TELKOM KNOCKOUT
Telkom Knockout: rivals, runaway victories and rare feats
Here are 10 talking points from the four games as the Soweto giants in particular seek some long overdue silverware
The Telkom Knockout returns to the domestic agenda this weekend with the quarterfinals set to be staged‚ three of them in KwaZulu-Natal. Baroka FC host Mamelodi Sundowns‚ Orlando Pirates travel to AmaZulu‚ Maritzburg United entertain holders Bidvest Wits and Kaizer Chiefs welcome SuperSport United. Here are 10 talking points from the four games as the Soweto giants in particular seek some long overdue silverware. Unbeaten: Mamelodi Sundowns have never lost to Baroka‚ with the closest the Limpopo team have come to a victory being a 2-2 draw in their maiden season in the Premiership in 2016/17. Goal-shy: Sundowns have managed to score more than one goal in a game on only one occasion in their last 11 matches. That was a 3-3 draw with AmaZulu in mid-September. Since then they have netted four goals in five games. On a run: Orlando Pirates are unbeaten in their last eight games in all competitions‚ their longest run without defeat in almost four years. Their last defeat was a 1-0 away l...
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