The new PSL season has just kicked off. Photo: Sharon Seretlo/Gallo Images
POLL: Can Chiefs & Pirates compete with Sundowns next season?
Both Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs have been undergoing a squad overhaul, but will they be able to compete with Sundowns?
The new PSL season has just kicked off. Photo: Sharon Seretlo/Gallo Images
Since last season concluded, Chiefs and Pirates have both dramatically overhauled their squads in hopes of breaking their PSL title drought, but it remains to be seen whether they’d be able to compete with perennial champions, Mamelodi Sundowns.
The Week 1 fixtures for the 2022/23 DStv Premiership season have recently been released – and 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.
Kaizer Chiefs face a tricky away fixture against Shauwn ‘MaMkhize’ Mkhize’s Royal AM. Orlando Pirates will meanwhile play host to Swallows FC at the Orlando Stadium, while 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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As we look ahead to the highly-anticipated start of the new season, the question remains: Can Chiefs or Pirates realistically challenge Sundowns?
Have your say in the poll below:
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POLL: WHICH PLAYER WOULD YOU PICK FOR CHIEFS TO STILL SIGN?
Here is a full list of all the Chiefs and Pirates player movements so far, and make sure you let us know who you think is going to be best prepared to compete for trophies next season!
To recap, at Chiefs, these are the new players who have come IN:
- Dillan Solomons
- Kamohelo Mahlatsi
- Lehlogonolo George Matlou
- Siyethemba Sithebe
- Ashley Du Preez
- Zitha Kwinika
- Yusuf Maart
- Mduduzi Shabalala (*promoted from the Chiefs Reserve side set to bolster the Glamour Boys’ quest for glory).
These are the former Chiefs players who have headed OUT:
- Leonardo Castro
- Kearyn Baccus
- Daniel Akpeyi
- Samir Nurkovic
- Lazarous Kambole
- Lebogang Manyama
- Daniel Cardoso
- Bernard Parker
- Siphosakhe Ntiya-Ntiya
- Ramahlwe Mphahlele
- Dumisani Zuma
How do Pirates compare?
Over at Orlando Pirates, these are the new players who have come IN:
- Bienvenu Eva Nga
- Evidence Makgopa
- Miguel Timm
- Azola Matrose
- Tapelo Xoki
- Nkosinathi Sibisi
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Meanwhile, these are the former Pirates players who have headed OUT:
- Kwanda Mngonyama
- Abel Mabaso
- Justice Chabalala
- Elson Sithole
- Wayne Sandilands
- Thabang Monare
- Linda Mntambo
- Gabadinho Mhango
- Thulani Hlatshwayo
- Ntsikelelo Nyauza
- Elson Sithole
*Azola Matrose, Tshegofatso Mabasa, Bongani Sam, Nkanyiso Zungu and Boitumelo Radiopane have also left Pirates on loan
