Black Leopards are gearing up for two tough league matches that they will play over the next five days. They will host Platinum City Rovers in their Motsepe Foundation Championship League match at the Malamulele Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The team will then pay a visit to Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila (TTM) at the Thohoyandou Stadium next Wednesday (12th).
Things are not going according to plan in the Black Leopards camp. Lidoda duvha had lost four of the five matches they had played so far and registered only one victory. Their only victory was against MM Platinum, whom they had beaten 1-0 at the Malamulele Stadium. The Thohoyandou side are still in mourning after their 1-3 defeat at the hands of Casric Stars at the Solomon Mahlangu Stadium in Kwamhlanga last Saturday.
Black Leopards will pin their hopes on Matimu Tshabalala, Noko Malekana and their Namibian striker, Bethuel Muzeu, for goals this Saturday. Just like Black Leopards, City Rovers are still battling to find a winning combination. Rovers have deposited only one point into their league account to date. They are languishing at the bottom of the log. The Potchefstroom side have also conceded the most goals.
Should they fail to collect the maximum points in their match against City Rovers, Black Leopards are likely to give away all six points at stake this coming week. TTM are sharpened to kill. Vhadau Vha Damani collected 10 points in their last three matches. They shared the spoils with Magesi FC, following their 1-1 draw at Polokwane's Old Peter Mokaba Stadium last Sunday.
Whether the defenders for Black Leopards, Kenneth Nthatheni, Kyaan Bull and Amukelani Chauke, will have enough strength to stop TTM's forwards in Thabiso Nkoana, Moeketsi Sekola and Rendani Ndou, remains to be seen. Thabiso Nkoana scored TTM's equalising goal against Magesi FC last Sunday.