13 February 2018 – The 2018 Nedbank Cup kicked off this past weekend and saw lowly sides Steenburg United and EC Bees through to the last 16 with convincing wins.
Steenburg United hosted Orbit College on Saturday afternoon, walloping their opponents 3-1 in a four-goal thriller in Cape Town to progress to the last 16 while EC Bees also won 3-1 in their Sunday clash with Mariveni United in Limpopo. The Limpopo side plies their trade in the SAB League.
The two ABC Motsepe League teams Steenburg and EC Bees will now wait for the remainder of the last 32 fixtures to be played this Wednesday, 14 February 2018, before the draw for the last 16 is conducted.
Last 32 results:
Wednesday, February 7 (19h30)
Bidvest Wits 0-1 Cape Town City
AmaZulu 2(3) – 2(0) Mthatha Bucks
Ubuntu Cape Town 3-2 Polokwane City
Friday, February 9 (20h00)
Cape Town All Stars 0-1 Mamelodi Sundowns
Saturday, February 10
Swallows FC 1-3 Maritzburg United
Steenberg United 3-1 Orbit College
Phiva Young Stars 0-2 Chippa United
Orlando Pirates 2-0 Ajax Cape Town
Super Eagles vs Free State Stars at Goble Park (20h15)
Sunday, February 11 (15h30)
Mariveni United 1-3 EC Bees
Happy Wanderers 0-1 Royal Eagles
Kaizer Chiefs 3-0 Golden Arrows
Bloemfontein Celtic 1(5) – 1(4) SuperSport United
Wednesday, February 14
Richards Bay vs Bloemfontein Young Tigers at Umhlathuze Stadium (15h30)
Platinum Stars vs Baroka at Royal Bafokeng Stadium (19h30)
Stellenbosch FC vs Highlands Park at Athlone Stadium (19h30)