After giving away significant league points in their last two matches, Venda Football Academy (VFA) have another mountain to climb this weekend. They will host University of Pretoria FC in their Motsepe Foundation Championship League match at the Thohoyandou Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
VFA lost 0-1 to MM Platinum at the Bidvest Stadium in Johannesburg last Friday (7th). They proceeded to Kimberley the following day to prepare for their game against Hungry Lions, which took place on Tuesday (11th). VFA disappointed yet again, losing 0-2 at the Galeshewe Stadium on Tuesday afternoon.
Should they fail to make amends in their game against University of Pretoria, VFA will soon drop out of the race for promotion. VFA are currently lying in the 13th position on the log standings with 6 points. The Thohoyandou side managed to win only two of the seven league matches which they had played to date.
Beating the University of Pretoria, or Amatuks as they are also known, will not be an easy task for VFA. Amatuks were lying in the second spot on the log standings with 14 points before their match against Magesi FC on Wednesday, which was played at the Old Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane. The result of the game was not available at the time of our going to print.
VFA will pin their hopes on the former TTM sharpshooter, Rhulani Manzini, Rotondwa "Neymar" Mutsivhuli and Tau Rankoko for goals, while Samuel Darpoh and Kgotatso Mariba will be expected to make things happen in the middle of the park.
Hungry Lions will play their second match away from home in a row. They will host Baroka FC at the Galeshewe Stadium in Kimberley on Saturday. Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila will play against Polokwane City at the Old Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane in the only match that will be played next Monday (17th).