Zimbabwean Nyasha Mushekwi and Mozambican Elias Pelembe scored the goals that gave Mamelodi Sundowns a 2-0 victory over Kaizer Chiefs on Sunday.
This weekend marks the beginning of a process of separating the wheat from the chaff, as the Absa Premier League enters a crucial stage.
Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates are on a collision course and could meet in another cup final if they negotiate their way past tricky opponents.
It was supposed to be the night on which the race for the 2010-11 Absa Premiership championship would become clearer.
Ajax Cape Town thumped Orlando Pirates 3-0 on Wednesday to replace them as leaders of the PSL with five rounds left.
Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns will face each other in a highly-anticipated Nedbank Cup Last 32 clash on Saturday night.
Mamelodi Sundowns has been slapped with a R500 000 fine, the Premier Soccer League Disciplinary Committee said for spectator misbehaviour.
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.
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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.
Calm returns after club president Motsepe lays down the law and López gets a reprieve.
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/ 23 January 2011
SuperSport United beat Mamelodi Sundowns 1-0 through an 83rd minute winner from Kermit Erasmus in their Absa Premiership match.
Mamelodi Sundowns top the league but look shaky, while SuperSport United were on top for three years but are on their way down.
Orlando Pirates head coach Ruud Krol has set his side a target this season of qualifying for the African Champions League in 2012.
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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.
The way results have been going in the Telkom Knockout competition it might be better playing away from home this weekend.
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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.
<i>M&G</i> writers predict that SuperSport will surrender the league to one of the three big teams — but which one?
SuperSport United coach Gavin Hunt has set his players a target of 58 points to win the Absa Premiership title for a record fourth time.
With no Soccer World Cup to distract us and interest in the game at a peak, this PSL season should be a cracker, writes <b>Phathisani Moyo</b>.
Crowds at local matches are likely to continue
to dwindle despite World Cup euphoria, writes <b>Mark Gleeson</b>.
Mamelodi Sundowns beat Orlando Pirates 3-1 to advance to the Nedbank Cup semifinals on Sunday, with the decisive goals coming from Bucs rejects.
Black Leopards coach Vladislav Heric has a trick or two up his sleeve when his team take on Mamelodi Sundowns, the country’s richest PSL side.
Hristo Stoichkov has resigned as coach of Mamelodi Sundowns, telling national radio he was leaving after not being offered an improved contract.
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/ 23 February 2010
SuperSport United’s Gavin Hunt will have two words of advice for his players when they face BidVest Wits on Wednesday night — "don’t panic".
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/ 18 February 2010
SuperSport United beat Platinum Stars 1-0 on Wednesday to move closer to a third successive Premiership title as their closest rival faltered.
Mamelodi Sundowns are down but not out of the championship race and determined to fight to the bitter end for the Absa Premiership title.
It took Mamelodi Sundowns 75 minutes to keep their title hopes alive against Platinum Stars in a no-holds-barred league clash on Wednesday night.
Pressure is reaching boiling point as the Premiership draws to a close with Mamelodi Sundowns confident they can edge SuperSport United to the title.
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/ 8 February 2010
Mamelodi Sundowns boosted their title hopes with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Ajax Cape Town at Athlone Stadium on Sunday.
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/ 23 December 2009
Mamelodi Sundowns showed they have the temperament and hunger for glory after they blew the Absa Premiership race wide open on Tuesday night.
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/ 17 December 2009
Mamelodi Sundowns reignited the Absa Premiership title race with a win on Wednesday, but coach Hristo Stoichkov is unhappy with the fixture calendar.
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/ 22 November 2009
Looking more like paupers than expensive soccer stylists, big-spending Mamelodi Sundowns scraped to a narrow 1-0 Premier League win over Black Aces.