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
Dates	17 October 2020 – 12 December 2020
Teams	8
Champions	Orlando Pirates
Runners-up	Bloemfontein Celtics
Matches played	9
Goals scored	20 (2.22 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	(2 goals) Mogakolodi Ngele Yagan Sasman Ghampani Lungu Thembinkosi Lorch
← 2019 2021 →

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):

Mamelodi Sundowns
Kaizer Chiefs
Orlando Pirates
Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila (purchased the position from Bidvest Wits)
SuperSport United
Cape Town City
Maritzburg
Bloemfontein Celtic

Quarter-finals

17 October 2020

15:00

Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila	2–3	SuperSport United
Ngele 44', 56'	Report	8' Grobler 28' Rayners 33' Lungu

Thohoyandou Stadium, Thohoyandou

Attendance: 0

17 October 2020

18:00

Orlando Pirates	1–0	Cape Town City
Dzvukamanja 23'	Report

Orlando Stadium, Soweto, Johannesburg

Attendance: 0

18 October 2020

15:00

Kaizer Chiefs	2–1	Maritzburg United
Sasman 73', 75'	Report	32' Kutumela

FNB Stadium, Soweto, Johannesburg

Attendance: 0

Referee: Luxolo Badi

18 October 2020

18:00

Mamelodi Sundowns	0–1	Bloemfontein Celtic
	Report	69' Letsoalo

Lucas Moripe Stadium, Pretoria

Attendance: 0

Semi-finals

31 August 2020

15:00

Orlando Pirates	3–0	Kaizer Chiefs
Z.Lepasa 26' V.Pule 66' T.Lorch 81'

Orlando Stadium, Soweto, Johannesburg

Attendance: 0

Referee: Eugene Ndluli

01 November 2020

15:00

SuperSport United	1–1	Bloemfontein Celtic
G.Lungu 50'		14' N.Mabena

Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium , Mamelodi

Attendance: 0

7 February 2020

15:00

Bloemfontein Celtic	1–0	Supersport United
V.Letsoalo 49'

Referee: Thando Nzanzeka

Bloemfontein Celtic won 2–1 on aggregate

8 November 2020

15:00

Kaizer Chiefs	0–2	Orlando Pirates
	Report	59' F.Makaringe 80' L.Mntambo

FNB Stadium, Johannesburg

Orlando Pirates won 5–0 on aggregate

Final

Bloemfontein Celtic	1-2	Orlando Pirates
Luthuli 4'	Report	Hotto 32' Lorch 53'

Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban, KZN

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	Supersport United
	Thabiso Kutumela	Maritzburg United
	Ndumiso Mabena	Bloemfontein Celtic

References

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

Seasons in South African soccer
Premiership teams (2020–21)	AmaZulu Baroka Black Leopards Bloemfontein Celtic Cape Town City Chippa United Golden Arrows Kaizer Chiefs Mamelodi Sundowns Maritzburg United Moroka Swallows Pirates Stellenbosch SuperSport United TS Galaxy Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila
First Division teams (2019–20)	Ajax Cape Town Cape Umoya United Free State Stars JDR Stars Jomo Cosmos Moroka Swallows Mbombela United Real Kings Richards Bay Royal Eagles Steenberg United TS Galaxy Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila TS Sporting University of Pretoria Uthonghati
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