2020 MTN 8

The 2020 MTN 8 was the 46th edition of South Africa's annual soccer cup competition, the MTN 8. It featured the top eight teams of the Premier Soccer League at the end of the 2019–20 season.

2020 MTN 8
Country South Africa
Dates17 October 2020 – 12 December 2020
Teams8
ChampionsOrlando Pirates
Runners-upBloemfontein Celtics
Matches played9
Goals scored20 (2.22 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)(2 goals)
Mogakolodi Ngele
Yagan Sasman
Ghampani Lungu Thembinkosi Lorch
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Supersport United were defending champions, but were eliminated in the Semifinal by Bloemfontein Celtic.

The competition was won by Orlando Pirates, ending a six-year trophy drought.[1]

Teams

The eight teams competing in the MTN 8 knockout competition are (listed according to their finishing position in the 2019/2020 Premier Soccer League Season):

  1. Mamelodi Sundowns
  2. Kaizer Chiefs
  3. Orlando Pirates
  4. Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila (purchased the position from Bidvest Wits)
  5. SuperSport United
  6. Cape Town City
  7. Maritzburg
  8. Bloemfontein Celtic

Quarter-finals
Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila2–3SuperSport United
Ngele  44', 56' Report  8' Grobler
 28' Rayners
 33' Lungu
Attendance: 0
Orlando Pirates1–0Cape Town City
Dzvukamanja  23' Report
Attendance: 0
Kaizer Chiefs2–1Maritzburg United
Sasman  73', 75' Report  32' Kutumela
Attendance: 0
Referee: Luxolo Badi
Mamelodi Sundowns0–1Bloemfontein Celtic
Report  69' Letsoalo
Attendance: 0

Semi-finals
Orlando Pirates3–0Kaizer Chiefs
Z.Lepasa  26'
V.Pule  66'
T.Lorch  81'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Eugene Ndluli
SuperSport United1–1Bloemfontein Celtic
G.Lungu  50'  14' N.Mabena
Attendance: 0
Bloemfontein Celtic1–0Supersport United
V.Letsoalo  49'
Referee: Thando Nzanzeka

Bloemfontein Celtic won 2–1 on aggregate

Kaizer Chiefs0–2Orlando Pirates
Report  59' F.Makaringe
 80' L.Mntambo

Orlando Pirates won 5–0 on aggregate

Final
Bloemfontein Celtic1-2Orlando Pirates
Luthuli  4' Report Hotto  32'
Lorch  53'
Referee: Luxolo Badi

Luthuli scores his goal after a corner kick for Bloemfontein Celtic in the 4th minute. Orlando Pirates player Thabang Monare received an injury and was replaced by Thembinkosi lorch. In the 32nd minutes, Hotto levels the matter for Orlando Pirates and the score was 1–1. After half time Thembinkosi lorch was fouled in the box and the referee called for a penalty in which was taken by lorch and made it 2–1 for Pirates scoring his second goal in the competition. The match ended in 2–1 and Pirates took the trophy ending their six-year trophy drought.

Statistics
No Player Club Goals
1 Mogakolodi Ngele Tshakhuma 2
Victor Letsoalo Bloem Celtic
Ghampani Lungu Supersport United
Yagan Sasman Kaizer Chiefs
3 Terrence Dzvukamanja Orlando Pirates 1
Linda Mntambo
Fortune Makaringe
Thembinkosi Lorch
Vincent Pule
Deon Hotto
Zakhele Lepasa
Iqraam Rayners Supersport United
Bradley Grobler
Thabiso Kutumela Maritzburg United
Ndumiso Mabena Bloemfontein Celtic

References
  1. "MTN8 Final Report: Bloemfontein Celtic v Orlando Pirates 12 December 2020". Soccer Laduma. 2020-12-12. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
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