Relegated Polokwane City, now a GladAfrica Championship team, and Steenberg United will kick off the Nedbank Cup on 3 February when they lock horns at Peter Mokaba Stadium at 3pm.
This follows an announcement of the Premier Soccer League in which it revealed the dates, venues and kick-off times for the opening round of the competition. The #NedbankCup2021 last 32 fixtures will kick off with this game with the last fixture being played on 8 February.
The Polokwane City/Steenberg clash will be followed later in the day by champions Mamelodi Sundowns who will start the defence of their trophy by welcoming Stellenbosch FC to their home ground Loftus Versveld Stadium.
On the following day, new boys of the GladAfrica Championship Bizana Pondo Chiefs will make their Nedbank Cup last 32 debut when they host Cape Town All Stars, while Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila and three-time champions, SuperSport United clash in Thohoyandou on the same day.
On 5 February, Pretoria Callies and Royal AM, both of the GladAfrica Championship, will trade blows in the early kick-off followed by a showdown between 2018 finalists Maritzburg United and promising newcomers Sekhukhune United.
There will be five fixtures on the afternoon of 6 February which will be headlined by the much anticipated eThekwini derby between Lamontville Golden Arrows and AmaZulu FC. Also on display on Saturday will be a face-off between Cape Town City and 2020 finalists Bloemfontein Celtic.
Four fixtures are scheduled for 7 February which will be headlined by Jomo Cosmos at home to DStv Premiership strugglers Black Leopards, while 2018 champions Free State Stars travel to Nelson Mandela Bay to face Chippa United.
The last fixture of the round of 32 is on 8 February, which will see Baroka FC and Cape Town Spurs fighting for the last remaining spot in the last 16 round of the tournament.
