LIFE CHALLENGE CUP
1971: Kaizer Chiefs 2 Orlando Pirates 2 (after extra time)
Replay: Kaizer Chiefs 2 Orlando Pirates 1

1972: Kaizer Chiefs 4 Zulu Royals 1
1973 Orlando Pirates 5 Zulu Royals 2
1974 Orlando Pirates 1 Amazulu 0
1975 Orlando Pirates 2 Kaizer Chiefs 1 (After Extra Time)

BENSON & HEDGES TROPHY
1976 Kaizer Chiefs 1 Orlando Pirates 0
1977 Kaizer Chiefs 1 Orlando Pirates 0

MAINSTAY CUP
1978 Wits University 3 Kaizer Chiefs 2
1979 Kaizer Chiefs 3 Highlands Park FC 3 (aet)
Replay: Chiefs 2 Highlands 0
1980 Orlando Pirates 3 Moroka Swallows 2
1981 Kaizer Chiefs 1 Orlando Pirates 1 (aet)
Replay: Chiefs 3 Pirates 1
1982 Kaizer Chiefs 2 African Wanders 1
1983 Moroka Swallows 1 Witbank Black Aces 0
1984 Kaizer Chiefs 1 Orlando Pirates 0
1985 Bloemfontein Celtic 2 African Wanderers 1 (After Extra Time)
1986 Mamelodi Sundowns 1 Jomo Cosmos 0 (After Extra Time)
1987 Kaizer Chiefs 1 Amazulu 0

BOB SAVE SUPER BOWL
1988 Orlando Pirates 0 Kaizer Chiefs 0 (aet)
Replay: Orlando Pirates 2 Kaizer Chiefs 1
1989 Moroka Swallows 1 Mamelodi Sundowns 1 (aet)
Replay: Moroka Swallows 5 Mamelodi Sundowns 1
1990 Jomos Cosmos 1 Amazulu 0
1991 Moroka Swallows 2 Jomo Cosmos 1 (After Extra Time)
1992 Kaizer Chiefs 2 Jomo Cosmos 1 (aet)
1993 Witabank Aces 1 Kaizer Chiefs 0
1994 Vaal Professionals 1 QwaQwa Stars 0
1995 Cape Town Spurs 3 Pretoria City 2
1996 Orlando Pirates 1 Jomo Cosmos 0
1998 Mamelodi Sundowns 1 Orlando Pirates 1 (After Extra Time)
Replay: Mamelodi Sundowns 1 Orlando Pirates 1 (After Extra Time, Sundowns wins 6-5 on penalties)
1999 Supersport United 2 Kaizer Chiefs 1
2000 Kaizer Chiefs 1 Mamelodi Sundowns 0
2001 Santos 1 Mamelodi Sundowns 0
2002 No competition

ABSA CUP
2003 Santos 2 Ajax Cape Town 0
2004 Moroka Swallows 3 Manning Rangers 1
2005 Supersport United 1 Wits University 0
2006 Kaizer Chiefs 0 Orlando Pirates 0
(After Extra Time, Chiefs win 5-3 on penalties)
2007 Ajax Cape Town 2 Mamelodi Sundowns 0

NEDBANK CUP
2008 Mamelodi Sundowns 1 Mpumalanga Black Aces 0
2009 Moroka Swallows 1 University of Pretoria 0
2010 Bidvest Wits 3 Amazulu 0
2011 Orlando Pirates 3 Black Leopards 1
2012 Supersport United 2 Mamelod Sundowns 0
2013 Kaizer Chiefs 1 Supersport United 0
2014 Orlando Pirates 3 Bidvest Wits 1
2015 Mamelodi Sundowns 0 Ajax Cape Town 0
(aet, Sundowns win 4-3 on penalties)
2016 Supersport United 3 Orlando Pirates 2
2017 Supersport United 4 Orlando Pirates 1
2018 Maritzburg United 0 Free State Stars 1
2019 TS Galaxy 1 Kaizer Chiefs 0
2020 Bloemfontein Celtic 0 Mamelodi Sundowns 1
2021 Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila 1 Chippa United 0
2022 Mamelodi Sundowns 2 Marumo Gallants 1

The Limpopo-based side lost the first leg away 2-0. “Young Africans did their homework very well, they were sitting back knowing that they have speed to rely on counter attacks,” said Marumo Gallants coach Raymond Mdaka after the match.

Young Africans broke the deadlock on the stroke of half-time courtesy of Fiston Mayele after a mistake by Ayanda Nkili.

Twelve minutes after the interval, Gallants thought they had pulled one back when Ranga Chivaviro headed in Lesiba Nku’s cross only to be ruled offside.

