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April’s Soweto Derby between Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs moved to unfamiliar slot

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Nick Said

Published 2 months ago

The second Soweto Derby of the Betway Premiership season between Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs has been moved to Sunday, 26 April, officials have confirmed. 

[p]It will be the first time in five years the fixture has been played on a Sunday, with the last 12 derby matches all taking place in their traditional Saturday slot. Kick-off remains at 15h00.[/p][p]The match at FNB Stadium could be crucial for both teams, with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/orlando-pirates/p4SF9EMI/"]Pirates[/a] seeking to stay ahead of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/mamelodi-sundowns/lxZ6Bzh6/"]Mamelodi Sundowns[/a] in the title race. They currently head the table by one point but have played a game more.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/kaizer-chiefs/fFZ2CGx0/"]Chiefs[/a] are looking to lock in on third place and qualify for the CAF Confederation Cup next season. They are one point behind [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/amazulu/4jYGJsW7/"]AmaZulu[/a] in third spot, but have two games in hand.[/p][p]Pirates easily beat Chiefs [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/kaizer-chiefs-fFZ2CGx0/orlando-pirates-p4SF9EMI/?mid=0UDcTjuo"]3-0[/a] when the teams clashed in the first Soweto Derby of the campaign on February 28. [/p][embed guid="a7049975-fac2-4fc3-a72c-c62626ad7f2f" url="https://x.com/orlandopirates/status/2037159405150470230?s=20" social-type="twitter" /]

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