Reaching the last eight of a cup competition comprising of 32 teams is no child’s play. More so considering this is the Nedbank Cup we are talking about, long heralded as South Africa’s version of the FA Cup. It is a tournament where teams from the second and third tiers are pitted against the big boys of domestic football, a banana skin is always lurking on the horizon. Ask Kaizer Chiefs. Mzansi’s erstwhile cup kings were booted out of this year’s edition by no less a side than Milford FC, who were founded in 2012, a mere three years before Amakhosi last tasted cup glory, and who now find themselves in a relegation dogfight in the Motsepe Foundation Championship. University of Pretoria are the last non-topflight outfit still fighting the good fight but will be up against it facing Mamelodi Sundowns. Stellenbosch FC at home against SuperSport United should be a cracker, while the prospect of seeing one of TS Galaxy and Chippa United in the semifinals is an interesting one. Can AmaZulu FC pull off what would be considered an upset against defending champions Orlando Pirates? Soccer Laduma’s Masebe Qina brings you this preview...
University of Pretoria v Mamelodi Sundowns
12 April, Lucas Moripe Stadium, 19h00
