Khama Billiat and Leonardo Castro are back in the line-up for this afternoon’s Soweto Derby. Both missed last weekend’s Telkom Knockout game against Black Leopards due to injury. The Colombian was even out for a longer period, because of an injury to his ankle.

Itumeleng Khune, Dumsani Zuma and Siyabonga Ngezana also return into the starting XI.

Lebogang Manyama and Joseph Molangoane are still out with injury.

This afternoon’s match will be the 164^th official Soweto Derby. Amakhosi have won 67 of the previous 163 Derbies, while the Buccaneers won 39 and 52 games ended in a draw. Five clashes were abandoned.

Chiefs will face Orlando Pirates away in an Absa Premiership clash at FNB Stadium on Saturday afternoon, 27 October 2018 (kick-off is at 15:30).

The referee is Eketsang Setloboko.

Chiefs’ line up: Khune, captain (32); Mphahlele (2), Ngezana (30), Booysen (5), Walusimbi (29); Zuma (28), Katsande (31), Ntshangase (10), Billiat (11); Parker (25), Castro (8)

Subs: Vries (16), Cardoso (4), Maluleka (12), Ekstein (27), Moon (7), Mahlasela (17), Ntiya-Ntiya (36)
Head Coach: Giovanni Solinas

Pirates’ line-up: Mpontshane (40); Maela (23), Munetsi (33), Jele, captain (4), Mobara (18); Motshwari (27), Mlambo (20), Lorch (3), Pule (45); Shonga (12), Mulenga (17)

Subs: Mabokgwane (16), Marcelo (36), Makola (5), Paseka (29), Mntambo (32), Qalinge (15), Gabuza (31)

Head coach: Milutin Sredojevic

 

Referee:                                  Eketsang Setloboko

1st Assistant:                          Lalelani Mngadi

2nd Assistant:                        Elphas Sitole

4th Official:                            Cedric Muvhali

Match Commissioner:          Morné Daniels