Another tricky hurdle ahead for United Artists

After donating significant league points to Giyani Happy Boys, to whom they lost 0-1 in their ABC Motsepe League match at the Makhuvha Stadium last Saturday, United Artists have another mountain to climb this weekend. They will host Vondwe XI Bullets at the same venue on Saturday afternoon.

United Artists must collect the full points at stake to enhance their chances to escape the relegation axe, come end of the season. Things are not going according to plan in the Artists’ camp. The Lufule side are still to register a win this season. United Artists are perched in the second-last position with only one point.

Vondwe XI Bullets are sharpened to kill this season. They were leading the pack with seven points before their 0-1 defeat against Madridtas FC at the Tshifudi Stadium last Saturday.

Madridtas FC are bracing themselves for a tough match. They will host Musina United at the Tshifudi Stadium. United will not find containing Madridtas’ playmakers, Ntanganedzeni Mudau and Rinae Majuta, easy. Madridtas’ goalkeeper, Rudzani Mmbengeni, is no ordinary keeper but an acrobat.

Giyani Happy Boys will fight for league points with Maruleng Celtic at the Xikukwani Stadium outside Giyani. Winners Park FC will have a date with Munaca FC at the Westfalia Stadium outside Tzaneen. The pace setters, Emmanuel FC, will visit Mpheni Home Defenders at the Mpheni Grounds. Home Defenders are still fresh from a 2-1 victory over Musina United.

The other fixtures are The Dolphins FC vs Mighty FC, Mokopane PJ Stars vs Eleven Fast Tigers, Ditlou FC vs Sun Rise FC, Tzaneen United vs City Motors and Nkowankowa Continentals vs Tubatse United.

Date:19 January 2024

By: Frank Mavhungu

Frank is a Human Resources Manager at the Department of Public Works in Limpopo. He is the longest serving correspondent of the Mirror, having joined us at the end of 1990.  He mainly writes sports reports and resides at Tsianda Village. In 2004, Frank won the National Castle League Award, an award for the best reporter in the SAB league in South Africa.

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