Giyani Stadium will be the centre of attention Saturday evening. That is where the Nedbank Cup match between Black Leopards and Blackburn Rovers will be staged.
Leopards' sharpshooter, Rodney Ramagalela, said that they were not underestimating Rovers, although they were campaigning in the National First Division. He indicated that the fact that Rovers were in contention for the league title was reason enough for them not to spare any effort in their preparations for the match.
He further indicated that their aim is to move a step further from where they left off in the same competition last season. Lidoda Duvha reached the final of the competition last season, where they lost 1-3 to Orlando Pirates at the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit.
"It's our turn to lift the trophy," said the confident Ramagalela. The champions for the competition will become R6 million richer.
As if that will not be good enough to please their fans, Black Leopards will take their league match to the same venue next Tuesday evening, March 13. They will host Supersport United in a game that is scheduled to kick off at 19:30.
The Leopards' left back, Humphrey Khoza, will be available for selection in their match against Supersport United. Khoza was given his marching orders when Lidoda Duvha played to a 2-2 draw with Bloemfontein Celtic at the Peter Mokaba Stadium two weeks ago.
Supersport will not find it easy to stop the Leopards' fast forwards in Rodney Ramagalela, Kingston Nkhatha and Thabo Mongalo. Mongalo is in top form lately. He scored a brace when Leopards beat Motor Action 2-0 in their CAF return match at the Rufaro Stadium in Harare, Zimbabwe, last Sunday.