The 2024–25 Nedbank Cup is the 2024–25 edition of

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's premier knockout club

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competition, the

Nedbank Cup The Nedbank Cup is the current name of South Africa's Premier Soccer League, premier club association football, soccer knockout tournament. While many formats have been used over the years, the tournament has always been based on the idea of gi ...

. It is the 53rd season of the competition, and 18th under its current sponsor. Defending champions

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were looking to repeat their achievement of 1973 to 1975 by winning the competition for three years in a row. They are so far the only club to perform this feat.

Participating teams

Teams

After a preliminary round featuring eight games between teams from the

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and eight games from the

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, the 16 winners joined the 16 teams from the Premiership to enter the main draw.

Round of 32

Royal AM's fixtures were suspended by the governing body, the

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(PSL), as a result of the South African Revenue Service preservation order against the club over unpaid tax debts by owner Shauwn Mkhize. The PSL expelled Royal AM from the Nedbank Cup on February 25, with Milford progressing to the next round.

Participating teams

Teams

Round of 32

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

References