The head coach of Black Leopards, Mr Owen "Thifhuriwi" Da Gama, regards his team's 1-0 victory over Magesi FC in their Motsepe Foundation Championship League match that was played at the Old Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane on Tuesday afternoon as a giant step in the right direction.
Matimu Tshabalala scored Leopards' all-important goal in the 14th minute.
This was the first win for Lidoda duvha under the guidance of Mr Da Gama. Mr Da Gama has further said that the victory would go a long way in boosting the players' morale in their future games.
Black Leopards' next fixture will be against Casric Stars at the Thohoyandou Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Casric Stars are one of the three teams in the hot race for promotion. The Stars from Siyabuswa in Mpumalanga were lying in the third spot on the log standings before their midweek game against Polokwane City, played at the Old Peter Mokaba Stadium. (The result of the match was not available at the time of our going to press.)
According to Mr Da Gama, they are still aiming to win at least five of their seven remaining league matches, so that they can be safe regarding relegation.
Also on Saturday, Baroka FC will travel to Pretoria, where they will play against JDR Stars at the Soshanguve Giant Stadium. Baroka are still battling to come to terms with the 2-3 defeat suffered at the hands of Cape Town Spurs at the Athlone Stadium in Cape Town on Tuesday afternoon.
Uthongathi FC will take on Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila FC (TTM) at the Princess Magogo Stadium in Durban. TTM are also fighting for survival. They were perched in the second-last position on the log standings before Wednesday's match against Pretoria Callies.
The other weekend fixtures are: Venda Football Academy vs Polokwane City, Baroka FC vs JDR Stars, MM Platinum FC vs Magesi FC, Platinum City Rovers vs University of Pretoria FC and Cape Town All Stars vs Hungry Lions.