Watch VideoOrlando Pirates watch as Kaizer Chiefs and Mamelodi Sundowns battle for crucial Betway Premiership points

Teboho Mokoena and Nuno Santos of Mamelodi Sundowns challenge Athini Maqokolo of AmaZulu FC during the Betway Premiership at Moses Mabhida Stadium on Tuesday night. Orlando Pirateswere sitting in their living rooms watching split-screen broadcasts on Tuesday night as the Betway Premiership title race lit up when contenders and rivalsKaizer Chiefsand Mamelodi Sundowns took to the field. Sundowns, looking to cash up on their game in hand and return to the summit of the log table, took the fight to Durban againstAmaZulu, where they won 1-0, courtesy of a Marcel Allende strike in the 84th minute.

Chiefs meanwhile, welcomed Stellenbosch in a grudge match at FNB Stadium. Chiefs had an additional incentive riding on the match: a win against Gavin Hunt’s Stellies would kill two birds with one stone. It would provide revenge for their Nedbank Cup knockout in Cape Town a fortnight ago and offer a much-needed morale boost ahead of thehighlyanticipated first Soweto derby of the 2025/2026 season.

A win in Durban for Sundowns was going to go a long waytowards alleviating thepressure on their shoulders ahead of a congested schedule next month, with the quarter-finals of theCAFChampions Leaguelooming. And for sureMiguel Cardoso and his Sundowns side went to Durban with their tails up because of their record against Usuthu.