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Black Leopards and TTM relegated

Former topflight side Black Leopards and Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila have been relegated from the Motsepe Foundation Championship.

Leopards and TTM join Jomo Sono’s Jomo Cosmos, who got the chop last season. With two rounds of games left, Leopards and TTM will still fall short even if they win their remaining fixtures. 

BLACK LEOPARDS AND TTM GET THE CHOP

They got the drop after losing their fixtures this weekend. Leopards lost 2-0 to Platinum City Rovers, while TTM fell 2-1 to Hungry Lions.

Lidoda Duvha, who are in 16th place, have amassed 22 points from 28 matches, while TTM have collected 23 points.

Rovers, in 14th place, have 30 points after their win over the David Thidiela-owned Leopards. Leopards were relegated from the top flight of South African football in 2021 after losing 3-1 to Cape Town City.

It was the third time they were getting the drop to the second tier. However, they bounced back the two previous two times.

The last time they bounced back after being demoted was in the 2017/18 season when they won the second-tier league. 

Black Leopards have been relegated

This time around, Owen Da Gama could not save them from the blushes as they struggled to stay afloat.

Tshakhuma, on the other hand, inherited the Royal AM franchise when Shauwn Mkhize purchased Bloemfontein Celtic’s status. They have spent two seasons slugging it out in the second tier of local football. 

Black Leopards and TTM will have to slug it out in the third tier to bounce back to Motsepe Foundation.

SPURS TITLE HOPES SUFFER BLOW

At the top end of the table, Cape Town Spurs’ title hopes suffered a blow when they lost 2-1 to Venda Football Academy.

On the other hand, Casric Stars managed a 1-1 draw against Pretoria Callies, and they shot to the top.

After 28 games, Casric have amassed 54 points, while Spurs are on 53. Third-placed Polokwane City remained on 51 points after a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Uthongathi.

Full Results

VFA 2-1 Spurs

PLK City 0-1Uthongathi 

Callies 1-1 Casric

City Rovers 2-0 Leopards 

All Stars 1-1 JDR Stars 

TTM 1-2 Hungry Lions 

Magesi 1-2 Baroka 

Tuks 1-1 La Masia

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