After suffering a 2-0 defeat at the hands of the University of Western Cape FC (UWC) at the UWC Campus Stadium last Sunday, Maindis Ladies have another mountain to climb this weekend. They will host TUT Ladies FC in their Hollywoodbets Super League match at the Giyani Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Maindis must win the match to be sure of a place within the top-8 bracket come end of the season. They are currently lying in the eighth position on the log standings with 44 points, which they had accumulated from 28 outings. The Bungeni side have two matches to play before they wrap up their league programme.
The head coach of Maindis, Mr Sipho Mabuza, has vowed that his team will make a comeback and make the TUT students pay for their defeat against UWC. Last Sunday's defeat was the second for Maindis in succession. They were beaten 0-2 by City Lads FC at the Giyani Stadium two weeks ago.
Asked about their level of readiness for the game, Mabuza had said that the players were fit, both mentally and physically. He said that the players had assured the chairman of the club, Mr Philemon Mdaka, that they were going to win their two remaining matches and wrap up their league programme with a bang.
Should she be in the starting line-up on Saturday, Maindis' playmaker, Viola Ndlovu, is expected to form a good combination with Madembe Tshikumbu and Tebogo Mnini in the middle of the park.
Bloemfontein Celtic will host Coal City Wizards at the Dr Molemela Stadium in Bloemfontein. Durban Ladies will host City Lads at the Chatsworth Stadium in Durban. The other fixtures are First Touch FC vs Vasco da Gama, Richmond United vs Thunderbirds Ladies, Golden Ladies vs UWC Ladies and JVW FC vs University of Johannesburg Ladies.