2020 MTN 8

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2020 MTN 8
Country South Africa
Dates17 October 2020 – 12 December 2020
Teams8
ChampionsOrlando Pirates
Runners-upBloemfontein Celtics
Matches played9
Goals scored20 (2.22 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)(2 goals)
Mogakolodi Ngele
Yagan Sasman

Thembinkosi Lorch
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The 2020 MTN 8 was the 46th edition of South Africa's annual soccer cup competition, the MTN 8. It featured the top eight teams of the Premier Soccer League at the end of the 2019–20 season.

Supersport United were defending champions, but were eliminated in the Semifinal by Bloemfontein Celtic.

The competition was won by Orlando Pirates, ending a six-year trophy drought.[1]

Teams[]

The eight teams competing in the MTN 8 knockout competition are (listed according to their finishing position in the 2019/2020 Premier Soccer League Season):

  1. Mamelodi Sundowns
  2. Kaizer Chiefs
  3. Orlando Pirates
  4. Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila (purchased the position from Bidvest Wits)
  5. SuperSport United
  6. Cape Town City
  7. Maritzburg
  8. Bloemfontein Celtic

Quarter-finals[]

Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila2–3SuperSport United
Ngele Goal 44', 56' Report Goal 8' Grobler
Goal 28' Rayners
Goal 33'
Attendance: 0
Orlando Pirates1–0Cape Town City
Dzvukamanja Goal 23' Report
Attendance: 0
Kaizer Chiefs2–1Maritzburg United
Sasman Goal 73', 75' Report Goal 32' Kutumela
Attendance: 0
Referee:
Mamelodi Sundowns0–1Bloemfontein Celtic
Report Goal 69' Letsoalo
Lucas Moripe Stadium, Pretoria
Attendance: 0

Semi-finals[]

Orlando Pirates3–0Kaizer Chiefs
Z.Lepasa Goal 26'
V.Pule Goal 66'
T.Lorch Goal 81'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Eugene Ndluli
SuperSport United1–1Bloemfontein Celtic
Goal 50' Goal 14' N.Mabena
Attendance: 0
Bloemfontein Celtic1–0Supersport United
V.Letsoalo Goal 49'
Referee:

Bloemfontein Celtic won 2–1 on aggregate

Kaizer Chiefs0–2Orlando Pirates
Report Goal 59' F.Makaringe
Goal 80'

Orlando Pirates won 5–0 on aggregate

Final[]

Bloemfontein Celtic1-2Orlando Pirates
Luthuli Goal 4' Report Hotto Goal 32'
Lorch Goal 53'
Referee:

Luthuli scores his goal after a corner kick for Bloemfontein Celtic in the 4th minute. Orlando Pirates player Thabang Monare received an injury and was replaced by Thembinkosi lorch. In the 32nd minutes, Hotto levels the matter for Orlando Pirates and the score was 1–1. After half time Thembinkosi lorch was fouled in the box and the referee called for a penalty in which was taken by lorch and made it 2–1 for Pirates scoring his second goal in the competition. The match ended in 2–1 and Pirates took the trophy ending their six-year trophy drought.

Statistics[]

No Player Club Goals
1 Botswana Mogakolodi Ngele Tshakhuma 2
South Africa Victor Letsoalo Bloem Celtic
South Africa Ghampani Lungu Supersport United
South Africa Yagan Sasman Kaizer Chiefs
3 ZimbabweTerrence Dzvukamanja Orlando Pirates 1
South Africa
South Africa Fortune Makaringe
South Africa Thembinkosi Lorch
South Africa Vincent Pule
Namibia Deon Hotto
South Africa Zakhele Lepasa
South Africa Iqraam Rayners Supersport United
South Africa Bradley Grobler
South Africa Thabiso Kutumela Maritzburg United
South Africa Ndumiso Mabena Bloemfontein Celtic

References[]

  1. ^ "MTN8 Final Report: Bloemfontein Celtic v Orlando Pirates 12 December 2020". Soccer Laduma. 2020-12-12. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
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