Nedbank Cup Fixtures

Get the match schedule and ticket info for the 2016 premier knockout soccer competition

South Africa’s ultimate knockout football tournament is back on the cards with the first round featuring  32 teams starting in early March 2016. The first game of the tournament, between Santos and Mthatha Bucks, takes place at the Athlone Stadium on Wednesday, 2 March 2016.

The Nedbank Cup, also known as South Africa’s FA Cup, is a series of David-versus-Goliath style games that gives lower league and amateur teams a chance to compete with the top-dog clubs of the Premier Soccer League (PSL); the overall winner takes home a sizeable cash prize and scores a place in next season’s CAF Confederations Cup.

The first round of the series features 16 automatically qualifying PSL clubs, like Kaizer Chiefs and Ajax Cape Town, and eight National First Division teams, like African Warriors and FC Cape Town, which have been forced to win eligibility in a single qualifier. The remaining eight spots go to amateur teams that survived a series of head-to-heads to enter the main draw.

The footie contest is split into five rounds (round 32, round 16, quarter and semi-finals, and the final round), and the conclusion of each series will determine the line-up for the next.

Though the trophy has always been scooped up, quite predictably, by contenders from the top league, this could be the year that the underdog prevails and surprises South Africa’s soccer fans.

FIXTURES FOR THE 2016 NEDBANK CUP ROUND 32 IN SOUTH AFRICA

THE 2016 NEDBANK CUP FIXTURES
ROUND 32
DATE	TIME	MATCH	VENUE
Wed, 2 March 2016	7:30pm	Santos vs. Mthatha Bucks	Athlone Stadium
Wed, 2 March 2016	7:30pm	Maritzburg United vs. Black Leopards	Harry Gwala Stadium
Fri, 4 March 2016	8pm	Bidvest Wits vs. Bloemfontein Celtic	Bidvest Stadium
Fri, 4 March 2016	8pm	Steenberg United vs. Platinum Stars	Athlone Stadium
Sat, 5 March 2016	3pm	Orlando Pirates vs. Kaizer Chiefs	FNB Stadium
Sat, 5 March 2016	3pm	Lamontville Golden Arrows vs. Milford FC	King Zwelithini Stadium
Sat, 5 March 2016	3pm	EC Bees vs. Magesi FC	Buffalo City Stadium
Sat, 5 March 2016	6pm	Ajax Cape Town vs. Free State Stars	Athlone Stadium
Sat, 5 March 2016	8:15pm	University of Pretoria vs. Polokwane City Rovers	Tuks Stadium
Sun, 6 March 2016	3pm	Polokwane City FC vs. African All Stars	Peter Mokaba Stadium
Sun, 6 March 2016	3pm	United Rovers FC vs. Mpumalanga Black Aces	GWK Rugby Stadium
Sun, 6 March 2016	3pm	Chippa United vs. Baroka FC	Buffalo City Stadium
Sun, 6 March 2016	3pm	Highlands Park vs. Mamelodi Sundowns	Makhulong Stadium
Sun, 6 March 2016	3pm	Sibanye Golden Stars vs. Mbombela United FC	Griffons Rugby Stadium
Tue, 8 March 2016	7:30pm	Jomo Cosmos vs. AmaZulu	Olen Park Stadium
Tue, 8 March 2016	7:30pm	Moroka Swallows vs. SuperSport United	Dobsonville Stadium

TICKETS FOR THE 2016 NEDBANK CUP IN SOUTH AFRICA

Tickets for soccer games are available via Computicket.com and Computicket outlets, and costs vary according to the venue, but the Cape Town fixtures will cost R40p/p.

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