Table toppers lose ground in Motsepe Foundation Championship

Orbit College and Hungry Lions suffered defeats in the latest round of Motsepe Foundation Championship fixtures, while Maritzburg United moved closer to the top of the table.

The Team of Choice inflicted Orbit College’s third loss of the 2023/24 campaign, following a 3-1 win at the Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium on Saturday. Maritzburg now occupy 4th spot on the log and subsequently narrowed the gap to the top of the pile to just four points.

Moving down a place on the log, Hungry Lions were starved of three points this weekend following their 2-0 loss to Baroka FC at the Global Stadium on Saturday. The victory saw Baroka extend their unbeaten run to eight games in the league and are now on a run of two consecutive victories.

Also, Platinum City Rovers bagged only their second win of the 23/24 season this week, which came in the form of a 1-0 victory over Black Leopards at the Isak Steyl Stadium on Friday. Platinum City Rovers has now moved clear of the drop zone and currently sits in 14th spot on the table after matchday 11 in the Motsepe Foundation Championship.

In yet another frustrating week for Milford and Pretoria Callies, both sides ended the current gameweek with stalemates to their names. While Casric Stars shared the spoils with Upington City in a 1-1 draw on Saturday, Pretoria Callies and La Masia fired blanks at the TUT Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

Results:

Friday, 3 November

Platinum City Rovers 1-0 Black Leopards

Saturday, 4 November

Marumo Gallants 0-0 University of Pretoria

Baroka FC 2-0 Hungry Lions

Casric Stars 1-1 Upington City

Venda Football Academy 2-0 Magesi

Maritzburg United 3-1 Orbit College

Sunday, 5 November

Pretoria Callies 0-0 La Masia

Milford 3-3 JDR Stars