With Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs set to face each other in the Soweto Derby, here are the top goal scorers in Mzansi’s biggest game, as well as the players with most appearances.
A rivalry that has spanned over half a century will be renewed at FNB Stadium in Soweto on Saturday afternoon as Chiefs travel to face their township rivals and old foes Pirates.
The two teams meet for the first time this season, and the first time in front of fans since Lebohang Manyama scored the decisive winner for Chiefs on 28 February 2020 at FNB Stadium.
The two Soweto rivals have a long and storied history and are the two most successful teams in South Africa, even though they have failed to live up their illustrious past in recent years.
Ahead of the historic Derby, iDiski Times brings you top scorers and players who have appeared the most in this game, in what is still the most anticipated match in SA football calendar down the years.
The late Patrick ‘Ace’ Ntsoelenge, born in Mohlakeng in Soweto, scored a record 19 times in the derby matches for Chiefs‚ eight more than second-placed trio of Nelson ‘Teenage’ Dladla, Abednego ‘Shaka’ Ngcobo and Marks Maponyane.
TOP SCORERS:
- Patrick Ntsoelengoe – 19 (Kaizer Chiefs)
- Marks Maponyane – 11 (Kaizer Chiefs & Orlando Pirates)
- Nelson Dladla – 11 (Kaizer Chiefs)
- Abednego ‘Shaka’ Ngcobo – 11 (Kaizer Chiefs)
- Jomo Sono – 9 (Orlando Pirates)
- Kaizer Motaung – 8 (Kaizer Chiefs & Orlando Pirates)
- Jerry Sikhosana – 6 (Orlando Pirates)
- Thembonkosi Lorch – 5 (Orlando Pirates)
- Daniel Cardoso – 4 (Kaizer Chiefs)
- Benedict Vilakazi – 4 (Orlando Pirates)
- Siphiwe Tshabalala – 4 (Kaizer Chiefs)
- Leonardo Castro – 4 (Kaizer Chiefs)
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When it comes to appearances, stats are tricky to find, so we only focussed on the Premier Soccer League era, with Siphiwe Tshabalala leading Bernard Parker by one game.
MOST APPEARANCES (PSL era):
- Siphiwe Tshabalala – 31 | 4 goals (Kaizer Chiefs)
- Bernard Parker – 30 | 2 goals (Kaizer Chiefs)
- Happy Jele – 29 | 1 goal (Orlando Pirates)
- Willard Katsande – 28 | 2 goals (Kaizer Chiefs)
- Itu Khune – 27 | no goals (Kaizer Chiefs)
Story by Robin-Duke Madlala (@duke_robin).