The visitors doubled the lead midway through the first half when Kennedy Musonda converted Mayele’s cross. Chivaviro managed to score on the 90th minute but it was a little too late.

“In the first minutes I thought we were able to manage the game until we conceded after giving our way a ball possession,” added Mdaka.

“The second one was also on the counter attack where they relied on the speed of their striker [Mayele].

“They realised the weakness in our defence in terms of speed. Other than that, I thought our boys played well. We had a number of chances that we could not convert but well done to Yanga. But we have done well by reaching this point of the competition.”
By Zola Doda

Sundowns have only won one league match against Richards Bay since they were crowned league champions on Saturday, 1 April.

This Masandawana drew 2-2 against Amazulu after leading 2-0. “I think we really played well [against Amazulu] and we were just unfortunate to concede the two goals in the second half,” said Maboe.

“We have another big one coming up on Saturday [against Marumo Gallants] and we are turning our focus on that game.

“Marumo Gallants have been doing well in the Caf Confederation Cup and in the league – they are a very good team not be taken lightly. We just drew a game [against Amazulu] and now we want to redeem ourselves. We will do our own home work and analysis and see what they have to offer.”

The match between Sundowns and Marumo Gallants was scheduled for Saturday, 13 May before it was brought forward to Saturday, 6 May due to Caf inter-club commitments.

Sundowns will play against Wydad Casablanca in the Caf Champions League semi-final while Marumo Gallants will take on Young Africans in the Caf Confederation Cup.

“Their striker, Ranga Chivaviro, has been doing well,” adds Maboe. “Lucky Mohomi has been popping up everywhere with assists. [Celimpilo] Ngema has been one of their outstanding players throughout the season.

They have pretty much have a decent team but like I said, we will do our own homework and analysis. And we will be well prepared on Saturday.”

Orlando Pirates played to a disappointing 1-1 draw against Royal AM at Orlando Pirates. The Buccaneers were denied a goal scoring opportunity on the 17th minute when Kermit Erasmus’ shot was cleared off the goal line by Jabulani Ncobeni, who was starting his first game of the season.

Pirates took the lead eleven minutes into the second half when debutant, Relebohile Ratomo’s shot deflected off Elias Pelembe for an own goal.

Menzi Masuku made it 1-1 inside stoppage time to give to deny Orlando Pirates seventh consecutive win.

At Peter Mokaba Stadium, TS Galaxy’s Given Msimango stoppage time penalty denied Sekhukhune United three points. Chibuike Ohizu opened the scoring for the home side 18 minutes into the match.

Cape Town and Golden Arrows played to a 0-0 draw in the only match that failed to produce a goal.
In KZN, Chippa United came from 2-0 down to beat Richards Bay 3-2 in an entertaining match.

Richards Bay took a 2-0 lead thanks to Sakhile Hlongwa and Somila Ntsundwana’s goals. Etiosa Ighodaro made reduced the defeat before Aviwe Mqokozo scored a second half brace to secure three points for the visitors.

At Princess Magogo Stadium, Amazulu came from 2-0 to draw 2-2 with Mamelodi Sundowns. Bongani Zungu punished Usuthu defence when he scored the first goal of the match. Eight minutes after the interval, Peter Shalulile scored his 101 goal from Lebohang Maboe’s pass.

Former Mamelodi Sundowns defender, Ramahlwe Mphahlele made it 2-1 with a header denying Ronwen Williams a clean sheet. Junior Dion completed the comeback on the 84th minute with a well-taken strike to make the final score 2-2.

At Harry Gwala Stadium, Maritzburg United played to a 2-2 draw against Marumo Gallants in a relegation battle. Brandon Theron and Amadou Soukouna scored Maritzburg United’s goals with Ranga Chivaviro and Mpho Mvelase scoring for the visitors.

The fixture has been from Saturday, 13 May to Saturday, 6 May to allow both teams to prepare for Caf inter-club matches.

Sundowns has advanced to the semi-final of the Caf Champions League after eliminating CR Belouizdad in the quarter-final.

Sundowns will take on Wydad Casablanca in the semi-final with the first scheduled for Friday, 12 May.
Marumo Gallants eliminated Pyramids FC in the Caf Confederation Cup quarter-final and will play Young Africans in the semi-final first leg on Wednesday, 10 May.

Gallants finished top of Group A before they were drawn against Pyramids FC. During the first leg played at the 30 June Stadium, Babina Noko took a 53rd minute lead through Ranga Chivaviro.

And the home equalised on the 90th minute to set up a mouth-watering second leg clash on Sunday, 30 April.

