Unlike in the previous years, where Black Leopards were matched against lower-division teams in the last 32 stage of the Nedbank Cup KO competition, the situation is completely different this year. Lidoda Duvha were drawn against Kaizer Chiefs.

Leopards’ coach, Mr Kostadin Papic, said that the fact that they had won the home-ground advantage will be significant to them. Chiefs’ coach, Mr Stuart Baxter, was quick to mention that they would not underestimate Black Leopards. He reiterated the fact the Nedbank Cup had produced unbelievable results over the past years. He cited Kaizer Chiefs' 1-2 defeat at the hands of Baroka FC and the Maluti FET College's 4-1 victory over Orlando Pirates as good examples to substantiate his argument.

The other fixtures are: Thanda Royal Zulu vs Orlando Pirates, United FC vs Amazulu, Lamontville Golden Arrows vs Polokwane City, University of Pretoria vs Supersport United, University of Stellenbosch vs Bloemfontein Celtic, FC Buffalo vs FC Cape Town, Mainstay United vs African Warriors, Milani United vs Bloemfontein Young Tigers, Moroka Swallows vs Mbombela United, Maritzburg United vs Mpumalanga Black Aces, Santos vs Gamalakhe United FC, Free State Stars vs Witbank Spurs, Platinum Stars vs Great North FC, Ajax Cape Town vs Mamelodi Sundowns and Ama BEE vs Bidvest Wits.

Kaizer Chiefs are the defending champions. The dates and venues for the last 32 matches will be announced next week. The champions for the competition will receive a whopping R7 million.