Orlando Pirates will be one of the first teams on show when the highly-anticipated 2024/25 season gets underway.
After two months of no competitive football in the domestic scene, the first batch of fixtures have been confirmed, with the Soweto Giants set to kick off their campaign with the defence of their MTN8 title.
The Buccaneers host Gauteng rivals SuperSport United at Orlando Stadium in the first quarter-final taking place on Saturday, 3 August. It will be the two sides’ first meeting in the competition since the 2018 edition when the Buccaneers bowed out in the first hurdle after going down in the penalty shootout, following a thrilling encounter that ended at two goals apiece.
Pirates have since gone on to triumph in the tournament a further three times, bagging back-to-back titles in 2023 and 2024 to take their overall tally in Top-Eight football to 12. They remain the most successful team in the MTN8 era, having tasted success a record five times.
Now in search of their 13th title overall, the Buccaneers meet Matsatsansa first up, with the Tshwane outfit looking to claim the coveted piece of silverware for the fourth time. The fixture is scheduled to kick off at 18:00.