“We wanted to win so that when we come back home [for the second leg], we can have an easy game and progress to the semi-final,” said Mdaka.

“But we only managed a draw and we think we should have won. Other than that, it looked to be a very good game. We expect more when we play against them.

We don’t have any injuries other than the issue of travelling which we have been managing very well. The players are still OK.”

Despite competing in the Caf Confederation Cup, Marumo Gallants is still fighting relegation in the DStv Premiership.

Three days after the Caf Confederation Cup match against Pyramids, they will take on Maritzburg United.

“We don’t have to put ourselves under pressure and come up with special plans for the match against Maritzburg United. We know it’s in our programme and fixture, we just have to work on our boys to remain positive and maintain the same character that we had.”
By Zola Doda

The home side dominated the first half but it was the visitors who almost scored against the run of play on the 42nd minute – Jammie Webber played a perfect cross for Gampani Lungu and the Supersport United forward was denied by the upright.

In the 78th minute Bradley Grobler’s came close from scoring when he failed to connect Patrick Maswanganyi’s cross.

With eight minutes remaining on the clock, Supersport United were awarded a penalty when Lungu’s shot was handled by Ismael Toure inside the box.

Grobler stepped up and ballooned the penalty kick over the bar. With a minute remaining the home side had an opportunity to win the match but Ricardo Goss made an excellent save to deny Letsie Koapeng.

“It was a difficult game because of their style play,” said Marumo Gallants coach Raymond Mdaka after the match.

“Supersport United are good on set pieces and they play long balls, they wanted to catch us on counter [attacks]. We had to cover a bigger distance because of those long balls.

“That didn’t allow us to keep the ball on the ground and play like we normally do. But we are happy with a point – the boys did well under difficult conditions. A point will make a difference, we will try and fight until the end of the season.”
By Zola Doda

The Limpopo-based side are now unbeaten in the last six league matches with the last defeat against Orlando Pirates in January.

Chippa United took the lead on the 34th minute when Etiosa Ighodaro headed home Siphelele Luthuli’s corner kick to make the score 1-0.

Five minutes into the second half the home side were awarded a penalty when Katlego Otladisa was brought down inside the box. Ranga Chivaviro stepped up and sent the goalkeeper the wrong way with a clinical finish.

Three minutes later, Gallants were awarded a second penalty when Monde Mphambaniso was brought down inside the box by Motome Mathiame. Chivaviro made it 2-1 with his second penalty of the night.

On the 70th minute, Chivaviro completed his hattrick to make the score 3-1.

“Credit to the boys, they worked hard. Coming back from 1-0 to win 3-1 it’s not a simple thing,” said Gallants coach Raymond Mdaka after the match.

“We are happy as a technical team with the character that the boys are showing. It was a do or die match.

“It was not a game that we could afford to lose and they [Chippa United], did not want to lose. In the second half, with the way we played, we could have scored the fourth goal.”

The two officials were in Libya as surety for unpaid debt following the team’s Caf Confederation Cup match against Al Akhdar on 19 March 2023.

The matter was resolved following meditation meeting which included the South African Football Association (SAFA), the Libyan embassy in South Africa, South Africa’s ambassador to Tunisia and other relevant officials.

After returning to South Africa, Marumo Gallants media, Matsena, said the issue took on him.
“Myself and Mr. Dlomo agreed not to resist – if they said, take a picture and smile, we would do that because we knew that they wanted create narrative that we were OK. We had to play along,” said Matsema.

“The guy [hotel owner] is very temperamental. When he asked: ‘did the chairman [Abram Sello] say anything about the payment’, when we said no – then we knew that day was not going to be nice.

“We were [staying] in a hotel but we didn’t have our freedom and that itself took a toll on us. I went nine solid days without sleeping. We arrived in South Africa last night and I still have the problem of not being able to sleep. But the chairman has arranged some professional help for and we will not be engaging in any football matters.”

By Zola Doda

The club media officer and physiotherapist were detained as surety for unpaid debt following the team’s Caf Confederation Cup match against Al Akhdar on 19 March 2023.

The agreement to release them comes after the mediation meeting held on Thursday.

According to the statement released by the club, “club management has confirmed that the travel documents for the two employees have been returned, and that both Matsena and Dlomo are ready for their much awaited return to their country and families”.

“They will be landing in Johannesburg over the course of the current long weekend.”

Marumo Gallants chairman Abram Sello Said: “We are immensely relieved that our staff will be returning home safely. They are anxious to get back home to their families and their lives here in South Africa. We would like to thank all parties that assisted us getting to this point.”
By Zola Doda