After donating vital league points to their opponents in their last three matches, Black Leopards will be expected to collect the maximum points when they meet Magesi FC in their Motsepe Foundation Championship League match that will be played at the Old Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane next Tuesday (14th).
Should they fail to beat Magesi, Lidoda duvha will have a mammoth task in their seven remaining fixtures. They will be forced to win at least six of them to escape the relegation axe at the end of the season.
The head coach of Black Leopards, Mr Owen Da Gama, is adamant that his team will collect enough points in their remaining matches and retain their Motsepe Foundation Championship franchise. He said that he would never give up until escaping the chop at the end of the season was mathematically impossible for his team. Da Gama said that the good thing about his team was that they played attacking football, although finding the net was still difficult for them. Black Leopards are rooted at the bottom of the log with 14 points from 22 matches.
Black Leopards and Magesi played to a goalless draw in their first-round league match that was played at the Malamulele Stadium about three months ago.
Venda Football Academy (VFA) will host JDR Stars at the Thohoyandou Stadium the following day. VFA rose to the occasion and held University of Pretoria FC to a 1-1 draw at the Absa Tuks Stadium in Pretoria last Saturday.
Polokwane City will have a date with Casric Stars at the Old Peter Mokaba Stadium. Baroka FC will visit Cape Town Spurs at the Athlone Stadium in Cape Town. The other fixtures are Pretoria Callies vs Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila, Uthongathi FC vs Cape Town All Stars, University of Pretoria vs Hungry Lions and Platinum City Rovers vs MM Platinum FC.