Nedbank Cup Soweto Derby kicks off SuperSport’s feast of football finals for May and June

The tantalising Nedbank Cup final between Soweto Giants Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates ignites the most anticipated time of the football season, SuperSport's Feast of Football Finals, beginning this May until June.

As the season reaches its climax, when champions will be crowned and with bragging rights for fans on the line, Your World of Champions is poised to deliver every bit of the action with a mouth-watering feast of football finals live on SuperSport.

On Saturday, 10 May 2025, all the attention turns to the Moses Mabhida Stadium in KwaZulu-Natal as Soweto Giants Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates clash in the Nedbank Cup final.

Nesradine Nabi’s boys will be eager to end Amakhosi’s 10-year trophy drought with a victory over their bitter rivals, spoiling any happy farewell plans for Buccaneers coach Jose Ribeiro’s last final with the Sea Robbers. Although Pirates took the bragging rights thanks to Relebohile Mofokeng's winner in the league last Saturday to complete a league double for the Bucs against the Glamour Boys, the form book and past encounters count for nought when the two giants of African football collide.

CAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

Staying in Africa, South African interest in continental competition is heightened with Mamelodi Sundowns competing in the two-legged Caf Champions League final against rising Egyptian powerhouse, Pyramids FC. With the first leg at Loftus Versfeld on 24 May, Masandawana will be looking to take a healthy lead to Cairo for the return leg on 1 June.

Having tasted their one and only triumph in the illustrious competition in 2016, the added incentive of being the only South African team to win it twice builds on the intrigue of the fixture.

Elsewhere on the continent, the Caf Confederation Cup final will see Tanzanian giants Simba FC lock horns with Moroccan league leaders RSB Berkane. The two-legged affair will take place on 17 and 25 May. Though no South African team will be participating in the final, Simba FC are coached by South African and Betway Premiership cult hero Fadlu Davids. With two competitive teams going at it, this promises to be one of the best Caf Confederation Cup finals in recent history.

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

The most anticipated game of them all is the Uefa Champions League final on 31 May. The culmination of club football’s most coveted piece of silverware sees Luis Enrique’s Paris Saint-Germain going head-to-head with Simone Inzaghi’s Inter Milan.

A humdinger of a match is on the cards between the French and Italian teams at the showpiece event in Munich. The Parisians will be looking to lift their maiden title and complete the treble, while the Nerazzurri are eyeing a fourth Champions League trophy, having not won the competition since 2010 when they defeated Bayern Munich 2-0.

The aperitifs to this final from a European standpoint are the Uefa Europa League final in Bilbao between Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur on 21 May and the Uefa Conference League final in Wrocław between Chelsea and Real Betis on 28 May. For both the Red Devils and Spurs, the floodlights in Bilbao offer the perfect backdrop to gloss over underwhelming league campaigns with European glory. The winner of the battle of Bilbao will not only walk away with the Europa League title but will earn a spot in next year's Champions League.

Chelsea will step onto the pitch against Betis as overwhelming favourites in a tournament they have dominated. The permutations of both finals offer appetising narratives only the football Gods can conjure – and all the action will be live on SuperSport.

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English football also has the honour of hosting football’s richest game in the EFL play-off final. With 2025/26 English Premier League status up for grabs, the once-off game that will involve either Coventry City, Sunderland AFC, Sheffield United, or Bristol City is a surefire must-watch on 24 May.

Rounding the action off, the European international season draws to a conclusion on 4 and 8 June as the Uefa Nations League semifinals and final take place. With Germany, Portugal, Spain, and France all competing in the tournament, ever-growing in popularity, the final in Munich offers yet another shot at glory.

The feast of football finals is sure to keep subscribers of Africa’s biggest broadcaster well entertained over the months of May and June.

After a season of toiling for the right to lift world football’s most coveted club and international football trophies, it all leads to these unmissable moments - all live on Your World of Champions, SuperSport.