The Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban, South Africa will be highly ignitied on July 26 when South Africa giants Kaizer Chiefs host Ghanaian football stalwarts, Asante Kotoko in the 2025 Toyota Cup.

The Toyota Cup which is an annual event that comes into play in the offseason period before preseason, saw Kaizer Chiefs host Tanzania champions, Young Africans in the 2024 edition at a sold-out event in Bloemfontein where the latter won by 4-0, thrashing the hosts.

Asante Kotoko will be walking  into the highly anticipated game from a respectable season where they finished third place with 58 points on the league log in the 2024/2025 Ghana Premier League season.

They secured a qualification spot for the 2025/2026 CAF Confederation Cup competition after beating second-tier side, 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 offseason 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 as he expressed immaculate joy and gratitude for the invitation to have Asante Kotoko feature in the Toyoto Cup.

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