The relegation battle and the race to finish in the top eight of the Betway Premiership will take centre stage this weekend, for what is effectively the penultimate round of the 2024-25 season.
Down at the bottom of the log, Cape Town City will be desperate to break a 14-game winless run across all competitions when they face hosts Polokwane City at the Old Peter Mokaba Stadium on Saturday afternoon and hope that fellow strugglers Golden Arrows and SuperSport United stutter in their concurrent games away to Richards Bay and away to Stellenbosch FC respectively.
Well concentrate on the next 90 minutes, said Cape Town City coach Diogo Peral, who has admitted that they have one eye on the relegation playoffs given their position on the log.
We always put all the effort into the training sessions and everything we can for that next 90 minutes. But well also be looking over our shoulders, seeing how the guys are doing in the NFD, and keeping ourselves open to all possibilities.
Stellies could certainly do their fellow Western Cape club a big favour by defeating United at the Danie Craven Stadium, as they look to beat Sekhukhune United to third place, and qualification for next seasons CAF Confederation Cup.