Kaizer Chiefs will be out to emulate their Soweto rivals Orlando Pirates by retaining the MTN 8 Cup.
|||Kaizer Chiefs will be out to emulate their Soweto rivals Orlando Pirates by retaining the MTN 8 Cup, which has proven to be quite difficult since Pirates won the 2010 and 2011 editions.
Since then, the Buccaneers have struggled to get their hands on the trophy, and now all eyes will be on Chiefs to see if they will be able to keep the trophy in Naturena.
Amakhosi hold the record of being the most successful winners of the Top 8 tournament since its inception in 1972 when it was still called the BP Top 8, having won the competition 15 times.
It all started in 1974, when Chiefs won the trophy for the first time after beating Pimville United Brothers 5-2 on aggregate.
But they failed to keep the Cup the following year after Moroka Swallows beat them 5-2 in the final.
Chiefs went on to win the title in 1976 and 1977, after beating Pirates 5-3 and Amazulu 8-2 respectively.
It took them three years to get their hands on the trophy again and won it twice again (in 1981) they hammered Dynamos 7-1, and the following year they thrashed Swallows 7-2.
The BP Top 8 success story for Chiefs continued in 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992 and 1994.
They won the last BP sponsored Top 8 in 2001, beating Mamelodi Sundowns 7-6 on penalties after extra-time.
SAA (South African Airways) took over in 2003 with the competition being named the SAA Supa 8; it took Chiefs three years to win the trophy in 2006, beating Supersport United 1-0.
MTN came on board in 2008, and Chiefs got back to winning ways beating Sundowns 4-3 on penalties.
They won the competition for the 15th time last year, when they beat Pirates 1-0. The Buccaneers are the second most successful team in the competition having won it nine times.
Chiefs’ quest to retain their title under new coach Steve Kopmphela, begins with a quarter-final meeting with Maritzburg United at home on August 5.
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