FOOTBALL NEWS - Cape Town City and Orlando Pirates will battle for the last spot in the Nedbank Cup quarterfinals when they meet at Cape Town Stadium on Wednesday, 14 March 2018, kick-off at 19h30.
City claimed their place in this phase of the competition with a 1-0 away win over Bidvest Wits on February 7, with new signing Matthew Rusike scoring his first goal for the club.
The Cape Town side have moved into the last 16 of the Nedbank Cup for the first time, with their only previous participation - in 2017 - ending in the first round when they suffered a shock 1-0 loss to lower league Acornbush United.
The Citizens come into the game having claimed a 1-0 away win over Costa do Sol in a CAF Confederation Cup midweek clash on March 7. The Cape side has recorded three wins and three losses from their last six matches across all competitions.
Pirates earned their spot in the last 16 with a 2-0 home win over Ajax Cape Town on February 10. Ghanaian forward Bernard Morrison revived his career at the club by scoring both of the goals in the victory over the Urban Warriors.
The Buccaneers are eight-time winners of the Nedbank Cup (1973, 1974, 1975, 1980, 1988, 1996, 2011, 2014) and last year they got as far as the final before suffering a 4-1 defeat at the hands of SuperSport United.
