‘DOOMSDAY’ fiGHT GOES ON FOR WESLIANS
WANDERERS VS LEOPARD AT MAVUSO SPORTS CENTRE, 1PM ANZINI – It certainly was not the best season for defending champions Royal Leopard, who are hoping to gate-crash the top four.
However, they have fought their way real hard to even sit on the fifth spot.
For their rivals, it has been the worst season ever. Wanderers have had their financial struggles in recent seasons, had a flirt with relegation before for about two sessons running then this one - only difference is they always turned the corner well on time but now looks so realistic. All they have left to try and avoid the chop is five games, starting with this one today. Out of desperation, Wanderers recalled veteran Coach Nyanga ‘Crooks’ Hlophe, who won his first match against rookies Madlenya, brought a bit of relief as they moved from a point to four clear of the relegation zone before losing 1-3 to second-placed and title-chasing
Young Buffaloes last Saturday
MPLAYERS TO WATCH:
M. Wanderers: Mlamuli Nkambule, Sibonginkosi Dlamini, Thabo Langa R. Leopard: Junior Magagula, Thabiso Mokenkoane, Muzi ‘Mzoro’ Dlamini
PREVIOUS OUTINGS:
M. Wanderers 1 - 3 Y. Buffaloes R. Leopard vs M. Wanderers
HEAD-TO-HEAD:
2022/23 1st round November 27, 2022
M. Wanderers 0 - 2 R. Leopard
December 7, 2021
M. Wanderers 0 - 0 R. Leopard
May 29, 2022
R. Leopard ‘Mlaba’ ‘Gudas’ 2 - 0 M. Wanderers
in Mbabane. Wanderers may be the obvious underdogs here but they also desperately need this one, which makes up for an interesting one. They have stopped Leopard in some seasons before and are known to give the police outfit tough times. Leopard licked them 1-0 in the first round and that says it will not be an easy game.