The 2021–22 Nedbank Cup was the 2021–22 edition of

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's premier knockout club

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competition, the

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won the competition after defeating Marumo Gallants in the final.

Preliminary rounds

Eight teams from the

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(called the ABC Motsepe League for sponsorship reasons) qualify for the round of 32. One team from each of the nine provinces is selected, with two teams drawn to play each other in a knockout to reduce the number to eight. The nine teams from the provinces were: *Western Cape – Santos FC *Northern cape – NC Pro`s *Eastern Cape – Sinenkani FC *North West – Black Eagles *KZN – Summerfield Dynamos *Limpopo – Mikhado FC *Free State – Mathaithai FC *Gauteng – African All Stars *Mpumalanga – Sivutsa Stars Mathaithai and Mikhado were selected to play each other, with Mathaithai winning the playoff. Eight teams from the

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also qualify, with the sixteen teams meeting in a preliminary round.

Round of 32

The last 32 of 2021–22 is made up of 16 teams from the

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, 8 teams from the

and 8 from the

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

References

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