Nedbank Cup Final: 3 Likely Winners of Golden Boot Award Ahead of Sundowns vs Orlando Pirates

• Orlando Pirates will face Mamelodi Sundowns in the final of the Nedbank Cup at the Mbombela Stadium this weekend
• The Golden Boot race is still one, with six different players topping the goalscoring chart with the same number of goals
• Sports Brief takes a look at three possible winners of the top goalscorer award in the competition ahead of the final on Saturday

Mamelodi Sundowns and Orlando Pirates are set to lock horns in the Nedbank Cup final on Saturday, with the Golden Boot Award still up for grabs.

In addition to knowing the winner of the Nedbank Cup, the outright top goalscorer in the competition could also emerge tomorrow.

Sports Brief delves into the three likely winners of the Golden Boot award, with six players already on the same number of goals.

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Nedbank Cup top goalscorer

1. Tshegofatso Mabasa

The Orlando Pirates striker won the Golden Boot in the DStv Premiership, and he's the favourite to win the top scorer award in the Nedbank Cup.

Like other players, Mabasa has found the back of the net thrice, and a goal against Sundowns in the final could put him above his competitors.

2. Gaston Sirino

Sirino is not the only Sundowns player with three goals, but he is the only one of the two who will feature in the final.

Thembinkosi Lorch will not only miss the chance to face his former team in the Nedbank final, but he will also miss the opportunity to increase his goal tally in the tournament.

3. Patrick Maswanganyi

Maswanganyi also has three goals, which he achieved in four games. He is one of the players to watch out for in the final.

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The South African forward has a good chance of snatching the top goalscorer award, with Tapelo Xoki being ruled out of the final.

Mokwena confirms Lorch’s absence

Sports Brief earlier reported that Rulani Mokwena confirmed the absence of Lorch in the final of the Nedbank Cup.

The former Orlando Pirates midfielder was ruled out of the game due to injury, with many fans initially looking forward to him facing his old employees.