On Mar 16th, Sekhukhune United hosts Maritzburg United in a meeting of these two Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, a perfect day for football. In their last match, Sekhukhune United recorded a 1-2 loss against Cape Town City. Martin struck first for Cape Town City in the 2nd minute, then in the 18th minute, Justin Shonga sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Moegamat Maart. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches, while maritzburg United sits at 12th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Mamelodi Sundowns. Peter Shalulile struck first for Mamelodi Sundowns in the 37th minute, then Bulelani Ndengane got the equalizer for Maritzburg United in the 41st minute on a feed from Keegan Ritchie Finally they completed the comback in the 92nd minute on a penalty goal by Amadou Soukouna to cap off a wild match. Maritzburg United looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
On Aug 25th, Maritzburg United hosted Sekhukhune United at the Harry Gwala Stadium in their last match together. Sekhukhune United took the match by a score of 2 to 0. Ohizu scored the first goal for Sekhukhune United in the 18th minute, then Chibuike Ohizu added another in the 28th minute on a feed from Patjie In the end, Maritzburg United couldn’t muster any offence and Sekhukhune United ran away with the shutout win.
Maritzburg United’s most prolific scorer has been Bulelani Ndengane. He has netted two goals over the last five matches. Chibuike Ohizu has been the most prolific scorer on Sekhukhune United in the last five matches with 2 goals.