Tournament details | |
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Country | South Africa |
Final positions | |
Champions | Mamelodi Sundowns |
Runner-up | Orlando Pirates |
The 1998 Bob Save Superbowl was the 1998 season of the South African club football (soccer) knockout tournament, then known as the Bob Save Superbowl for sponsorship reasons. [1]
Mamelodi Sundowns and Orlando Pirates qualified for the final, played on 17 May 1998. [2] The game ended 1–1. However, a replay could not be scheduled in time due to preparations for the 1998 FIFA World Cup, and was only held two months later, on July 25. [3] The game again ended 1–1, with Sundowns triumphing 6–5 on penalties [4] earning a league and cup double after Sundowns won the 1997–98 Premiership. [5]
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