On Jan 29th, Chippa United will play host to Maritzburg United in a Premier League match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 20 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Chippa United is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Royal AM. Sera Motebang scored the first goal for Royal AM in the 6th minute, then Etiosa Godspower Ighodaro tied it up for Chippa United in the 82nd minute earning them at least the one point. Chippa United is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 12th placed Maritzburg United, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Golden Arrows. Jose Ali Meza struck first for Maritzburg United in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time on a feed from Rowan Human, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Golden Arrows couldn’t muster any offence and Maritzburg United ran away with the shutout win. Maritzburg United is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Saturday Aug 20th, Maritzburg United won by a score of 2 to 1. Ighodaro struck first for Chippa United in the 34th minute on a feed from Siphelele Luthuli, but Samy got the equalizer for Maritzburg United in the 2nd minute of the first half’s stoppage time But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 91st minute on a goal by Amadou Soukouna.
Maritzburg United’s most prolific scorer has been Amadou Soukouna. The French attacker has netted two goals over the last five matches. For Chippa United, their top scorers are Thabiso Lebitso and Ighodaro, each having 2 goals in their last five matches.