Posted in News, Team News on Nov 07, 2026.
Kaizer Chiefs will be looking to reach the semifinals of the Knockout Cup for a 23rd time when they face Siwelele in the quarterfinals, at the New Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane on Sunday at 18:00. Chiefs’, the most successful team in the tournament with 13 titles, will be looking to duplicate their Round of 16 performance against TS Galaxy in their quest for a 14th title.
Past meetings:
This game represents the fourth overall meeting between Chiefs and Siwelele, They have met thrice before in league games; each team has one win, with the other game ending 0-0 last season. They have already met in the league this season, Chiefs winning 3-2 at home in September. This is their first cup clash, Chiefs are previously undefeated at home against Siwelele, winning one game and drawing one.
The journey so far:
Wandile Duba’s hattrick in Chiefs’ 3-0 win in the Round of 16, the first in this competition by a Chiefs player since 1987, sent Amakhosi to their 32nd quarterfinal overall, and 21st in the PSL era. Chiefs have reached the last eight for the first time since 2024/25.
Amakhosi’s opponents, Siwelele, defeated Polokwane City on penalties after a goalless draw in the last round to reach the Knockout Cup quarterfinals for the first time. Should Duba score he will be the first Chiefs player to score in Chiefs’ first two Knockout Cup rounds since Eric Mathoho in 2015/16.
Quarterfinal record:
Since 1996/97, Chiefs’ biggest win in the quarterfinals has been a 4-0 home victory over Dynamos in 2004.
Chiefs will be featuring in their 33rd quarterfinal since 1982. Amakhosi have previously passed this stage 22 times. They lost to Sundowns in their last quarterfinal outing, in 2024/25.
Amakhosi did make it past the quarters and into the last four in three successive tournaments, in 2017/18, 2018/19 and 2019/20.
Since 1996/97, Chiefs have contested 20 quarterfinals, and they have managed to win through on 14 occasions.
While Chiefs have been involved in a total of 16 penalty shoot-outs in the League Cup, winning 13 and losing three since 1996/97, they have had four quarterfinal games decided on penalties during this time.
