At the age of 12, the future of a young female football referee, Ndofhiwa Pretty Makena, looks bright.

While the teams affiliated to the Absa Premiership Division are waiting for the league to make an announcement regarding the date on which the league activities will resume after the national lockdown, the Multichoice Diski Challenge League (MDC) teams are faced with a completely different situation. The league has decided to cancel all the MDC’s remaining fixtures.

Whether Joseph Mhlongo will still be a player for Black Leopards, come next season, remains to be seen. Mhlongo’s contract with Lidoda Duvha will expire at the end of June.

Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila’s player, Masibusane Zongo, was supposed to appear before the club’s disciplinary committee last Friday, 27 March, to give answers to charges of misconduct. The case was postponed until further notice at the eleventh hour.

One of the directors of the Venda Football Academy (VFA), Mr Itani Munzhelele, has dismissed the rumour that they are in the process of buying a GladAfrica Championship League franchise from TS Sporting FC as baseless.

Weens die wêreldwye Covid-19 pandemie sal daar vir die volgende paar weke geen beriggewing oor sport wees nie tensy iets relevant opduik.

Black Leopards’ future as an affiliate of the Absa Premiership League might be hanging in the balance now, but they have something to be proud of. The team’s skipper, Thabo Matlaba, recently got a callup to be part of the national team, Bafana Bafana, in their next two African Cup of Nations qualifying matches.

During its sitting at the league offices in Thohoyandou last Tuesday evening, the disciplinary committee of the Safa Vhembe MMK Administrators league imposed heavy fines on several clubs.

Tshifhiwa “Spider” Munyai won the South African lightweight title when he defeated Siphosethu Mvula in Randburg last Sunday.

While many teams affiliated to the MMK Administrators Soccer League will probably battle to find the form they were in when the league postponed all league fixtures indefinitely as a way to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus, United Artists and Berea FC will have very little to do to be crowned the league champions in their respective streams.

The future of Mr Vladislav Heric as head coach of Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila (TTM) is on the line. The Serbian mentor was placed on special leave with full pay with effect from last week.

Die span van Kobus Barkhuizen (junior) het verlede Donderdag, 12 Maart, die finaal van die Louis Trichardt Rolbalklub se sosiale besigheidsliga gewen.

The relationship between Black Leopards and player Karabo Tshepe is something of the past. According to the 31-year-old striker, he received a letter from the club last Wednesday, 11 March, informing him of his dismissal.

Following the State President’s prohibition of public gatherings of more than 100 people, the Premier Soccer League (PSL) called for an emergency executive committee meeting, which was followed by a press conference on Monday afternoon. The football professional body took a decision to postpone all midweek and weekend fixtures until further notice.

The world of sports currently has very little to look forward to with the Covid-19 pandemic pretty much putting a stop to everything, including the local Premier Soccer League, the Super Rugby tournaments - basically all other local, national and international sports.