Carling Knockout Cup Semi Final Draw: KZN Teams Earn Home Advantage

• The semi-final games have been drawn for the Carling Knockout Cup
• KZN teams, Richards Bay and Amazulu, have gained home advantages
• The venue and the date for the knockout final have also been decided

The next round to rake in the big money has been set in stone.

The draw for the Carling Knockout Cup has been conducted, with the venues and dates for the final four written into the diaries.

KwaZulu-Natal will be the venue for the final three matches, with all four teams believing they have what it takes to earn the R6 million final purse.

The semi-finals will be played on December 2 and 3, with the final scheduled for December 16, the Reconciliation Day public holiday.

In the first semi-final, Richards Bay have been drawn at home against Steve Barker's Stellenbosch FC.

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Coming out of the pot after them was Amazulu in the home slot, followed by Tim Sukazi's Rockets.

The four sides will roll the knockout dice one more time for a spot in the grand final at Durban's iconic Moses Mabhida Stadium.

Richards Bay were underdogs against Orlando Pirates but brushed aside the Buccaneers in a penalty shootout thanks to a Deon Hotto miss.

Stellenbosch were well prepared in their 2-0 win over Polokwane City, even though their opponents were uncharacteristically loose in defence.

Amazulu might quietly consider themselves favourites after they blew away Golden Arrows 3-0 in a big win for Pablo Martin.

TS Galaxy will have plenty to say about the course of the title gauntlet after they were the ones to get rid of Mamelodi Sundowns in the first round.

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Huge prizes on offer

Sports Brief earlier reported on the Carling Knockout Cup's prize pool and the forms of fan engagement.

The man-of-the-match voting prize has been controversial but also motivating for the team's supporters.

The winners of the competition will earn a collective R9.6mil, R6.6mil of that coming from the final alone.