The 2023-24 DStv Premiership came to a close on Saturday afternoon, with the headline result seeing Cape Town City defeat champions Mamelodi Sundowns to deny the latter a first-ever unbeaten league season.
The Citizens won 1-0 at Loftus Versfeld thanks to a second-half strike from Jaedin Rhodes, ending the Brazilians’ 53-game unbeaten run in the Premiership and denying them ‘Invincibles’ status for the season.
Orlando Pirates secured second place ahead of Stellenbosch FC and thus qualified for next season’s CAF Champions League. The Buccaneers drew 1-1 at home with SuperSport United , which was enough to leapfrog Stellies thanks to their 2-1 loss at Richards Bay. Those results also decided the Golden Boot for the league, with Mabasa finishing on 15 goals to just edge out Rayners for the prize, while Bay will have to play in the relegation playoffs despite the win, as Royal AM – the team they were hoping to overhaul – managed a 2-1 win away to Moroka Swallows thanks to goals from Levy Mashiane and Sabelo Sithole.
Combined with victories for Polokwane City and Golden Arrows , the Amakhosi not only dropped out of the top half of the table , but finished in 10th place.
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