Soweto derby Soweto derby The Soweto derby is a soccer rivalry between Premier Soccer League's Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates in South Africa and is considered one of the most fiercely contested matches in African football. It was first contested on 24 January 1970. Matches between the two rivals attract a large fanbase. Based in Soweto, Johannesburg, the rivalry stems from the fact that Kaizer Chiefs was formed by a former Orlando Pirates star Kaizer Motaung. Motaung had left Orlando Pirates to go play professional soccer in the now defunct North American Soccer League for a team called the Atlanta Chiefs. Upon
Central Premier League goal rule, Waterside Karori won promotion to the Central Premier League after an 18 year absence Team Taranaki withdrew from the competition for 2018 and Havelock North Wanderers were invited to take up the vacant spot. The following awards were given at the Capital Football awards for the 2017 Central Premier League season. Central Premier League The Central League is a semi-professional/professional status league competition run by Capital Football for Association football clubs located in the southern and central parts of the North Island, New Zealand. It is at the second level of New Zealand Football behind the national association