Carling Black Label Cup Teams Update; War of Words Between Chiefs, Pirates, Sundowns and Amazulu Legends

• The preliminary teams for the Carling Black Label Cup next month have been revealed
• Fans can choose who they want to be in the starting line-ups for the extravaganza that will take place at Soccer City
• Kaizer Chiefs will take on arch-rivals Orlando Pirates, while Mamelodi Sundowns will collide with Amazulu

The starting line-ups for the 2022 Carling Black Label Cup have started taking shape

Fans have started voting for who they want to see turning out for Kaizer Chiefs, Orlando Pirates, Mamelodi Sundowns and Amazulu on 12 November at Soccer City in Johannesburg.

Bafana ba Style will take on the Usuthu in the first semifinal at 09.30am, while the Amakhosi will collide with the Buccaneers in the other starting at noon.

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War of words between legends

According to the Daily Sun, four legends connected to each club chirped each other at a media event hyping up the competition.

Former Sundowns captain Hlompho Kekana said:

"Sundowns will have a nice warm up before beating one of the Soweto teams in the final."

Stalwart Tshepo Masilela, currently on the books of Amazulu, fired back:

"Sundowns play many games per season, so AmaZulu will do them a favour by beating them in the first game so that they can go home and rest while we prove that Usuthu is the biggest club in the country."

Former Chiefs player Mandla Masango jabbed at Pirates:

"Chiefs is the most supported club in the country, and will prove that by beating Pirates early on the day to prove that this season they will win a title."

Ex-Orlando Pirates and popular SuperSport pundit Phumudzo Manenzhe responded:

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"There's no ways Pirates can lose to 'Mangethe Ball'. Pirates are the strongest team in the country right now and they have the most Carling titles."

Kaizer Chiefs:

1. Itumeleng Khune 2. Eric Mathoho 3. Njabulo Ngcobo 4. S'fiso Hlanti 5. Reeve Frosler 6. Kgaogelo Sekgota 7. Nkosingiphile Ngcobo 8. Yusuf Maart 9. Njabulo Blom 10. Keagan Dolly 11. Caleb Bin

Orlando Pirates:

1. Richard Ofori 2. Olisa Ndah 3. Innocent Maela 4. Nkosinathi Sibisi 5. Thabiso Monyane 6. Thembinkosi Lorch 7. Fortune Makaringe 8. Ben Motshwari 9. Ndabayithethwa Ndlondo 10. Kermit Erasmus 11. Vincent Pule

Mamelodi Sundowns:

1. Ronwen Williams 2. Thapelo Morena 3. Rushine De Reuck 4. Khuliso Mudau 5. Grant Kekana 6. Themba Zwane 7. Gaston Sirino 8. Andile Jali 9. Bongani Zungu 10. Peter Shalulile 11. Abubeker Nasir

Amazulu:

1. Veli Mothwa 2. Veluyeke Zulu 3. Ramahlwe Mphahlele 4. Thembela Sikhakhane 5. Riaan Hanamub 6. Msindisi Ndlovu 7. George Maluleke 8. Siphesihle Maduna 9. Keagan Buchanan 10. Gabadinho Mhango 11. Lehlohonolo Majoro

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Amazulu worked with MaMkhize and co. to knock Swallows FC out of Carling Black Label Cup race

There was nothing sinister about how Amazulu snuck into the Carling Black Label Cup.

This is what one can glean from club president Sandile Zungu, who explained how Usuthu surged past Swallows FC late in the voting process when it appeared that the Birds were in for all money, as reported by Sports Brief.

This was after the Birds' chairperson David Mogashoa smelt a rat, alleging that his team was stiffed out of participating in the tournament.