Sundowns edge closer as Chiefs' woes continue

Mamelodi Sundowns edged closer to clinching the 2024-25 Betway Premiership title as Kaizer Chiefs' woes continued in the local top flight.

Goals from Iqraam Rayners and Tashreeq Matthews earned Sundowns a comfortable 2-0 victory over relegation-threatened Cape Town City in the Mother City on Saturday.

Therefore, Masandawana maintained their 12-point lead at the top of the standings, and they now need two wins from their last four matches to successfully defend the league title.

In Nasrec, Johannesburg, Evidence Makgopa and Relebogile Mofokeng netted as Orlando Pirates claimed a come-from-behind 2-1 win over Kaizer Chiefs, who opened the scoring through Glody Lilepo.

Despite the win in the Soweto Derby, the Buccaneers remained second in the standings, while Amakhosi remained ninth after extending their winless run to seven matches in the elite league.

The action started on Friday as Lebohang Nkaki cancelled out Tebogo Mashigo's opener in a match which saw sixth-placed AmaZulu FC held to a 1-1 draw by seventh-placed Polokwane City in Durban.

On Sunday, Lindokuhle Zikhale's second-half goal fired ten-man Richards Bay to the 11th spot following a hard-fought 1-0 victory over fifth-placed TS Galaxy in Tshwane.

Betway Premiership results

AmaZulu FC 1-1 Polokwane City

Kaizer Chiefs 1-2 Orlando Pirates

Cape Town City 0-2 Mamelodi Sundowns

Golden Arrows 0-3 Stellenbosch FC

Magesi FC 1-1 Sekhukhune United

SuperSport United 2-0 Chippa United

TS Galaxy 0-1 Richards Bay