Fair? Moses Mabhida Stadium to host MTN8 final – AGAIN!

The Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban will play host - for the seventh time in the last decade - to the final of this season's MTN8 tournament.

Sep 30, 2022 - 21:51
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Fair? Moses Mabhida Stadium to host MTN8 final – AGAIN!

The Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban will play host – for the seventh time in the last decade – to the final of this season’s MTN8 tournament.

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The match will be held on Saturday, 5 November with the kick-off time to be confirmed.

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MTN8 FINALS SINCE 2012

  • 2012: SuperSport United 1-2 Moroka Swallows, Orlando Stadium
  • 2013: Orlando Pirates (1) 1-1 (3) Platinum Stars, Moses Mabhida Stadium
  • 2014: Kaizer Chiefs 1-0 Orlando Pirates, Moses Mabhida Stadium
  • 2015: Ajax Cape Town 1-0 Kaizer Chiefs, Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
  • 2016: Bidvest Wits 3-0 Mamelodi Sundowns, Mbombela Stadium
  • 2017: Mamelodi Sundowns (4) 1-1 (2) Cape Town City, Moses Mabhida Stadium
  • 2018: SuperSport United (1) 1-1 (4) Cape Town City, Moses Mabhida Stadium
  • 2019: Highlands Park 0-1 SuperSport United, Orlando Stadium
  • 2020: Bloemfontein Celtic 1-2 Orlando Pirates, Moses Mabhida Stadium
  • 2021: Cape Town City (2) 1-1 (3) Mamelodi Sundowns, Moses Mabhida Stadium
  • 2022: TBC v TBC, Moses Mabhida Stadium

Moses Mabhida Stadium has been the PSL’s ‘go-to’ venue to stage finals of cup competitions. 

The 55 000-seater venue has also hosted the Nedbank Cup final on four occasions in the past 10 years – more than any other stadium in Mzansi.

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Meanwhile, this weekend will see the first legs of the two semi-finals.

On Saturday, 1 October, Orlando Pirates will host defending champions Mamelodi Sundowns at the Orlando Stadium, while on Sunday, 2 October Kaizer Chiefs will welcome AmaZulu to the FNB Stadium.

Winner will walk away R8 million richer

Both matches will kick off at 15:30 – and be covered LIVE on The South African website.

The second legs will take place on the weekend of 22/23 October.

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The overall winner will walk away R8 million richer while the other seven teams will pocket R800 000.

The MTN8 as we know it to date has been in existence since 2008.

Prior to that – between 2003 and 2007 – it was known as the SAA Super 8 and it started off as the BP Top 8 from the inaugural season in 1972 until 2002.

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Kaizer Chiefs have been crowned champions a record 15 times (but not since 2014), while Orlando Pirates have won on 10 occasions, most recently in 2022.

Mamelodi Sundowns’ name appears four times on the trophy while AmaZulu are still looking for their first MTN8 title – in any format.

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SEMI-FINAL MATCH DETAILS

Saturday, 1 October: Orlando Pirates v Mamelodi Sundowns, Orlando Stadium – 15:30

Sunday, 2 October: Kaizer Chiefs v AmaZulu, FNB Stadium – 15:30

Saturday, 22 October: Mamelodi Sundowns v Orlando Pirates, Peter Mokaba Stadium – 15:30

Sunday, 23 October: AmaZulu v Kaizer Chiefs, Moses Mabhida Stadium – 15:30

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