Toyota Cup 2025: Kaizer Chiefs to battle Ghana giants Asante Kotoko

Photo Credit - Kaizer Chiefs.

The Moses Mabhida Stadium will come alive on July 26 when South Africa giants Kaizer Chiefs host Ghanaian powerhouse, Asante Kotoko in the 2025 Toyota Cup.

The Toyota Cup is an annual event and it saw Chiefs host Tanzania champions, Young Africans in 2024 edition at a sold-out event in Bloemfontein.

Asante Kotoko will walk into the game from a respectable season where they finished third on 58 points in the 2024/25 Premier League. They qualified for the 2025/26 CAF Confederation Cup after beating Division One club, Golden Kicks 2-1 to clinch their 10th FA Cup title.

Marketing and Commercial Director of Kaizer Chiefs, Jessica Motaung expressed delight in drawing up the off season fixture with the big boys from Ghana who are two time African champions.

“We are honoured to welcome our friends from Ghana to South African soil. Asante Kotoko are part of our shared history. The Toyota Cup allows Africa to unite through football and is a celebration of our legacy. Durban is not only the manufacturing hub of Toyota South Africa, but a perfect place to write the next chapter of our history after winning the Nedbank Cup in May at the Moses Mabhida Stadium,” says Jessica Motaung, Marketing and Commercial Director at Kaizer Chiefs.

“Mobility, possibility, and connection are not just pillars of this tournament - they are core to who we are at Toyota,” says Tasneem Lorgat, General Manager of Marketing and Communications at Toyota South Africa Motors. “The Toyota Cup brings people together, creates unforgettable moments, and celebrates the rich football heritage of our continent. It perfectly embodies this year’s theme: Africa Unites.”

On the part of Asante Kotoko, chairman of the club, Edmund Awuah Asafu-Adjaye (Nana Apinkra Akwasi Awuah) was over the moon about the importance of the exercise.

“It is with great joy and anticipation that we come to South Africa for the 2025 edition of the Toyota Cup. Football has always been a powerful bridge between people and nations, and this event shows what is possible when sport is supported by vision and purpose.

"We are proud to be part of this celebration of African unity and commend Toyota and Kaizer Chiefs for setting the standard for what African football can be,” says Edmund Awuah Asafu-Adjaye (Nana Apinkra Akwasi Awuah), Chairman of Asante Kotoko SC.

There will be curtain raiser between the Kaizer Chiefs Legends & Zulu Kingdom Legends which will include icons such as Doctor Khumalo, Sibusiso Zuma, Jabu Mahlangu, Delron Buckley and more.