After donating significant league points to their opponents in their last five matches, Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila FC (TTM) are determined to crush Platinum City Rovers when they meet in their Motsepe Foundation Championship League match at the Thohoyandou Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
TTM and Rovers are in a similar situation as both are fighting for survival. TTM are lying in the 13th position on the log standings, while City Rovers are 12th. The two teams are tied on 16 points.
The head coach of TTM, Mr Johnny Ferreira, is adamant that his team can collect the maximum points at stake. He said that the players were adapting to his coaching philosophy after he had re-joined Vhadau Vha Damani last Wednesday (25th).
He added that TTM would soon move out of the relegation zone and start to compete for the league title. He admitted that the morale was down in the camp when he re-joined the Tshakhuma side last week. TTM were still fresh from a 0-5 drubbing when Mr Ferreira took over as the head coach of the team.
Black Leopards will be on the road this weekend. They will visit MM Platinum FC at the Bidvest Stadium in Johannesburg. Polokwane City will host Cape Town Spurs at the Old Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane. Cape Town Spurs are in top form after beating Cape Town All Stars 2-0 at the Blue Downs Stadium in Cape Town on Tuesday afternoon.
Hungry Lions will take on JDR Stars at the Windhoek Draught Stadium in Kimberley. The University of Pretoria will have a date with Uthongathi FC at the Absa Tuks Stadium in Pretoria. Baroka FC will try their luck against Casric Stars at the Solomon Mahlangu Stadium in Siyabuswa. Cape Town All Stars will host Pretoria Callies at the Bidvest Stadium in Soshanguve Giant Stadium outside Pretoria.