The new Premier Soccer League season is again upon us this month with the usual cast of characters bidding for success.The big question will be whether there is a credible candidate to challenge the all-conquering Mamelodi Sundowns, whose dominance of the domestic scene is now overwhelming.
Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates are always seen as the biggest challengers but in recent seasons both AmaZulu and Cape Town City have emerged as surprise runners-up.
Will there be another unexpected club rising to prominence? Or will it be business as usual? What can be expected from the 2024/25 season? This is what you need to know about the upcoming campaign:
SUNDOWNS' MISSING SECOND STAR
For several seasons now, Sundowns' coaches have made it clear their top priority is winning the African Champions League. This is always a bold target set at the beginning of the campaign, and one which they have not been able to achieve. Despite all their resources, the South African champions have consistently faltered in their bid for continental glory since they won their first, and only, Champions League title in 2016. They have come tantalisingly close but not reached the final since, which by their lofty standards must go down as failure. It seems ludicrous to label them such after their recordbreaking achievements domestically but that is the standard they have set themselves.
CLUB WORLD CUP
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WORLD CUP DREAM BURNS BRIGHT
Neil Tovey Former Bafana Bafana captain
CONTINENTAL QUEENS
AS BANYANA BANYANA WAIT TO DEFEND THEIR TITLE AT THE WOMEN'S AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS, WE LOOK BACK AT THEIR PAST PERFORMANCES IN THE COMPETITION
TABLE TOPPERS
THE TOP 10 IN THE ALL-TIME PSL TABLE SINCE THE START OF THE 1996/97 SEASON MAKES FOR INTERESTING READING
WHO ARE BAYER LEVERKUSEN?
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SET-PIECE SECRET
THE THROW-IN MAY SEEM A MUNDANE PART OF FOOTBALL, BUT THERE IS MUCH MORE TO IT THAN MEETS THE EYE
PSL SHARPSHOOTERS
AS THE NEW 2024/25 SEASON BEGINS, BOTH BRADLEY GROBLER AND PETER SHALULILE CAN TAKE AIM AT THE PREMIER SOCCER LEAGUE'S GOALSCORING RECORD AS WE RUN DOWN THE TOP MARKSMEN SINCE 1996
BALANCING THE BOOKS
CAPE TOWN CITY HAVE TO FOREVER SELL PLAYERS TO BREAK EVEN. HERE ARE 11 TOP STARS THEY HAVE ALLOWED TO LEAVE IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS
INTO THE BIG TIME
CLINTON LARSEN HAS LED LITTLE KNOWN LIMPOPO CLUB MAGESI FC TO THE ELITE LEAGUE OF SOUTH AFRICAN FOOTBALL
REDEMPTION
THEMBINKOSI LORCH FACES ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT SEASONS IN HIS CAREER IN 2024/25
AFRICA'S PIONEERS
AFRICA'S INFLUENCE ON ELITE EUROPEAN FOOTBALL IS NOT A NEW THING