The Premier Soccer League has confirmed the dates, venues and times for the round of 32 of the Nedbank Cup, seven days after the draw was conducted in Johannesburg.
Orlando Pirates come in as defending champions, and are faced with a tricky fixture against Richards Bay, who knocked the Soweto giants out of last season's Carling Knockout.
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The clash will take place on Sunday, 26 January, at King Zwelithini Stadium at 15:00.
Meanwhile, last year's runners-up Mamelodi Sundowns have what appears an easy outing against third-tier Sibanye Golden Stars, which will be played on Saturday, 25 January, at Loftus Versfeld at 18:00.
The last of the Big Three, Kaizer Chiefs, will be up against little-known Free Agents FC, also on Sunday, 26 January, at 18:00.
The Nedbank Cup carries a prize money of R7 million and is famed for penchant for producing classic David v Goliath clashes, with TS Galaxy, back then a second-tier outfit, claiming the honours back in 2019, beating the Mighty Amakhosi via a last-gasp Zakhele Lepasa penalty in the final.
Whether Jose Riveiro will continue with his tradition of winning two domestic cup competitions a season since arriving at The Buccaneers at the start of the 2022/23 season, having already bagged the MTN8, remains to be seen.
FULL LIST OF FIXTURES:
FRIDAY, 24 JANUARY 2025
PRETORIA CALLIES VS MARUMO GALLANTS, LUCAS MORIPE STADIUM 19H00
SATURDAY, 25 JANUARY 2025
GOLDEN ARROWS VS CHIPPA UNITED HAMMARSDALE STADIUM 15H00
UMVOTI FC VS BAROKA FC HARRY GWALA STADIUM 15H00
VENDA FC VS CAPE TOWN SPURS THOHOYANDOU STADIUM 15H00
LERUMO LIONS VS DURBAN CITY FC OLYMPIA PARK STADIUM 15H00
MAMELODI SUNDOWNS VS SIBANYE GOLDEN STARS LOFTUS VERSVELD STADIUM 18H00
SUNDAY, 26 JANUARY 2025
RICHARDS BAY FC VS ORLANDO PIRATES KING ZWELITHINI STADIUM 15H00
MPHENI HOME DEFENDERS VS HUNGRY LIONS FC THOHOYANDOU STADIUM 15H00
POLOKWANE CITY FC VS THE BEES FC OLD PETER MOKABA STADIUM 15H00
KAIZER CHIEFS VS FREE AGENTS FC FNB STADIUM 18H00
MONDAY, 27 JANUARY 2025
ROYAL AM VS MILFORD FC HARRY GWALA STADIUM 19H00
SEKHUKHUNE UNITED VS CAPE TOWN CITY OLD PETER MOKABA STADIUM 19H00
DATE: TUESDAY, 28 JANUARY 2025
AMAZULU FC VS MIGHTY EAGLES KING ZWELITHINI STADIUM 19H00
STELLENBOSCH FC VS KRUGER UNITED DANIE CRAVEN STADIUM 19H00
MAGESI FC VS SUPERSPORT UNITED OLD PETER MOKABA STADIUM 19H00
WEDNESDAY, 29 JANUARY 2025
TS GALAXY FC VS CR VASCO DA GAMA MBOMBELA STADIUM 19H00