Mamelodi Sundowns FC news

GOAL gives you details to follow the Bucs' semi-final clash against their top rivals, Masandawana.

On Saturday, Orlando Stadium will thrum with intensity as Masandawana, the Goliaths of the South African league, step onto the pitch as cup outsiders.

The Brazilians will be in action this weekend hoping to get closer to the final of the annual competition by getting a psoitive result in the first meeting to be staged at the Orlando Stadium.

The Buccaneers have been enduring a difficult run of form but they have an opportunity to rectify that against the Premier Soccer League champions.

The Buccaneers were very active in the transfer market, signing at least 10 players but most are yet to win the hearts of the club's multitudes of fans.

The Glamour Boys are determined to deliver, once again, this season after ending their trophy drought in the previous edition.

See our three Orlando Pirates vs Mamelodi Sundowns predictions for their MTN 8 first leg semi-final, including value in backing the favourites.

The experienced coach is having a look at the 27-year-old wideman whom he believes can reinvent himself and bounce back.

The Buccaneers go into this crucial match worried about the fitness of some of their players amid pressure on their coach to get things right.

Before completing the move to join the European club, it has now emerged the player faced many challenges, including family members who were not ready to return to South Africa.

Despite The Bucs poor start to the season, their recent cup pedigree sees them favourites to beat The Brazilians to reach their fourth MTN8 final in a row.

Masandawana have so far announced the departure of three players since Thursday as part of the process of reducing the number of players in the PSL champions' squad.

South Africa's bid to reach the knockouts of this continental competition continues with this penultimate game of their pool against the bottom-placed West Africans.