Kaizer Chiefs will be desperate to end their trophy drought, while Orlando Pirates will chase a historic achievement, when the Soweto derby rivals meet in the Nedbank Cup final, set for the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban on the afternoon of Saturday 10 May 2025.
Pirates defeated Kaizer Chiefs 2-1 at the FNB Stadium in last weekends Premiership clash, to complete a league double and continue their dominance over the gold half of Soweto the Buccaneers have won their last five successive matches against the Amakhosi.
And a repeat performance on Saturday in Durban would see Jose Riveiros side win the Nedbank Cup for a third successive season. This would match Pirates record of back-to-back-to-back National Cup title wins set 50 years ago when they won the 1973, 1974 and 1975 editions of the tournament, known as the Life Challenge Cup at the time.
Right now, this one matters and the next one the others from the past are a memory, so we continue, we are in sport and we continue evolving in the sport, we want to do more, said Pirates coach Jose Riveiro.
The record itself doesnt matter, but it matters that were not just happy going to a final, being there for a party and fireworks its nice to be there, but when its time to go, we go with the intention to be competitive, try to be better than the opponent and win.