Four thrilling matches in one day

Premier Soccer League joint table toppers, SuperSport United and Bidvest Wits, avoided each other in the semi-finals of the Mpumalanga Spectacular Cup (MSC) set to take place at Mbombela Stadium on Saturday.
SuperSport, which top the log with 25 points after 14 games, have been pitted against Mbombela United while Wits, also with 25 points after 14 games, will play PSL rock-bottom Baroka FC.
The first semi-final of the second edition of the MSC will be between Wits against Baroka at 09:00.

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Wits have been in a mid-season camp at Ingwenyama Conference & Sports Resort since Monday.
The second semi-final will be between SuperSport against Mbombela at 12:00.
The winners in these matches will face each other in the final at 18:00 while the losers will battle for third and fourth place at 16:00.

Mthuthuzeli Qamba of Mbombela Stadium management said gates will open at 07:00.
“These are high-profile games. We urge soccer lovers to buy their tickets in time. It is rare that soccer lovers can enjoy four games in one day at a low price,” said Qamba.

Both Mbombela and Baroka’s new coaches, Ashwin Sutton (Mbombela) and Jacob “Cellular” Sakala (Baroka) will use the tournament to focus on fitness and match readiness.
Baroka, which are 16th in the PSL, recently enlisted the services of Sakala to lead the team until the end of the season and have also made a number  of signings.
Bagaka as Baroka are known, have been the busiest team in the transfer market so far and have already signed seven new players.
Sutton is also expected to give newly signed midfielder, Vuyisile Ntombayithethi, a run during the tournament.
Qamba said that Mbombela players will be at Mbombela Plaza taxi rank today from 15:00.
“We will give away complimentary tickets to lucky supporters. We will also be selling tickets at the taxi rank,” he added.
Tickets for the games are available at Computicket at a cost of R40 for adults and R20 for kids under the age of 12.