The fixtures for the 2025/26 Betway Premiership have been released, revealing that Soweto giants Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates will only meet each other in 2026.
Last season, these two iconic teams of South African football faced off three times. The Buccaneers won two of those matches, while Amakhosi took the last victory in May. In their first encounter earlier this year at the FNB Stadium, Pirates secured a narrow 1-0 win with a late penalty.
In the reverse fixture, the Sea Robbers completed a double by winning 2-1. The two teams met again on 10 May at the sold-out Moses Mabhida Stadium, where the Chiefs emerged victorious with a 2-1 scoreline, ending their trophy drought.
When will Chiefs play Pirates this season?
The first Soweto Derby of the season is scheduled for 28 February 2026 at 15:00, with the reverse fixture set for 25 April 2026.
In their last six encounters, Amakhosi have managed to defeat Pirates only once and will be eager to break this losing streak in the league.
Can Chiefs and Pirates meet again in 2025?
The two teams could potentially face each other before 28 February if they are drawn against each other in a cup competition. As Amakhosi are not participating in the MTN8, the only chance for them to play against Pirates before that date is in the Carling Knockout Cup.
The last time Chiefs and Pirates faced each other in the CKO was back in 2019, where the Glamour Boys won 4-2 on penalties after the match ended 2-2.
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