Will the pirates be able to fend off the killers of the Nedbank Cup giants?



The Orlando Pirates’ reward for beating the Venda Football Academy in the Nedbank Cup Round of 16 was to face a surprise team this season’s competition, the Dondol Stars Football Club.

The Tshwane side of ABC’s third Motsepe League beat top division SuperSport United and AmaZulu en route to the quarter-finals and will now be looking to beat the top team as Buccaneers We hope to continue our good season in the knockout competition.

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José Riveiro’s team have already won MTN8 this season and are looking to make a cup double out of this.

On this week’s Ballz to the Wall podcast, Phakaaathi editor Jonty Mark, along with football columnists Sibongiseni Gumbi and Chepo Ntsoelengoe, discuss the impressive run done by the Dondol Stars and see if they think the Pirates will also be killed by the Goliaths of the competition.

Kaiser Chiefs

The team also discusses the Kaizer Chiefs, who also made it to the quarter-finals, and take a look at their last eight encounters with Royal AM.

And then there’s the Sundowns, a team that’s already scored ten goals this week, beating Al Ahly in the Caf Champions League and beating Royal AM in the DStv Premier League.

How much pressure is being placed on the Sundowns to win the Champions League this season as they aim for a sixth consecutive Premier League title?

You can listen to the latest Ballz to the Wall podcast right here: