Two Southern sides in Last 8

TWO Southern sides will showcase their soccer skills when they meet their opposition in the Nedbank Cup Last 8.

Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates have both made it through to the quarters finals of this prestigious event. The Last 8 draw took place on Thursday March 27 to determine what team will play at home and against whom.

Nedbank Cup Last 8 phase promises more excitement with mouth-watering fixtures as the fans saw their teams edging within touching distance of the coveted R7 million first prize.

The draw comes after a thrilling round of 16 clashes, which saw African Warriors, Bloemfontein Celtic, Mamelodi Sundowns, Maritzburg United, Kaizer Chiefs, SuperSport United, Orlando Pirates and Bidvest Wits qualify for the quarterfinals.

PSL CEO, Brand de Villiers said: “We are looking forward to what we hope will be an exciting 2013/14 Nedbank Cup quarterfinal fixtures. I would also like to thank our sponsors, Nedbank, whose incentives this season have added an extra dimension to this competition.”

The tournament continues to live up to its reputation of providing a platform for rising stars to shine while producing spectacular goals, each goal worth R10 000 going towards a R1 million target to build a multi-purpose sports facility for schools in the country as part of the Goals4Goals campaign in partnership with the Sports Trust. To ensure that the target is achieved, the top goal scorer per round receives R10 000 for himself, as well as an additional R10 000 and a soccer kit for a school of his choice anywhere in South Africa.

Kaizer Chiefs will face SuperSport United at home, while Orlando Pirates will play Mamelodi Sundowns in an away fixture. African Warriors will play at home against Maritzburg United and Bloemfontein Celtic will be at home against Bidvest Wits.

For more information on what promises to be the greatest Nedbank Cup season yet, visit www.psl.co.za/ www.nedbankcup.co.za