Carling Knockout Cup: AmaZulu, Chiefs, Sundowns & Pirates seeded

The 2026 Carling Knockout Cup draw will be conducted TONIGHT, Wednesday after the Durban City and Stellenbosch FC clash.

Kick-off at Chatsworth Stadium is at 19:00.

CARLING KNOCKOUT CUP DRAW: Chiefs, Sundowns and pirates separated

Now, SEVEN teams have already secured their places in the next round, and the final spot will be taken by either Durban City or Stellies.

AmaZulu, Kaizer Chiefs, Mamelodi Sundowns, Orlando Pirates, Sekhukhune United, Siwelele FC and Golden Arrows are all through.

Usuthu ousted Kruger United 1-0 while both Chiefs and Pirates beat TS Galaxy and Milford FC 3-0 respectively.

Sundowns recorded a narrow 1-0 win over Marumo Gallants while Sekhukhune United beat Richards Bay FC 3-1.

Golden Arrows were the biggest winners with a 4-0 thumping win of Chippa United in the Carling Knockout Cup Last 16.

According to the PSL, the draw will have seeded and unseeded teams, meaning teams that finished the highest last season will avoid each other.

And those teams are Pirates, Sundowns, Chiefs and AmaZulu while the other four teams will go into the unseeded pot for the draw.

Pirates won the league last season, and they were followed by Sundowns with Chiefs and AmaZulu finishing third and fourth respectively.