MAZULU FC coach, Arthur Zwane, put it in the hands of the team to keep the fourth place they still hold in the Betway Premiership log where they have been for a long time this season.
The Zulus are in fourth place on the log with 44 points, needing three points in the last match of the 2025/26 season against Durban City.
This match for the home team from Durban will be played at Chatsworth Stadium, Durban, on Saturday at 3 pm.
MaZulu’s failure to get full points in this game could mean their departure from this place as Sekhukhune United sit behind them with 43 points in fifth place.
Sekhukhune will play against Siwelele FC this Saturday at Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane, at 3 pm.
“This fourth place loves us. So it is now in our hands to hold on to it and let it go because we have been in it for a long time.
In fact, we would have strengthened this position a long time ago if we had not lost points in other games.
If you look at the way we lost points against Arrows (1-1 draw) where we conceded a goal after the game was over, we again drew with Orbit College where we lost many chances to score goals, nA long time ago, we strengthened the third place or the fourth place that we are fighting for now,” said Zwane.
“We need to pull out the last straws in the last game we will play against Durban City, which will not be an easy game because all the teams want to finish the season with momentum.
If we get the points, we will be able to finish in fourth place, if we play in a draw, our chances will be very small, maybe we will finish in fifth place.”
Usuthu will face Citizens who recently hosted Orlando Pirates at the weekend, who are fighting to keep the eighth place on the log. This makes this home game much watched.
Usuthu and Lamontville Golden Arrows, who will wrap up the season with a home game against TS Galaxy on Saturday at King Zwelithini Stadium, KwaMashu, have already booked a place in MTN8. Ingcabha has left with Citizens to be the third KZN team to book a place with them.
Citizens is in eighth place with 39 points, followed by Stellenbosch FC and Siwelele FC with 38 points in ninth and tenth place respectively. This means that they need at least a point in this game against Suthu to ensure their place in the Top 8.
Before the start of this season, Suthu president Sandile Zungu made it clear that he wants the team to finish the season in fourth place in the Premiership log. This is the reason why the decision on Zwane’s future is closely watched if the party fails to achieve this goal.