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Absa Premiership opening day fixtures announced

Free State Stars and Kaizer Chiefs to face each other in season opener.

The Premier Soccer League have announced the opening fixtures of the 2014/2015 Absa Premiership season.

The opening weekend will see champions Mamelodi Sundowns welcome Maritzburg United while 2013/2014 runners-up Kaizer Chiefs will travel to Free State Stars.

Arguably the clash of the round will take place at the Bidvest Wits Stadium, where the Clever Boys will welcome SuperSport United.

Another appetizing clash will see Mpumalanga Black Aces entertain Bloemfontein Celtic while Orlando Pirates will welcome Soweto rivals Moroka Swallows to the Orlando Stadium.

Newly promoted Chippa United will welcome reigning MTN 8 and Telkom Knockout champions Platium Stars in their first game back in South Africa’s top flight.

Full fixture list:

Free State Stars vs Kaizer Chiefs
Bidvest Wits vs SuperSport United
Orlando Pirates vs Moroka Swallows
Polokwane City vs University of Pretoria
AmaZulu vs Ajax Cape Town
Mamelodi Sundowns vs Maritzburg United
Chippa United vs Platinum Stars
Mpumalanga Black Aces vs Bloemfontein Celtic
The Absa Premiership will commence on the weekend of the 8th-10th of August.

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Clinton Botha

For more than 4 and a half years, Clinton Botha was a journalist at Roodepoort Record. His articles were regularly published in the Northside Chronicle now known as the Roodepoort Northsider. Clinton is also the editor of Randfontein Herald since July 2020. As a sports fanatic he wormed his way into various "beats - as the media would know it - and admits openly that his big love always have something to do with a scoreboard, crowds and usually a ball that hops.

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