Sundowns, SuperSport headline Nedbank Cup clash


2019/20 Nedbank Cup

Last 32 

South Africa  
6-11 February 2020
 
Mamelodi Sundowns are set to face off with their Tshwane rivals SuperSport United in the 2019/20 Nedbank Cup Last 32 clash.
 
Bradley Grobler in action for SuperSport.
 
The match will take place at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria on Saturday, February 8.
 
Sundowns are looking to go all the way and win the competition for the fifth time having won it in 1986, 1998, 2008 and 2015.
 
While SuperSport will be hoping to overcome the defending Absa Premiership champions and go on to lift the Nedbank Cup for the sixth time. 

Meanwhile, former champions Orlando Pirates will lock horns with Bidvest Wits on Sunday, February 9.

The match is set to be played at the Mecca of South African football, Orlando Stadium in Johannesburg.
 
Josef  Zinnbauer - Pirates coach
 
Pirates are one of the most successful teams in the history of the competition having won it eight times and the last time they clinched the title was in 2014. 
 
On the other hand, Wits are eager to overcome their Gauteng rivals and go on to clinch their third title having won it twice in 1978 and 2010.
 
Josef  Zinnbauer, the Pirates coach, is wary of Wits, but he has made it clear that his side will treat the game like a final.

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“Wits are a very big and good team. They have big players, who are experienced. We have to work hard in order to win this game. But the chance is there (to win),” Zinnbauer said.

“We have a good sense of self-confidence, so we’ll continue next week with the same things that we’ve been
doing. And, I am happy that we’ll have this game. It’s a cup game that we’ll treat like a final.”

Lebogang Manyama in action for Chiefs
 
Lastly, GladAfrica Championship side Royal Eagles will be away to former champions Kaizer Chiefs on Saturday, February 8.

The encounter is scheduled to take place at the 2010 FIFA World Cup final venue, FNB Stadium in Johannesburg.
 
Chiefs are record 13-time Nedbank Cup champions and they are seeking redemption having been defeated in last season's final. 

Their visitors, Eagles are looking to cause an upset and go on to emulate their GladAfrica Championship rivals TS Galaxy, who won last season's Nedbank Cup.
 

Top Matches Head-to-Head


Sundowns v SuperSport (Last Five Competitive Matches)
Matches - 5
Sundowns wins - 2
SuperSport wins - 1
Draws - 2

Pirates v Wits (Last Five Competitive Matches)
Matches - 5
Pirates wins - 2
Wits wins - 3
Draws - 0

Chiefs v Eagles (Last Five Competitive Matches)
Matches - 0
Chiefs wins - 0
Eagles wins - 0
Draws - 0

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Published: 02/05/2020