The long-awaited Nedbank Cup final between Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila FC (TTM) and Chippa United will be staged at the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein tomorrow evening (Saturday). The interesting part of this year’s final is that the teams that will take part are not certain about their future as affiliates of the DStv Premiership League.
Black Leopards will travel to the Eastern Cape next Wednesday, 12 May. They will play against Chippa United in their DStv Premiership League match at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth. Things are not going according to plan in both Leopards’ and Chippa United’s camps. Lidoda duvha and The Chilly Boys are fighting for their lives.
Ablex United will enjoy the home-ground advantage in the two ABC Motsepe League matches they will play in the next five days. They will host The Dolphins FC at the Makhado Show Grounds’ open grounds tomorrow afternoon (Saturday). The team will then entertain Ollesdal FC at the same venue next Wednesday (5 May).
With only six matches remaining before the DStv Premiership League programme for the current season comes to an end, Black Leopards’ future as an affiliate of the country’s elite division looks bleak. Lidoda duvha are perched at the bottom of the 16-team league log. The Thohoyandou side has deposited only 15 points into their league account from 24 matches to date.
After a break of two weeks, the teams affiliated to the Limpopo Stream of the Sasol Women’s will resume their league activities this weekend. Most matches will be played tomorrow afternoon (Saturday). The match to watch will be between Lacoste Morning Stars and Real Mighty Ladies at the Shayandima School Grounds tomorrow.
The much-awaited DStv Premiership League Limpopo derby between Black Leopards and Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila (TTM) will be staged at the Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane tomorrow evening (Saturday). Apart from the fact that sparks normally fly in derby games, tomorrow’s game is expected to be an extraordinary one.
Manavhela Black Aces’ manager, Mr Chippa Mathelemusa, said that his players were ready for Ablex United (Tornado) when they meet in a local MMK Administrators league Stream E derby at Kutama Grounds on Saturday.
Polokwane City are gearing up for another tough game. They will host Cape Town Spurs in their GladAfrica Championship League match at the Old Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane on Saturday afternoon.
With the league programme gradually coming to an end, another busy weekend lies ahead for the teams affiliated to the Limpopo Stream of the ABC Motsepe League. Most of the matches will be played tomorrow.
Time is running out fast for Black Leopards. Their time for excuses is over, and they must start to collect the necessary league points if they are serious about retaining their DStv Premiership franchise beyond the current soccer season.
Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila FC (TTM) have every reason to celebrate. They made history by becoming the first team to reach the final of the Nedbank Cup in their debut season, following their 6-5 victory over Mamelodi Sundowns at the Loftus Stadium in Pretoria on Sunday afternoon.
