MTN8: Everything you need to know as Kaizer Chiefs seek revenge

The MTN8 kicks off another top-flight South African football season and it’s not far off now. Here’s all you need to know with Kaizer Chiefs looking to avenge some of last season’s pain.

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The MTN8 is the season’s first knockout competition, pitting last season’s top-half finishers in the DStv Premiership last term. Title winners Sundowns face 8th-placed Swallows, runners-up Orlando Pirates face 7th-placed Sekhukhune and so on and so forth.

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FIXTURES AND PRIZE MONEY

• Mamelodi Sundowns vs Swallows
• Orlando Pirates vs Sekhukhune
• SuperSport United vs Stellenbosch
• Cape Town City vs Kaizer Chiefs

As of 2020, the winner pockets R8 million in prize money.

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KAIZER CHIEFS OUT FOR REVENGE

The Glamour Boys surrendered 4th place on the final day of 2022-23 with a defeat to Cape Town City. Now, they’ll be eager to atone for that disappointment by making an early statement with their new-look side. They’ve also recruited Mduduzi Mdantsane from the Citizens, who will be fired up against his former employers. The technically gifted left-footer can slot into a variety of formations and should be able to interchange seamlessly with fit-again Nkosingiphile Ngcobo behind the prolific Ranga Chivaviro. A clash in the Mother City should be a good acid-test.

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NTSEKI IN THE HOT-SEAT

How will Molefi Ntseki fare in his first competitive match at the helm of the mighty Kaizer Chiefs? Silly season continues to drag on for an eternity but we’ll be here when the real business of football returns. As soon as dates for these clashes are confirmed, you’ll be the first to know.