Break will help Wits to recharge

Champs in worst start ever

While the rest of the Premier Soccer League return to competitive action today and tomorrow‚ champions Bidvest Wits are left tapping their toes on the sidelines at a time they would most likely want to be on the pitch.

Wits’ scheduled fixture against SuperSport United‚ fresh from cup glory in Durban at the weekend‚ has been postponed because the MTN8 winners are heading to Tunisia for this weekend’ semifinal‚ second-leg clash in the CAF Confederation Cup against Club Africain.

Wits‚ sitting second from the bottom on the standings‚ will only get back to action on Sunday in a tricky tie away against high-riding Baroka FC exactly three weeks after their last clash. The 21-day hiatus might be what coach Gavin Hunt needs to fix problems such as helping players get over any niggles and whetting the appetite.

“We are looking at it positively as a chance for a small mini pre-season. “We see it as a positive to get the juices flowing again,” said the club’s chief executive officer Jose Ferreira.

Wits have kept busy by participation in the Gauteng Cup and friendlies with Highlands Park and Free State Stars over the last week.

They have made a horror beginning to the defence of their first-ever league title.

It is the worst start by defending champions in professional soccer history in the country and they are sitting second from bottom on the log with just Platinum Stars below them.