Benson Legwai

The Carling Knockout Cup has reached the semi-final stage of the tournament, the last four teams will battle for a spot in the final. The weekend round of fixtures will start off with the first semi-final when Richards Bay will be hosting Stellenbosch FC on Saturday afternoon. It will conclude on Sunday when Amazulu goes head to head with TS Galaxy. A spot in the Carling Knockout Cup final is up for grabs, the plan is clear for all the four teams but the execution will decide the finalists.

Bafana Bafana will be facing off against Rwanda on Tuesday afternoon at Huye stadium in Rwanda. Bafana goes into their first away match of the qualifiers at the back of a 2-1 home win over Benin, the only victory in the first round of fixtures in group C. As reported on Bafana Bafana website, the team was scheduled to depart for Rwanda at 15:30 on Sunday afternoon. A slow start in Group C hands Bafana a well weighted chance to build some early ground with a win over the hosts Rwanda.

Orlando Pirates went into the Soweto derby on Saturday afternoon at FNB Stadium with a negative recent record against their arch rivals Kaizer Chiefs, it was a run of 5 winless league matches stretching back to 2021. It was an opportunity for the current crop of players to end Chiefs’ dominance. The Buccaneers aimed at improving on their recent Soweto derby record by beating Kaizer Chiefs, a proven menace to Pirates in league games.