TELKOM CHARITY CUP
After hosting a hugely successful World Cup, South African soccer fans now turn their attention to local football. As with most, if not all the leagues around the world, the PSL (Premier Soccer League) has an annual curtain raiser to kick off the new season. In South Africa it comes in the form of the Telkom Charity Cup. The TCC is a single day tournament made up of two ‘semi-finals’ played one after the other with the two winning teams then playing each other in a final later that evening.
Fans vote for their favorite team and the four clubs with the most votes qualify for the tournament. The aim of the tournament is to raise money for charity through the votes and gate fees.
This year the competition will see Kazier Chiefs, who received the fourth most votes take on vote winners Mamelodi Sundowns before second placed Amazulu take on Orlando Pirates, who have won the Charity Cup the past two years.
All four teams, especially Sundowns, Chiefs and Pirates will be looking to send out a strong warning to current PSL Champions SuperSport United. SSU have won the league three years running and Downs, Chiefs and Pirates will be looking to wrestle the title off ‘Matsatsantsa’. The Charity Cup provides a great opportunity for managers to make some final adjustments to their team before the season kicks off on 27th August.
The matches will be played in Soccer City. This is the first time the Telkom Charity Cup will be played at Soccer City in four years because of the World Cup upgrades.
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