Who will win the first Soweto Derby of the 2018/19 season?
Pirates were the better side in the derby last season‚ winning the second round match 3-1 after the first round game had disappointingly ended in a goalless stalemate.
The oldest soccer rivalry in South Africa, the Soweto Derby kicks off at 4.30pm tomorrow at the FNB Stadium.
The first Soweto derby of the 2018-19 Absa Premiership season has been sold out eight days before the kickoff at FNB Stadium‚ Stadium Management South Africa announced on Friday morning.
Pirates were the better side in the derby last season‚ winning the second round match 3-1 after the first round game had disappointingly ended in a goalless stalemate.
Khama Billiat says that he’s excited be involved in a Soweto Derby for the first time after years of watching it from afar during his time with Ajax Cape Town and Mamelodi Sundowns.
The Zimbabwean superstar is racing against the clock to be fit to start for Giovanni Solinas’ side at FNB Stadium tomorrow afternoon, and he admits that it’s a ‘huge privilege’ to be part of the festivities.
Chiefs have a torrid record over their Soweto rivals, Orlando Pirates, in the Absa Premiership of late, and Billiat will be eager to try and play his role in helping them pick up three points for the first time in nearly four years.
Speaking to the club’s official website, the 28-year-old, “The Soweto Derby is like no other local derby or game in the country. The whole country virtually comes to a complete halt when the two Soweto giants meet, and we know that it is an important occasion for the fans.
In the Endumeni area, soccer fans, many clad in the gold of Chiefs and black and white of Pirates will gather at local taverns and sports bars to cheer on their teams.
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