 1-1 stalemate in Soweto before they played to a thrilling 2-2 draw in the return league clash in Durban. That fixture was also played in Durban and Pirates claimed a 1-0 win, thanks to a goal from Deon Hotto.

Royal AM will be looking to mark their debut appearance in the MTN8 with a win over Orlando Pirates at the Chatsworth Stadium on Saturday.

Follow all of the live action from tonight's crunch MTN8 quarterfinal clash between Orlando Pirates and Royal AM below!

When you have the ball Orlando Pirates don’t face attacks. I have to go much deeper, and I do.” the Orlando Pirates coach told “And I can recognise the progression. Follow all of the live action from this evening’s crunch MTN8 quarterfinal clash below. “how difficult it is for opponents to get a single scoring chance against us. “We are solid in the transitions and the guys are building the confidence and trust, and getting used to playing together.”

A spot in the MTN8 semi-finals will be at stake when Orlando Pirates travel to the Chatsworth Stadium to face Royal AM this evening.

Royal AM, on the other hand, are competing in this tournament for the first time after they finished third in the DStv Premiership table last term. Pirates enter the cup weekend on top of the DStv Premiership table after they edged Marumo Gallants 1-0 on Wednesday evening. A spot in the MTN8 semi-finals will be at stake when Orlando Pirates travel to the Chatsworth Stadium to face Royal AM this evening.

Usuthu made three changes from their defeat to Golden Arrows, as Bonginkosi Ntuli, Keagan Buchanan and Abbubaker Mobara were recalled while City were unchanged ...

It took some time before the game got to life again as Kajally Drammeh had the best chance for City on 15 minutes of extra-time in the box but fired his shot just wide after a cross by Gonzalez. City squandered a couple of opportunities to net the winner in the closing stages and Usuthu, playing on counter-attacks nearly stole victory in the dying minutes after Kwem had a another slick turn in the box but his thumping shot was brilliantly saved by shot-stopper Darren Keet, sending the game to extra-time. Eric Tinkler's charges increased the intensity of their attacks towards the end of the first stanza as Mayo had a big chance after a through ball by Taahir Goedeman found him unmarked in the box but his curling shot missed the top corner by a whisker.

A late sucker punch by veteran striker Lehlohonolo Majoro helped AmaZulu FC book their spot in the MTN8 semifinals as they knocked out Cape Town City 2-1 ...

Exciting young forward Khanyisa Mayo had equalised for City late in the first half of the clash. Before Saturday, the Citizens had performed very well in the tournament in the past few seasons, having won it in 2018 and finishing as runners-up in 2017 and last year when they lost to Mamelodi Sundowns. A late sucker punch by veteran striker Lehlohonolo Majoro helped AmaZulu FC book their spot in the MTN8 semifinals as they knocked out Cape Town City 2-1 after 120 minutes at Athlone Stadium in Cape Town on Saturday.

Orlando Pirates lead Royal AM 1-0 at halftime of their DStv Premiership clash at the Chatsworth S...

Royal AM had the attacking momentum in the closing stages and Thabo Matlaba came close to snatching the equaliser in the last 12 minutes with a cracking shot from outside the box that sailed slightly over the crossbar. Royal AM had a big chance to level matters a couple of minutes later after a deflection fell on the path of Sera Motebang clear on goal in the box but he guided his shot over the crossbar. The Buccaneers had the perfect start after Vincent Pule opened the scoring in the first three minutes with a well drilled left-footed strike into the bottom corner after Royal AM failed to clear.

A late sucker punch by veteran striker Lehlohonolo Majoro helped AmaZulu FC book their spot in the MTN8 semifinals as they knocked out Cape Town City 2-1 ...

Exciting young forward Khanyisa Mayo had equalised for City late in the first half of the clash. Majoro, who was introduced in the second half of extra time, hadn’t scored a goal for Usuthu since December last year. Augustine Kwem scored early in the first half while Majoro scored deep into the second half of extra time to send Usuthu through.

Orlando Pirates advanced to the semi-finals of the MTN8 after an impressive quarter-final victory over Royal AM in Chatsworth on Saturday.

The hosts would’ve felt a slight change of fortune as another mix-up left Pule face to face with Ricardo Nascimento. Vincent Pule was most alert as he pounced on a loose ball after miscommunication at the back from the hosts. For Royal AM, it was a matter of kicking on from their victory in the previous match and Andre De Jong, together with Motebang Sera, looked to pose a threat for Thwihli Thwahla up front.

Veteran striker Lehlohonolo Majoro scored an extra-time winner as AmaZulu beat Cape Town City in their MTN8 quarter-final in the Mother City on Saturday.

AmaZulu travel to the FNB Stadium to play against Kaizer Chiefs. Keet could only parry the ball into the path of Majoro who tucked home from close range. The Malawian attacker forced a save from Keet with a late burst of energy.

Kaizer Chiefs coach Arthur Zwane may have to juggle his squad around when Amakhosi visit Stellenbosch FC in their MTN8 quarterfinal on Sunday, ...

That’s the right way to do it.” “At some point we wanted to rest Keagan [Dolly] and Khama [Billiat] but it was always going to be difficult because those are two of our key players. “The other guys are out because we’re still waiting for their work permits.