The Week 1 fixtures for the 2022/23 DStv Premiership season have thrown up a familiar foe for new SuperSport United coach Gavin Hunt. Photo: Twitter @SuperSportFC

Gavin Hunt takes on former club in Week 1 of 2022/23 DStv Premiership season

The Week 1 fixtures for the 2022/23 DStv Premiership season have thrown up a familiar foe for new SuperSport United coach Gavin Hunt.

by Garrin Lambley

13-07-2022 18:34

in Premier Soccer League

The Week 1 fixtures for the 2022/23 DStv Premiership season have thrown up a familiar foe for new SuperSport United coach Gavin Hunt. Photo: Twitter @SuperSportFC

The Week 1 fixtures for the 2022/23 DStv Premiership season have been released – and new SuperSport United coach Gavin Hunt will take on a familiar foe first-up.

Hunt and Matsatsantsa will play host to Chippa United at the Lucas Moripe Stadium on Sunday, 7 August.

Kick-off is at 17:30.

The Chilli Boys were the last club Hunt coached before his return to SuperSport United where he enjoyed tremendous success in the early 2010s.

Meanwhile, Soweto giants Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates have tough opponents to kick-start their campaigns!

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Amakhosi and the Buccaneers are not the only ones with difficult starts as the same can be said for defending champions Mamelodi Sundowns.

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***The DStv Premiership will be back with a bang on the weekend of 5-7 August 2022. Photo: Frikkie Kapp/BackpagePix***

TOUGH START FOR CHIEFS AND PIRATES

Kaizer Chiefs face a tricky away fixture against Shauwn ‘MaMkhize’ Mkhize’s Royal AM.

Remember, Royal AM did the DOUBLE over Kaizer Chiefs.

It will be a massive test for the Glamour Boys’ new coaching team of Arthur Zwane and Dillon Sheppard who will want to show that their new-look Amakhosi side are a vastly improved outfit this season.

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On the other side of Soweto, we have the first Soweto derby of the season as Orlando Pirates play hosts to Swallows FC at the Orlando Stadium in what is also a tricky test.

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The opening match of the season will see a mouth-watering encounter between last season’s top two finishers.

Current champions Mamelodi Sundowns will start their title defence at the Cape Town Stadium when they take on Cape Town City FC on Friday, 5 August.

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