Amakhosi: Home is where the Cup is

GAUTENG Kaizer Chiefs fans will have to travel to the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban on April 21 if they want to watch their beloved club take on Free State Stars live in the semifinal of the Nedbank Cup.

This after Amakhosi defeated Ea Lla Koto with Teenage Hadebe’s injury-time winner in a league game on Wednesday night in Bethlehem.

Chiefs have already played most of their Nedbank home fixtures away from home.

But you would have thought giving Gauteng fans a taste of this cup run was long overdue‚ especially because this would have been their last chance before the final in Cape Town.

Chiefs only played the opening round of the cup at home at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg on February 11‚ beating Golden Arrows 3-0.

The second semi sees Mamelodi Sundowns travel to Pietermaritzburg on Sunday April 22 to face Maritzbug United at the Harry Gwala Stadium.

The winners will meet in the final at the Cape Town Stadium on May 19 in what could prove to be a challenging schedule for Sundowns.

They also have a Caf Champions League away Group C fixture in Conakry against Horoya of Guinea either on May 15 or 16.

The finalised date of the Sundowns match is yet to be confirmed by Caf, but the PSL has already indicated that it will not be able to shift the cup final should Downs qualify, due to Fifa’s instruction that domestic seasons around the world must end by May 20 to give players headed to the World Cup in Russia enough to time to prepare. – TimesLIVE