2022/23 MTN8 - all you need to know

The MTN8 tournament features the Top Eight teams from the previous season's league and is another unique tournament that offers hope for early silverware.

Played at the start of the new season, four games are all it takes for the winner to grab the eight million rand winner takes all prize. After the quarterfinals, the four remaining teams play a home and away semifinals.

The 2022-23 edition will see Mamelodi Sundowns aim to retain the title they won last season when they beat Cape Town City 3-2 in a shootout after extra time had seen the game locked at 1-1, following goals from Thapelo Morena and Fagrie Lakay.

Kaizer Chiefs, Orlando Pirates, SuperSport United, Stellenbosch, Royal AM, AmaZulu and Cape Town City will all be hoping to clinch the season’s first available piece of silverware. All the matches will be carried live on SuperSport and Showmax Pro.

FIXTURES

27 August: Cape Town City FC v AmaZulu 15:00 CAT, live on SuperSport and Showmax Pro
- Athlone Stadium, Cape Town

27 August: Royal AM v Orlando Pirates 18:00 CAT, live on SuperSport and Showmax Pro
- Chatsworth Stadium, Durban

28 August: Stellenbosch v Kaizer Chiefs 15:00 CAT, live on SuperSport and Showmax Pro
- Danie Craven Stadium, Stellenbosch

28 August: Mamelodi Sundowns v SuperSport United 18:00, live on SuperSport and Showmax Pro
- ABSA Tuks Stadium, Pretoria

FOLLOW THE ACTION WITH SUPERSPORT AND DSTV

How to Watch
- Get connected to DStv or Showmax to enjoy unbeatable football CLICK HERE for all the details...

TV guide
- for ALL THE INFORMATION for your region

SuperSport app
- log in, personalise, and receive exclusive video footage. CLICK HERE for the best mobile experience.

PAST WINNERS AND COACHES (since 2008/09)

- 2021/22 Mamelodi Sundowns – Manqoba Mngqithi
- 2020/21 Orlando Pirates Orlando Pirates - Josef Zinnbauer
- 2019/20 SuperSport United - Kaitano Tembo
- 2018/19 Cape Town City FC - Benni McCarthy
- 2017/18 SuperSport United - Eric Tinkler
- 2016/17 Bidvest Wits FC - Gavin Hunt
- 2015/16 Ajax Cape Town - Roger De Sá
- 2014/15 Kaizer Chiefs - Stuart Baxter
- 2013/14 Platinum Stars FC - Allan Freese
- 2012/13 Moroka Swallows - Zeca Marques
- 2011/12 Orlando Pirates - Júlio César Leal
- 2010/11 Orlando Pirates - Ruud Krol
- 2009/10 Lamontville Golden Arrows - Manqoba Mngqithi
- 2008/09 Kaizer Chiefs - Muhsin Ertugral

RECORD WINNERS (from 2008/09)

- 3 Orlando Pirates
- 2 SuperSport United
- 2 Kaizer Chiefs
- 1 Mamelodi Sundowns
- 1 Cape Town City
- 1 Bidvest Wits
- 1 Ajax Cape Town
- 1 Platinum Stars
- 1 Moroka Swallows
- 1 Lamontville Golden Arrows