BESIDES the eyes of many South African football lovers will be on the home match in Soweto between Orlando Pirates and Kaizer Chiefs, but after this game of the Soweto bulls, eyes will also be on Richards Bay FC and Mamelodi Sundowns.
After the Pirates and Chiefs Betway Premiership match at FNB Stadium, tomorrow at 3 pm, Richards Bay will clash with Sundowns at Mhlathuze Sports Complex, Richards Bay, tomorrow at 5.30 pm.
This game is important for both teams for different reasons. Sundowns, who are in contention for the Premier League title, lost the chance to return to the top of the log by playing to a 1-1 draw with Stellenbosch FC on Wednesday.
So the Sandawanas have a big challenge to change the mood in tomorrow’s game against Richards Bay to avoid losing some points that could lead to them being beaten by the Pirates if they win against the Chiefs at home.
The Sandawanas are in second place in the Premiership log with 57 points behind the Pirates who are on the top with 58, they still have a chance to move Zimnyama to the top if they win the game they are still behind.
On the other hand, Natal Rich Boys surprised many by upsetting the Pirates and ending up with a 2-2 draw in the past few weeks, there is no doubt that they will once again use the opportunity to play at home in their Mhlathuze stadium where other big teams have had a hard time.
Before burdening the Pirates in this stadium, the Natal Rich Boys started by burdening the Chiefs and defeated them 1-0.
Apart from that, this KwaZulu-Natal team will strive to continue to maintain its good record at its home ground as it has lost once against Orbit College in October, in the 14 games it has played at this ground since September.
This team led by Papi Zothwane and Ronnie Gabriel is working together to finish in the Top 8 for the second time in a row as they did last year which was the first time, they finished in eighth place, playing for the first time in MTN8 this season.