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Pirates Set to Add Another Cup Title in Upcoming MTN8 Final
By Today News Hours Editorial Desk
Orlando Pirates will look to extend their cup legacy when they face Mamelodi Sundowns on Saturday in the MTN8 final at Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban. This will be the Buccaneers’ 66th cup final appearance, with a record of 33 wins and 32 defeats. Since 2020, Pirates have won eight finals and lost two. The article lists every cup final the club has contested, beginning with the 1971 Life Challenge Cup against Kaizer Chiefs, which Chiefs won 2‑1 after a replay. Subsequent finals include the 1972 Champion of Champions, the 1972 BP Top Eight, the 1973 Life Challenge Cup, the 1974 BP Top Eight, the 1974 Champion of Champions, the 1974 Life Challenge Cup, the 1974 BP Top Eight Cup, the 1975 Champion of Champions, the 1975 Life Challenge Cup, the 1976 Champion of Champions, the 1976 Benson & Hedges Cup, the 1977 Champion of Champions, the 1977 Benson & Hedges Cup, the 1977 BP Top Challenge Cup, the 1978 Champion of Champions, the 1979 BP Top Eight Cup, the 1980 BP Top Eight Cup, the 1980 Mainstay Cup, the 1981 BP Top Eight Cup, the 1981 Mainstay Cup, the 1982 Champion of Champions, the 1983 BP Top Eight Cup, the 1983 Champion of Champions, the 1984 Mainstay Cup, the 1987 JPS Knockout Cup, the 1988 BoB Save Super Bowl, the 1990 JPS Knockout Cup, the 1991 Caste Challenge, the 1992 Caste Challenge, the 1993 BP Top Eight Cup, the 1995 Coca‑Cola Cup, the 1995 African Champions Cup, the 1996 BP Top Eight Cup, the 1996 BoB Save Super Bowl, the 1998 BoB Save Super Bowl, the 2000 BP Top Eight Cup, the 2000 Rothmans Cup, the 2006 Bob Save Super Bowl, the 2007 SAA Supa 8, the 2008 Telkom Knockout, the 2010 MTN8, the 2010 Telkom Knockout, the 2011 Nedbank Cup, the 2011 MTN8, the 2011 Telkom Knockout, the 2013 MTN8, the 2013 Telkom Knockout, the 2013 African Champions League, the 2014 Nedbank Cup, the 2014 MTN8, the 2015 African Confederation Cup, the 2016 Nedbank Cup, the 2017 Nedbank Cup, the 2018 Telkom Knockout, the 2020 MTN8, the 2022 African Confederation Cup, the 2022 MTN8, the 2023 Nedbank Cup, the 2023 MTN8, the 2024 Nedbank Cup, the 2024 MTN8, the 2025 Nedbank Cup, the 2025 MTN8, and the 2025 Carling Knockout. Each entry details the opponents, scores, key moments, and notable players, illustrating the club’s long history of cup competition success and occasional defeats. The upcoming final will add another chapter to this extensive record of South African cup football.