On the day that they announced the signing of former Ajax Cape Town captain Travis Graham, Cape Town City experienced another big moment when they drew Kaizer Chiefs in the Nedbank Cup quarter-finals.
The Amakhosi’s name was drawn first out of the bowl, so they will host the last-eight playoff at a date and venue to be confirmed.
The other Cape club in the draw, Cape Umoya United, secured home-ground advantage in their all-NFD encounter against TS Galaxy.
The three other fixtures feature Premiership teams. Apart from Benni McCarthy’s City against the Chiefs of Ernst Middendorp, Bloemfontein Celtic will host Golden Arrows and league leaders Wits will be at home against Chippa United.
City will hope that midfielder Graham can prove to be an inspirational figure, following season-ending injuries to Thabo Nodada and Roland Putsche.
TRAVIS IS A BLUE! 💙💙💙 #iamCityFC #Graham24 #ReturnOfTheJedi🔥 pic.twitter.com/mUSDvPgdg2
— Cape Town City FC (@CapeTownCityFC) February 21, 2019
Nedbank Cup Quarter-Final Draw
Bloemfontein Celtic v Golden Arrows
Wits v Chippa United
Kaizer Chiefs v Cape Town City
Cape Umoya United v TS Galaxy
Nedbank Cup Quarter-Final
Kaizer Chiefs vs. Cape Town City FC.
Venue and date to be confirmed.
"We are looking forward to the match. We have a good team to do well and advance to the next stage." - @GeorgeMaluleka #NedbankCup #Amakhosi4Life #HailTheChief pic.twitter.com/CKuv3h6b45
— Kaizer Chiefs (@KaizerChiefs) February 21, 2019
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