OPINION: Soweto Derby loses dazzle when Chiefs and Pirates are in nowhere-land

Right now, this once high-stakes encounter between Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates is the definition of mid-table mediocrity.

It would be so much better for the state of the local game if these two sides could at least sustain some kind of title fight.

A capacity crowd will pack into FNB Stadium on Saturday, most probably, in what is certainly the most popular game, by some distance, on the South African football calendar. Chiefs and Pirates aren’t just behind Mamelodi Sundowns, they are nowhere near them. At the time of writing, and it may well change a little with both involved in midweek fixtures, Chiefs are 10th and Pirates are 13th, with the pair 13 points and 15 points behind Sundowns respectively.

In Pirates’ case, they had such a good second half of last season, that it has made their limp start in the league this campaign even more disappointing.

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