MTN8 Final: Interesting facts and figures ahead of Pirates and AmaZulu battle
Ahead of Orlando Pirates and AmaZulu’s battle in the MTN8 final on Saturday, City Press picks 10 interesting things in the contest for the R8 million winner-takes-all fixture at the Moses Mabhida Stadium. Orlando Pirates and AmaZulu are meeting in the MTN8 for the first time in 28 years and in the first cup final in 48 years.
4. There have been surprisingly few cup clashes down the years with only five since 1985. They were as follows:1994: BP Top 8 third place - AmaZulu 1-2 Pirates 2021/22: Nedbank Cup Last 32 - Pirates 1-0 AmaZulu That means AmaZulu’s last cup win over Pirates was 32 years ago when Owen Nzimande scored the only goal in the Bob Save semifinals.Pirates are appearing in their second MTN8 final in three years, after defeating Bloemfontein Celtic 2-1 in the 2020 decider. On that occasion, they had to come from behind and secured the victory thanks to goals from Deon Hotto and Thembinkosi Lorch.The Buccaneers have been to 16 finals in the top eight competition in all, winning 10 of those.
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