2018 MTN 8
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{{Infobox football tournament season
| title = MTN 8
| year = 2018
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| country = South Africa
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| num_teams = 8
| champions = Cape Town City
| runner-up = SuperSport United
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| matches = 9
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| prevseason = 2017
| nextseason = 2019
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The 2018 MTN 8 was the 44th edition of South Africa's annual soccer cup competition, the MTN 8. It featured the top eight teams of the Premier Soccer League at the end of the 2017-18 season.
Teams
The eight teams that competed in the MTN 8 knockout competition are (listed according to their finishing position in the 2017/2018 Premier Soccer League Season):
- 1. Mamelodi Sundowns
- 2. Orlando Pirates
- 3. Kaizer Chiefs
- 4. Maritzburg United
- 5. Cape Town City
- 6. Free State Stars
- 7. SuperSport United
- 8. Golden Arrows
=Quarter-finals=
{{football box
|date= 11 August 2018
|time= 20h30
|team1= Orlando Pirates
|score = 2–2
|report = [http://www.kickoff.com/match-report/15490/mtn8-match-report-orlando-pirates-v-supe]
|team2= Supersport United
|goals1= {{goal|14}} Mulenga
{{goal|52}} Shitolo
|goals2= {{goal|32}} Furman
{{goal|49}} Rusike
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| penaltyscore =3–4
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|stadium= Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg
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{{football box
|date= 11 August 2018
|time= 18h00
|team1= Kaizer Chiefs
|score = 3–0
|report = [http://www.kickoff.com/match-report/15489/mtn8-match-report-kaizer-chiefs-v-free-s]
|team2= Free State Stars
|goals1= {{goal|20}} Zuma
{{goal|47}} Castro
{{goal|90+12}} Billiat
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|stadium= FNB Stadium, Johannesburg
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{{football box
|date= 11 August 2018
|time= 15h00
|team1= Mamelodi Sundowns
|score = 2–0
|report = [http://www.kickoff.com/match-report/15488/mtn8-match-report-mamelodi-sundowns-v-go]
|team2= Golden Arrows
|goals1= {{goal|40}} Vilakazi
{{goal|70}} Arendse
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|stadium= Lucas Moripe Stadium, Pretoria
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{{football box
|date= 12 August 2018
|time= 15h00
|team1= Maritzburg United
|score = 0–1
|report = [http://www.kickoff.com/match-report/15491/mtn8-match-report-maritzburg-united-v-ca]
|team2= Cape Town City
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|goals2= {{goal|~44}} Cupido
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|stadium= Harry Gwala Stadium, Pietermaritzburg
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=Semi-finals=
==1st leg==
{{football box
|date= 25 August 2018
|time= 15h00
|team1= Cape Town City
|score = 1–0
|report = [http://www.kickoff.com/match-report/15733/mtn8-semi-final-match-report-cape-town-c]
|team2= Mamelodi Sundowns
|goals1= {{goal|75}} Fielies
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|stadium= Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
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{{football box
|date= 26 August 2018
|time= 15h00
|team1= Supersport United
|score = 2–2
|report = [http://www.kickoff.com/match-report/15732/mtn8-match-report-supersport-united-v-ka]
|team2= Kaizer Chiefs
|goals1= {{goal|24}} Grobler
{{goal|38}} Grobler
|goals2= {{goal|19}} Billiat
{{goal|46}} Castro
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|stadium= Lucas Moripe Stadium, Pretoria
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==2nd leg==
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|date= 1 September 2018
|time= 20h15
|team1= Kaizer Chiefs
|score = 0–1
|report = [http://www.kickoff.com/match-report/15735/mtn8-match-report-kaizer-chiefs-v-supers]
|team2= Supersport United
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|goals2= {{goal|57}} Grobler
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{{football box
|date= 2 September 2018
|time= 15h00
|team1= Mamelodi Sundowns
|score = 1–0
|report = [http://www.kickoff.com/match-report/15734/mtn8-match-report-mamelodi-sundowns-v-ca]
|team2= Cape Town City
|goals1= {{goal|25}} Silva
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| penaltyscore = 2-4
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|stadium= Lucas Moripe Stadium, Pretoria
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==Final==
{{football box
|date= 29 September 2018
|time= 19h00
|team1= Supersport United
|score = 1–1
|report = [http://www.kickoff.com/match-report/15736/mtn8-final-match-report-supersport-unite]
|team2= Cape Town City
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| penaltyscore = 1-4
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|stadium= Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
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