Absa PSL Returns To Business End After Festive Season Break
The Premier Soccer League (PSL) returns to life in a new year and new decade after a brief festive season hiatus in what is now offically the business end of the league at both ends of the table.
Kaizer Chiefs will seek to end Mamelodi Sundowns stranglehold on the Premier League and domestic scene football whilst also seeking to exorcise their own ghosts that has seen the Soweto giants goimd for 5 seasons without any form of silverware.
It will definitely now also be cagey in the relegation dog fight with club seeking to stamp the tide of poor form and avoid the dreaded chop.
There will be a full round of fixtures starting today with Maritzburg United hosting Golden Arrows tonight.
Tomorrow, Orlando Pirates who started well under new German mentor, Josef Zinnbauer will travel to Bloemfontein Celtic looking to collect maximum points.
Stellenbosch FCplay host to Bidvest Wits while bottom-of-the-log Polokwane City entertain Chippa United whose resurgence has taken them to mid-table under Zimbabwean coach Norman Mapeza. All matches kick off at 15:30.
Saturday evening kick offs sees SuperSport United host table topping Kaizer Chiefs at 18:00, with Amakhosi still sitting pretty at the top of the table with 35 points.
Defending champions Mamelodi Sundowns travel to AmaZulu for a 2015hrs kick off on Saturday seeking to cut the deficit over their Gauteng rivals to 4 points.
Sundowns cannot afford to drop any points if they wish to keep their title aspirations alive.
On Sunday, Cape Town City host Baroka FC whilst Highlands Park and Black Leopards square off to complete the weekend’s fixture list.
The Absa Premier Soccer League return coincides with the opening of the transfer window on Thursday 02 January 2020, which closes at midnight on Friday, 31 January 2020.
By Gerald Dandah
