SuperSport look for redemption against Arrows
Matsatsantsa winless in six Premiership games
Having gone six games without tasting victory in the DStv Premiership, SuperSport United defender Thatayaone Ditlhokwe views today’s game against high-riding Golden Arrows at Lucas Moripe Stadium as a perfect moment to finally return to winning ways.
SuperSport, who now find themselves sixth on the log, last recorded a league win by beating Cape Town City 2-1 at home in February. Matsatsantsa were once tipped as one of a few teams who can challenge Mamelodi Sundowns in the title race, before they burnt out midway through. Their game versus third-paced Arrows kicks off at 5pm.
‘This [the Arrows game] is an opportunity for us to redeem ourselves. We need to return to winning ways because we want to reclaim our spot up on the log,’’ Ditlhokwe said.
Matsatsantsa are going into the Arrows clash on the back of a humiliating 3-0 defeat away to City two weeks ago. Ditlhokwe has admitted the heavy defeat in the Mother City hurt them big time, chalking it up to tiredness, caused by the previous Fifa week.
“The result we got against Cape Town City was very demoralising but the problem was that most of us had just returned from the international week, where we had a lot of travelling… you know how African national teams arrange things,’’ said Ditlhokwe, who’s also captain of the Botswana national team.
“I think fatigue was there as well. Almost six of our players in the XI that day had been away with their national teams, but that shouldn’t be an excuse because they also had players who were away on international duty as well.’’
SuperSport haven’t played since the City defeat.
“The off was good for us because we managed to correct our mistakes. We managed to train together as a team after a while [having been playing games in quick succession].’’