Wits and Pirates tipped to topple Sundowns
AS THE new Absa Premiership season season draws near, our soccer writers look into their crystal balls to forecast what is going to transpire.
Their predictions are for the following nine categories: 1 League champions, 2 Relegated team, 3 MTN 8 winners, 4 Telkom Knockout champions, 5 Nedbank Cup winners; 6 Absa Premiership Player of the Season, 7 Top Scorer, 8 Coach of the Season and 9 Young Player of the Season (under 21).
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Mbongiseni Buthelezi – Isolezwe (mbongiseni.buthelezi@inl.co.za) 1 Bidvest Wits 2 Free State Stars 3 Mamelodi Sundowns 4 Kaizer Chiefs 5 SuperSport United 6 Keagan Dolly 7 Thobani (Polokwane City) 8 Gavin Hunt 9 Phakamani Mahlambi (Bidvest Wits) Mncwango
Kamlesh Gosai – The Mercury, (kamlesh.gosai@inl.co.za) 1 Bidvest Wits 2 Free State Stars 3 Kaizer Chiefs 4 SuperSport United 5 Chippa United 6 Thabo Rakhale (Orlando Pirates)
7 Lehlohonolo Majoro (Cape Town City)
8 Gavin Hunt (SuperSport United) 9 Kobamelo Kodisang (Platinum Stars)
Mazola Molefe (@superjourno) 1 Bidvest Wits 2 Baroka FC 3 Mamelodi Sundowns 4 Orlando Pirates 5 Kaizer Chiefs 6 Daine Klate (Wits) 7 Jeremy Brockie (SuperSport United) 8 Gavin Hunt (Wits) 9. Phakamani Mahlambi (Wits) – The Star
Njabulo Ngidi Star (@NjabuloN)
1 Mamelodi Sundowns - Saturday 2 Polokwane City 3 Mamelodi Sundowns 4 SuperSport United 5 Orlando Pirates 6 Keagan Dolly (Sundowns) 7 Jeremy Brockie (SuperSport United)
8 Pitso Mosimane downs)
9 Phakamani Mahlambi (Wits) (Sun-
Carl Peters (@CnlPeters) 1 Orlando Pirates 2 Free State Stars 3 Kaizer Chiefs 4 Mamelodi Sundowns 5 Bidvest Wits 6 Keagan Dolly (Sundowns) - Daily News,
7 Jeremy Brockie (SuperSport United) 8 Muhsin Ertugral 9 Jody February (Ajax Cape Town)
Mohau Ramashidja Star (@Mohau_Ra) 1 Mamelodi Sundowns 2 Maritzburg United 3 SuperSport United 4 SuperSport 5 Sundowns 6 Keagan Dolly (Sundowns) 7 Jeremy Brockie (SuperSport)
8 Stuart Baxter Sport)
9 Phakamani Mahlambi (Bidvest Wits) – The (Super-
Hosea Ramphekwa toria News (@hosear8) 1 Mamelodi Sundowns 2 Polokwane City 3 Kaizer Chiefs 4 Bidvest Wits 5 SuperSport United 6 Khama Billiat (Sundowns) 7 Gabadinho Mhango (Wits) 8 Pitso Mosimane 9 Gift Links (Platinum Stars) – Pre-
Rodney Reiners Argus (@Reinerss11) 1 Orlando Pirates 2 Baroka FC 3 Bidvest Wits 4 SuperSport United 5 Ajax Cape Town 6 Khama Billiat (Mamelodi Sundowns)
7 Jeremie Brockie (SuperSport) 8 Muhsin Ertugral (Pirates) 9 Morne Nel (SuperSport, if he doesn’t sign for an overseas club) – Cape