Mamelodi Sundowns will take on Richards Bay FC as they are out collecting points to cement their place at the summit of the Betway Premiership standings.
Masandawana are in high spirits following their progression to the CAF Champions League final. The South African champions secured their spot after a 1-1 draw against Al Ahly in the semi-final second leg in Cairo on Friday.
Despite falling behind to a Taher Mohamed goal midway through the first half, the Brazilians found a late equalizer in the 90th minute through an own goal by Al Ahly's Yasser Ibrahim.
This result saw Sundowns advance on the away goals rule. They are now set to face Pyramids in the final.
With their continental progress secured, Sundowns now turn their attention back to their domestic title defense. Their last league outing was a 2-1 loss against Orlando Pirates.
Meanwhile, Richards Bay comes into this fixture having claimed a crucial three points in their last league match with a narrow 1-0 home victory over Cape Town City. Thulani Gumede's strike in the 79th minute sealed the win for the Natal Rich Boys.
That victory placed Richards Bay in 13th position in the league standings with 27 points from 25 games. Mamelodi Sundowns, in contrast, currently lead the league comfortably with 58 points.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
Bafana Ba Style are on a dominant run against Richards Bay, having won their last seven encounters.
Meanwhile, the Natal Rich Boyz’s defense has struggled against Sundowns, failing to keep a clean sheet in their last seven meetings.
WHAT THEY SAID?
“When you feed yourself from victory, you need to look at the next fixture in order to keep your mind and soul at peace,” said Cardoso.
“That's what we need to do, approach the next matches we have with ambition, and try to get as many points as possible, as quickly as possible.”
TIME AND WHERE TO WATCH
The match will kick off at 19:30 at Loftus Versfeld Stadium on Wednesday and will be live on SuperSport TV.
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