Former Pirates defender Thabo Matlaba now turns out for Royal AM and will be itching to play against his former side one more time. Royal also have another former Bucs player in their ranks in the form of winger Menzi Masuku.
• Royal AM and Orlando Pirates will be meeting for the second time in 10 days after they met in the league last week. That fixture was also played in Durban and Pirates claimed a 1-0 win, thanks to a goal from Deon Hotto.
• The Durban side are making their debut in the top eight competition and have a trio of co-coaches, one of who has tasted cup success before. Dan Malesela won the Nedbank Cup with then second-tier TS Galaxy when they shocked Kaizer Chiefs 1-0 in the final in 2019. The other Royal AM co-coaches are Khabo Zondo and Abram Nteo.
• Pirates’ victory in the final in 2020 ended the club’s run of six years without a trophy of any kind, and nine years since they had won the MTN8. It was also the only piece of silverware in South Africa for their German coach Josef Zinnbauer, who resigned a few days after they were knocked out of the 2021 MTN8 at the quarterfinal stage by Swallows FC.
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