Difficult match for Leopards

Next Wednesday, November 7, will see Black Leopards host Platinum Stars in their Absa Premiership League match at the Peter Mokaba Stadium.

Two former Leopards players, who are now playing for Stars, Edward Tshabalala and Robert Ngambi, will have a point to prove to their former employer.

The spirit is high in the Stars camp after crushing Free State Stars 4-0 in their league match at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg last Saturday. Leopards, who played to a 2-2 draw with Moroka Swallows last Saturday, will be without their left back, Thulani Ntshingila. Ntshingila saw red in their Telkom KO match against Orlando Pirates at the same venue two weeks ago.

The match will start at 19:30.

In the other Absa Premiership League matches that will also be played on Wednesday, Maritzburg United will host Bloemfontein Celtic at the Harry Gwala Stadium in Pietermaritzburg. United did the unexpected last Friday when they held Kaizer Chiefs to a 1-1 draw. Amazulu will host the University of Pretoria at the King Zwelithini Stadium in Durban. The Amatuks are one of the league title contenders, and Amazulu will be lucky if they manage to grab a point in the match.

Free State Stars will entertain Ajax Cape Town at the Charles Mopedi Stadium in QwaQwa, while Mamelodi Sundowns will have a date with Orlando Pirates at the Loftus Stadium in Pretoria.

Three matches will be played next Tuesday evening. Kaizer Chiefs will host Golden Arrows at the Peter Mokaba Stadium, Bidvest Wits will play against Moroka Swallows at the Bidvest Stadium, while Chippa United and Supersport United will meet at the Athlone Stadium in Cape Town.

Sport - Date: 02 November 2012

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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