Favourite Team to Win the 2025/26 Betway Premiership Between Kaizer Chiefs, Sundowns, Pirates

• The Betway Premiership favourites between Kaizer Chiefs, Mamelodi Sundowns and Orlando Pirates have been chosen ahead of the forthcoming season
• The three Premier Soccer League giants are expected to go head to head when the Betway Premiership resumes in few days
• Sport journalist Michael Afolayan in a chat with Briefly News named the favourite team to win the league between the three top sides in the competition

Kaizer Chiefs, Mamelodi Sundowns and Orlando Pirates would be going head to head again in the 2025-26 Betway Premiership season after the latter two teams both went head to head last campaign.

The defending champions, Sundowns, are currently tipped as favourites to win the next season’s league after signing Fawaaz Basadien from Stellenbosch FC.

The Buccaneers also invested in new players this summer, like Sipho Mbule, Oswin, others and brought in Abdeslam Oauddou as their new coach.

Kaizer Chiefs are also in the picture despite their recent poor performance last season in the league, but ended as Nedbank Cup champions and will be going all out for the league this campaign.

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Favourite team to win the Betway Premiership

Sports journalist Michael Afolayan, in an exclusive chat with Briefly News, talked about the favourite team to win the Betway Premiership between Kaizer Chiefs, Mamelodi Sundowns and Orlando Pirates.

“It’s clear that this next season’s Betway Premiership title battle will be a two-horse race between Mamelodi Sundowns and Orlando Pirates, due to how they’ve both gone head-to-head last campaign,” he said.

“With the good start from both clubs again this season, I don’t think there would be a clear favourite amongst them, but if we have to pick one team by force, then I feel Sundowns have the edge as they are the defending champions.

“The Brazilians had a good outing at the FIFA Club World Cup despite not qualifying for the next round, and they are still the team to beat next season.

Afolayan also spoke about Kaizer Chiefs' chances despite being poor in terms of performance in the Betway Premiership last season.

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“Kaizer Chiefs might be a surprise title challenger next season after the stunts they pulled in the Nedbank Cup,” he added.

“They also invested in new quality players this summer, and they have the squad to put in a better challenge this season, but they would have to beat Mamelodi Sundowns and Orlando Pirates.”

Mamelodi Sundowns and Orlando Pirates are set to participate in the season's curtain raiser competition, MTN8, with Kaizer Chiefs missing out on a spot in the tournament after failing to secure a top-eight finish in the Betway Premiership last campaign.

Basadien breaks silence after joining Sundowns

Briefly News earlier reported that Fawaaz Basadien spoke for the first time since completing his permanent move to Mamelodi Sundowns from PSL rivals Stellenbosch FC.

The South African international has been on the radar of most top clubs in the Premier Soccer League, but he has opted to join the Brazilians and is excited about the new challenge

Proofreading by Kelly Lippke, copy editor at Briefly.co.za.

Source: Briefly News