JOHANNESBURG – Defending champions Bidvest Wits will kick-start this year’s MTN8 competition when they host Golden Arrows next Friday, August 11.
The Premier Soccer League (PSL) on Monday released the dates and venues of the eight team, season-opening tournament, and it is last year’s winners who will get the ball rolling.
The Clever Boys had a fantastic start to the previous campaign by thumping fancied Mamelodi Sundowns 3-0 in the final played at Mbombela Stadium.
That success set them on to a fantastic season that also saw them win the league championship for the first time in their history.
They now have to defend their MTN8 title, and standing in their way at the first hurdle is an Arrows side that qualified for the competition on the last day of the season.
The match will take place at Bidvest Stadium, with kickoff at 9pm.
Two matches will be played on Saturday, August 12, with Cape Town City, who finished third, hosting MTN8 debutants Polokwane City at the Cape Town Stadium at 3pm.
Later in the evening, Kaizer Chiefs will host SuperSport United at their alternative home venue, the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban.
Sundowns will host Maritzburg United on Sunday at Lucas Moripe Stadium in Atteridgeville.
The PSL have announced that tickets will be sold at TicketPro outlets at R40 and R60 respectively, with children under 12 years of age paying R15.
Fixtures
Friday, August 11
Bidvest Wits v Golden Arrows – Bivest Stadium, 8pm
Saturday, August 12
Cape Town City v Polokwane City – Cape Town Stadium, 3pm
Kaizer Chiefs v SuperSport United – Moses Mabhida Stadium, 8pm
Sunday, August 13
Mamelodi Sundowns v Maritzburg United – Lucas Moripe Stadium, 3pm