The 2020 Nedbank Cup starts in all earnest

The 2020 Nedbank Cup will commenced on February 5, with Chippa United at home, taking on 2019 winners TX Galaxy at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium. Chippa United won 3-0, this evening, February 6 Ajax Cape Town vs TS Sporting at the Athlone stadium at 7.30pm.

The 2020 edition of one of Africa’s most coveted football competitions, the Nedbank Cup, has all 32 teams playing in the next few days.

Tickets for the round of 32 fixtures will start at R40 and R15 for children under 12.

In addition to the 24 clubs from the PSL professional structures, eight clubs from the SAFA amateur structures await an opportunity to make a name for themselves, six of which will be making their Nedbank Cup debut appearance.

The debutants are: Amavarara FC (Eastern Cape), Hungry Lions (Northern Cape), North West University (North West), Passion FC (Mpumalanga), Vaal University of Technology (Gauteng)and Zizwe United FC (Western Cape).

In the meantime, the two local-based PSL clubs Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates will make their appearance respectively on February 8 at FNB stadium at 6pm against the GladAfrica Championship side Royal Eagles and Wits at the Orlando stadium on February 9 at 3pm.

Runners-up Chiefs, who haven’t been playing over the last weekend due to a PSL fixture change, will want to make a statement of winning the Nedbank Cup in 2020.

“I did watch the club playing, and they have a few players of note,” said head coach Ernst Middendorp, “but it is upon us to set the tone. We will be consistent in the selection of the team and we will use our core players against them.”

Meanwhile, Eagles played on the weekend and earned a point away against the Real Kings in their championship fixture.

Tickets are sold for R40 at Ticketpro via www.ticketpros.co.za, selected Sasol garages, Jet, CNA, Edgars and SPAR supermarkets nationwide.

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