Pundits willed Baroka FC instead of the Leopards to challenge Orlando Pirates in the Nedbank Cup final, who may go on to win a historic treble.
The Absa Premiership trophy is there for Ajax Cape Town’s taking in the final week of what has been the most exciting championship in years.
This weekend marks the beginning of a process of separating the wheat from the chaff, as the Absa Premier League enters a crucial stage.
It was supposed to be the night on which the race for the 2010-11 Absa Premiership championship would become clearer.
Orlando Pirates grabbed a couple of late goals to defeat Maritzburg United 3-1 on Wednesday and take a three-point lead in the Premiership title race.
Kaizer Chiefs remain third on the Absa Premiership table after drawing 0-0 with Vasco da Gama at the Athlone Stadium on Tuesday night.
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/ 13 February 2011
Kaizer Chiefs overcame a one goal deficit at halftime to win their Absa premiership match against Platinum Stars 3-2 at the Royal Bafokeng stadium.
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/ 13 February 2011
It was tough, torrid and with a touch of desperation from both teams as Moroka Swallows beat Maritzburg United 1-0 in a bruising PSL game.
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/ 11 February 2011
Orlando Pirates enter a critical period in the Absa Premiership challenge what a test of their credentials against Mamelodi Sundowns this weekend.
Soweto giants Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs won on Wednesday to retain first and second places in a thrilling Absa Premiership title race.
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/ 30 January 2011
It was the Siphiwe Tshabalala show as Kaizer Chiefs moved into second spot on the Absa Premiership table when they defeated Maritzburg United 3-1.
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/ 29 January 2011
Orlando Pirates held their lead at the top of the Absa Premiership standings with a 2-0 win over Free State Stars in Botshabelo on Saturday.
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/ 25 January 2011
Bloemfontein Celtic are determined to stop Kaizer Chiefs in their tracks when the sides meet at the Seisa Ramabodu Stadium on Wednesday night.
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/ 23 January 2011
Orlando Pirates coach Ruud Krol said he was lucky and is not getting carried away after his charges staged one of the great escapes of the season.
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/ 16 January 2011
The derby between AmaZulu and Golden Arrows was billed as an encounter likely to produce free flowing football, and it did not disappoint.
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/ 16 January 2011
After 14 games, Moroka Swallows finally provided a measure of relief to their long-suffering supporters at Bidvest Stadium on Saturday.
Moroka Swallows were left devastated as the last movement of the game saw the visiting Free State Stars equalise to secure a 1-1 draw.
Orlando Pirates and SuperSport United remained becalmed in a sea of missed chances until Thulasizwe Mbuyane turned the outcome on its head.
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/ 23 December 2010
Leaders Mamelodi Sundowns lost at home while Kaizer Chiefs won away on Wednesday in a drama-filled final round of Premiership action this year.
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/ 16 December 2010
It’s payback time for bottom-ranked club Moroka Swallows who are determined to turn the corner on a disappointing season so far
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/ 25 November 2010
Orlando Pirates are expecting a backlash and a hot reception when they return to play Maritzburg United in an Absa Premiership showdown.
Vasco da Gama have a plan up their sleeves to upset Chiefs when they face each other at the FNB Stadium on Saturday.
A shock 88th-minute goal from striker Sekou Camara saw Santos prevail 1-0 over Kaizer Chiefs in their Absa Premiership match on Wednesday.
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/ 1 November 2010
Struggling Absa Premiership champions SuperSport United will make a couple of big signings in the January transfer window.
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/ 31 October 2010
Orlando Pirates wrecked Ajax Cape Town’s unbeaten Absa Premiership record when they defeated the out-of-sorts Urban Warriors 3-0.
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/ 19 October 2010
Unbeaten Kaizer Chiefs will not be lulled into a false sense of security when they meet Moroka Swallows in a Soweto derby on Wednesday night.
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/ 12 October 2010
Orlando Pirates’ recent victory in the MTN8 final has served to kick-start Bucs’ Absa Premiership title campaign.
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/ 22 September 2010
Mpumalanga Black Aces and their Cyprus-born coach, Aki Ayiomamidis, have parted ways.
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/ 21 September 2010
Santos coach Boebie Solomons will be changing his tactical plan when they host early season pacesetters Mamelodi Sundowns on Wednesday night.
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/ 20 September 2010
Mpumalanga Black Aces are facing an early season crisis after they slumped to their third successive Absa Premiership defeat.
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/ 19 September 2010
Two late goals — the last in the final seconds of the game — earned Mamelodi Sundowns a 2-1 win over city rivals on Saturday.
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/ 18 September 2010
Lamontville Golden Arrows claimed their second haul of three points of the season when they beat Maritzburg United 3-0 on Friday night.