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Seth Willis

'Useless African Football League couldn't compete with Soweto derby! Be afraid of Kaizer Chiefs & Orlando Pirates' - Fans

South African fans believe Amakhosi and the Sea Robbers rivalry is bigger and Caf did well to reschedule the continental final game involving Downs.

Caf confirmed the second leg of the African Football League final between Mamelodi Sundowns and Wydad Casablanca has been pushed back to Sunday November 12.

The match had been initially been scheduled for a day earlier, but it clashed with South Africa's biggest Premier Soccer League fixture, the Soweto derby between old rivals Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs at the FNB Stadium.

The changes sparked a debate on social media, with a majority of fans insisting the rescheduling of the AFL shows the Soweto derby is bigger.

  • Thapelo Maseko and Rhulani Mokwena, Mamelodi SundownsBackpage

    Downs a small team?

    Here we are rival fans making a small team trend for the fourth day in a row. Surely Soweto derby is no longer spicy - Steven Mtshali

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  • Paseka Mako, Yusuf MaartBackpage

    Be afraid of Bucs & Chiefs

    So, the Soweto Derby did really force a $4m cup to move their date? You should be afraid of those two Soweto giants - Big ShaqZA

  • Kaizer Chiefs fansBackpage

    It says a lot about Soweto derby

    They can troll the Soweto derby how they wish but unfortunately, this says a lot about the derby - Sibusiso Khoza

  • Mamelodi Sundowns fansBackpagepix

    AFL could have reduced Soweto derby's significance

    They see it as a Soweto derby victory but the AFL second-leg final would have switched off the Soweto derby oxygen machine - Percy Dezmon

  • Orlando Pirates FansBackpage

    You can't compete with Soweto giants

    You can never compete with the biggest game in Africa, the Soweto derby. Kaizer Chiefs versus Orlando Pirates wins - Ayanda Moses Mbatha

  • Caf President Patrice MotsepeBackpage

    AFL a Motsepe competition?

    You really think that useless AFL could compete with the great Soweto derby? Guess what, that Motsepe competition will be played on Sunday - Mbewana Nceba

  • Phathutshedzo Nange, Monnapule Saleng, Yusuf Maart, Kaizer Chiefs vs Orlando Pirates, November 2022Backpagepix

    Soweto derby the real deal!

    There's only one derby, and that is the Soweto Derby! The rest should be regarded as Local encounters! - Dulas

  • Percy Tau and Grant Kekana, Mamelodi Sundowns vs Al Ahly, October 2023African Football League

    AFL over Soweto derby?

    So for fans, playing the Soweto derby is more important than playing continental competitions? - Njengele

  • Mokwena, Johnson, RiveiroBackpagePix

    Chiefs, Bucs chasing bragging rights, Downs chasing continental recognition

    Clearly, the only thing they can brag about is the Soweto derby. They will be competing to be called the Soweto giants while Sundowns will be competing to be called "African giants - Mr. Piet

  • Kaizer Chiefs fans in Polokwane Jan 2023backpagepix

    To be relevant, buy Chiefs, Pirates

    The only time that a small team will be one of the biggest clubs in South Africa is when they buy either Kaizer Chiefs or Orlando Pirates. Until then, small is small - Sphiwe Dubandlela