Chiefs vs. Sundowns highlight

The South African PSL kicks off again this weekend and the big game of the weekend is without question the Sundowns vs. Kaizer Chiefs fixture.

The question is - whose side is going to be celebrating at the end of this fixture?

I picked this post up off the Kaizer Chiefs website and it made for some interesting reading. It makes for some very interesting reading:

Kaizer Chiefs returns to Johannesburg Stadium on Sunday, a venue they opened in June 1996 to face rivals Mamelodi Sundowns. Ironically, Pretoria based Sundowns are the hosts this time around due to the unavailability of Loftus Stadium.

The Amakhosi are in a celebratory mood after turning 39 on 07th January and are prepared to turn the corner this weekend.

Chiefs are lying on seventh position in the log with 20 points while their opponents, Sundowns are not far off on ninth position with 19 points.

Fireworks are expected to fly when the two sides meet as Club captain, Jimmy Tau acknowledged, “Mamelodi Sundowns is always a tough side to play against and on Sunday it will not be different. We are however looking at starting the year on a high note.

What is better than getting three points against Sundowns? We are ready,” he said. Sundowns won this fixture the last time the sides met last season but since then Chiefs has had an upper hand with victories during Telkom Charity and notable, MTN 8 final in Durban.



“We are aware of the challenges we face as a team this year and we are determined to overcome them. The first half of the season was a lesson for us as a team,” said the Kimberly born defender.

Statistics show that The Glamour Boys have had an upper hand in this fixture over the years with Kaizer Chiefs winning a total of nine out of twenty four games while Sundowns are close having won eight.

However the fact that Chiefs last beat Sundowns in the league on 15 February 2006 should be enough to spur on the Glamour Boys come Sunday.

Kaizer Chiefs vs. Mamelodi Sundowns results since inception of PSL in 1996 – 1997

1996-1997
18 December 1996
Kaizer Chiefs 2 (Mooki, Ndlanya) Mamelodi Sundowns 0

1 May 1997
Mamelodi Sundowns 3 Kaizer Chiefs 1 (Mooki)

1997-1998
7 January 1998
Mamelodi Sundowns 0 Kaizer Chiefs 0

25 January 1998
Kaizer Chiefs 2 (Masunda, Mooki) Mamelodi Sundowns 0

1998-1999
6 September 1998
Mamelodi Sundowns 0 Kaizer Chiefs 0
30 January 1999
Kaizer Chiefs 1 (Mooki) Mamelodi Sundowns 2

1999-2000
21 August 1999
Kaizer Chiefs 1 (Makua) Mamelodi Sundowns 1

21 December 1999
Mamelodi Sundowns 3 Kaizer Chiefs 1 (Nomvete)

2000-2001
17 January 2001
Kaizer Chiefs 2 (Nomvete pen x2) Mamelodi Sundowns 1 (Chukwu)
7 May 2001

Mamelodi Sundowns 0 Kaizer Chiefs 1 (Evans o.g.)

2001-2002
16 January 2002
Mamelodi Sundowns 1 (Mudau) Kaizer Chiefs 0

7 April 2002
Kaizer Chiefs 1 (Nzama) Mamelodi Sundowns 1 (Bapela)

2002-2003
11 December 2002
Mamelodi Sundowns 0 Kaizer Chiefs 0

11 January 2003
Kaizer Chiefs 2 (Mushangazikhe 40, Mabedi 84 pen) Mamelodi Sundowns 0

2003-2004
24 August 2003
Kaizer Chiefs 2 (Moshoeu, Mayo) Mamelodi Sundowns 0

21 March 2004
Mamelodi Sundowns 0 Kaizer Chiefs 2 (Moshoeu, Kannemeyer)

2004-2005
27 November 2004
Kaizer Chiefs 1 (Mbesuma) Mamelodi Sundowns 1 (Ngwenya)

19 February 2005
Mamelodi Sundowns 3 (Masehe, Sapula, Mtombeni) Kaizer Chiefs 4 (Radebe, Mbesuma x3)

2005-2006
15 February 2006
Kaizer Chiefs 1 (Obua pen) Mamelodi Sundowns 0

22 February 2006
Mamelodi Sundowns 3 (Dladla x2, Moriri) Kaizer Chiefs 1 (Obua)

2006 – 2007
14 0ctober 2006
Kaizer Chiefs 0 Mamelodi Sundowns 0

3 February 2007
Mamelodi Sundowns 2 (Torrealba, Chabangu) Kaizer Chiefs 1 (Fernandez)

2007 – 2008
14 November 2007

Kaizer Chiefs 0 Mamelodi Sundowns 0

13 April 2008
Mamelodi Sundowns 1 (Josta Dladla 21) Kaizer Chiefs 0