After losing their last three matches in a row, Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila (TTM) are leaving no stone unturned in their preparations for their coming league fixture. TTM will host JDR Stars in their Motsepe Foundation Championship League match at the Thohoyandou Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
The head coach of TTM, Mr Lucky Nelukau, said that Vhadau vha Damani would make a comeback and start to collect the much-needed points again on Sunday. He said that his mandate was to promote the team to the elite division at the end of the current season.
Asked whether the mandate was still achievable, given the fact that TTM are currently lying in the 10th position on the log standings, the former Black Leopards' player said that anything was still possible. He said that they still had 16 matches to play before the end of the season.
The team's centre back, Sydney Fakude, will watch their game against JDR Stars from the grandstand. He was given a red card in their game against University of Pretoria on Tuesday afternoon.
Nelukau said that TTM's right back, Issa Sarr, and the team's goal poacher, Moeketsi Sekola, would be available for selection on Sunday. Sarr and Nelukau were battling to regain their fitness after the Fifa World Cup break. Should he be given a chance on Sunday, Sekola is expected to combine well with Rendani Ndou and Eden Nene at the front.
The spirit is high in the camp of JDR Stars after they had beaten Baroka FC 1-0 at the Soshanguve Giant Stadium outside Pretoria on Tuesday. JDR moved three steps up on the log standings with their victory over Baroka FC. They are now lying in the third position on the log with 24 points, five behind the pace setters, Casric Stars.