Mosa Lebusa and Malibongwe Khoza © Gallo Photographs
Mamelodi Sundowns edged nearer to clinching the 2024-25 Betway Premiership title as Kaizer Chiefs’ woes continued within the native high flight.
Targets from Iqraam Rayners and Tashreeq Matthews earned Sundowns a snug 2-0 victory over relegation-threatened Cape City Metropolis within the Mom Metropolis on Saturday.
Due to this fact, Masandawana maintained their 12-point lead on the high of the standings, and so they now want two wins from their final 4 matches to efficiently defend the league title.
In Nasrec, Johannesburg, Proof Makgopa and Relebogile Mofokeng netted as Orlando Pirates claimed a come-from-behind 2-1 win over Kaizer Chiefs, who opened the scoring via Glody Lilepo.
Regardless of the win within the Soweto Derby, the Buccaneers remained second within the standings, whereas Amakhosi remained ninth after extending their winless run to seven matches within the elite league.
The motion began on Friday as Lebohang Nkaki cancelled out Tebogo Mashigo’s opener in a match which noticed sixth-placed AmaZulu FC held to a 1-1 draw by seventh-placed Polokwane Metropolis in Durban.
On Sunday, Lindokuhle Zikhale’s second-half aim fired ten-man Richards Bay to the eleventh spot following a hard-fought 1-0 victory over fifth-placed TS Galaxy in Tshwane.
Betway Premiership outcomes
AmaZulu FC 1-1 Polokwane Metropolis
Kaizer Chiefs 1-2 Orlando Pirates
Cape City Metropolis 0-2 Mamelodi Sundowns
Golden Arrows 0-3 Stellenbosch FC
Magesi FC 1-1 Sekhukhune United
SuperSport United 2-0 Chippa United
TS Galaxy 0-1 Richards Bay
