The Buccaneers, who last won the championship in 2012, needed only four minutes to take the lead through Yanela Mbuthuma. Patrick Maswanganyi added a second before half-time.
South African international Relebohile Mofokeng completed the rout with five minutes of regular time remaining in front of a 26,000 crowd.
His goal was the best of the three. He took the ball across the edge of the box, then lifted it over 40-year-old Zimbabwe goalkeeper Washington Arubi into the roof of the net.
Peaking at the right time ☠️
Three goals in three matches for Mofokeng ⚽?#SSDiski | #BetwayPrem pic.twitter.com/el8PlWDYZM
— SuperSport Football ⚽️ (@SSFootball) February 14, 2026
After losing their first two league matches, including a defeat away to Marumo, Pirates are unbeaten in 14 under Morocco-born former Fulham defender Abdeslam Ouaddou.
Pirates have 38 points and Sundowns 32, with a game in hand, ahead of a top-of-the-table showdown on Wednesday in Johannesburg.
The demand for tickets has been so great that Pirates have switched the fixture from their 38,000-seat stadium in Soweto to the 90,000-capacity Soccer City ground 10 kilometres away.
Sundowns had a Premiership bye this weekend as they were playing in the CAF Champions League. They beat Mouloudia Alger of Algeria 2-0 in Pretoria on Saturday to qualify for the quarter-finals.
Masandwana have another shot at the #TotalEnergiesCAFCL trophy ??
They qualify for the quarter-finals as runners-up in Group C ⏩#SSFootball pic.twitter.com/jvbSBMLIMg
— SuperSport Football ⚽️ (@SSFootball) February 14, 2026
After winning just one of 15 league matches since the season kicked off last August, Chippa United beat Richards Bay 3-0 in East London to complete a hat-trick of victories.
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–AFP
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