The National First Division action heats up as All Stars travel to KZN, to face third placed Thanda Royal Zulu in a promotional ‘six’ pointer.
Thanda Royal Zulu vs Cape Town All Stars, Umhlathuze Sports Complex, Saturday 14 March, 15H30
The boys will have to remain grounded even after securing six wins in a row in the NFD, as Igugu Lekapa face an Amabhubesi side who gave coach Boebie Solomons his first defeat of the NFD season in the reverse fixture.
The reverse fixture will also be remembered for its drama as Star attacker Amigo Memela was given his marching orders after a second bookable offence, but with all these lessons in the past, Stars find themselves currently in fourth position on the log, a point behind Thanda.
Thanda only suffered one defeat at home this season but Igugu Lekapa can draw some confidence as the Richards Bay team have not managed to collect maximum points against Cape opposition in four previous league encounters.
The CT All Stars website caught up with inform goal poacher Zaid Patel to get his thoughts on the crucial encounter:
“The mood is great - we're on an unbelievable run… if we stick to our game plan we can compete with anyone at the moment…”
When asked about the contributing factors to his rich goal scoring form, the lanky striker explained:
“The belief in me from the club… being able to stay fit and not pick up injuries… and being part of a really good team in which chances are being created.”
Patel went further to give credit to fellow attacker Memela, “We can score against anyone. We have a real match winner in the form of Amigo who on his day can destroy any defense in the league.”
Stars have Patel and Memela set to take on a Thanda side who currently boast the best defence in the league. On the other side we have the league's top scorer in Ace Bhengu against Igugu Lekapa's number one shot stopper Kyle Peters.
All Stars will be at almost full strength - only Houston Hills is out injured.
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