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Do or Die (Relegation) match to serve the weekend entertainment!

The relegation battle between two bottom clubs fighting for survival in the Mpumalanga ABC Motsepe League will serve entertainment to the football loving community of Thandukukhanya in Mkhondo. It is a do or die match for the recently promoted Mpumalanga ABC Motsepe League side Flymingo United FC. They host relegation rivals Bakoena Chiefs at Mandla Magudulela Stadium in Thandukukhanya, Mkhondo on Saturday 04 March 2023. The home side need to win this match to improve their chances of surviving relegation in their maiden season. The kickoff of the most anticipated match is 3pm CAT.Hot spice has been added to the flavor of the game as unconfirmed reports say that bottom side Kabokweni Future Stars FC has been expelled from the 2022/23 Stream B league season. This comes after the Kabokweni side failed to honour their league match against Destiny College FC on Saturday 18 February 2023. To make matters worse it is alleged that the home side were at the venue when the game was called off but chose not to go to the field. Earlier in the season the club failed to honour a Nedbank match.

Football fanatics at Mandla Magudulela Stadium will be left disappointed if the local team is relegated. They waited for years to have a club competing at the provincial level that is the ABC Motsepe League.

If the club is indeed expelled the log table will drastically change for the better or worse depending on the number of matches played against the expelled team (Future Stars). This will bring some hope to relegation threatened Flymingo United FC as the changes to the log will bring them closer by 3 points ahead of the match against Bakoena Chiefs FC at home on Saturday. In simple language, once the points for Kabokweni Future Stars are deducted the two sides will be separated by 3 points ahead of their match.

The two teams faced each other in the first round which ended 4-3 in favour of Bakoena Chiefs at Mkhuhlu Stadium in November last year. The football loving community of Mkhondo should expect top tier entertainment filled with goals at this clash. Akwaziwa iyophelelaphi lendaba? Boardroom or the field of play, for now all roads lead to Mandla Magudulela Stadium.

To access the latest log please follow this link….ABC Motsepe League B 2022/23 (diski99sportsnews.co.za)