{"id":36443,"date":"2026-02-23T22:08:30","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T20:08:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/?p=36443"},"modified":"2026-02-23T22:08:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T20:08:30","slug":"nedbank-cup-quarterfinal-clashes-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/2026\/02\/23\/nedbank-cup-quarterfinal-clashes-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"Nedbank Cup quarterfinal clashes revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_36445\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36445\" style=\"width: 770px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-36445\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-23-at-21.47.45-770x514.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-23-at-21.47.45-770x514.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-23-at-21.47.45-1170x782.jpeg 1170w, https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-23-at-21.47.45-768x513.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-23-at-21.47.45.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36445\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image credit: Backpagepix<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After a weekend giant slaying and major upsets in the Nedbank Cup Last 16, the quarterfinal draw was conducted on Monday evening in Johannesburg.<\/p>\n<p>The final eight will be headlined by a KwaZulu-Natal derby between Lamontville Golden Arrows and Durban City.<\/p>\n<p>With the traditional big clubs Kaizer Chiefs, Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns already eliminated, this year&#8217;s competition provides a rare opportunity for some silverware for several clubs.<\/p>\n<p>AmaZulu will be favourites to progress against second-tier Casric Stars. However the visitors will be no pushovers after knocking out Orlando Pirates in the previous round &#8211; and notably, they have yet to concede a goal in this year\u2019s competition.<\/p>\n<p>Sekhukhune United, meanwhile, will have a rare home game in the competition where they will face second tier log leaders Milford FC.<\/p>\n<p>TS Galaxy are the only former champions remaining in the tournament this year after their 2019 success and will take on ABC Motsepe League&#8217;s Jacksa Spears in the quarterfinals.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>The draw produced several exciting matchups:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>AmaZulu vs Casric Stars<\/p>\n<p>Sekhukhune United vs Milford<\/p>\n<p>TS Galaxy vs Jacksa Spears<\/p>\n<p>Lamontville Golden Arrows vs Durban City<\/p>\n<p>The quarterfinal matches are scheduled to take place over the weekend of 07 and 08 March 2026. Full fixture details, including venues and kick-off times, will be confirmed in due course.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udea8 \ud835\udc0d\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc1d\ud835\udc1b\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc24 \ud835\udc02\ud835\udc2e\ud835\udc29 \ud835\udc2a\ud835\udc2e\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc2b-\ud835\udc1f\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc25 \ud835\udc1d\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc30\ud83d\udea8<\/p>\n<p>The draw is complete and the quarter-final fixtures are locked in \ud83d\udd12<\/p>\n<p>Dates, venues and kick-off times to be confirmed. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/H5ZMreStbM\">pic.twitter.com\/H5ZMreStbM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Official PSL (@OfficialPSL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OfficialPSL\/status\/2025983177559277791?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 23, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Written by: Ntsako Mukhari<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a weekend giant slaying and major upsets in the Nedbank Cup Last 16, the quarterfinal draw was conducted on Monday evening in Johannesburg. 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