After losing 0-2 to Royal AM at the Malamulele Stadium last Saturday, Maindis Ladies will have another mountain to climb this weekend. They will travel to Pretoria on Saturday for their match against Mamelodi Sundowns, which will be played at the Loftus Stadium.

History shows that Maindis are still to win a league match against Sundowns after they had gained promotion from the Sasol Women’s League two years ago. Saturday’s fixture will be the second at home in succession for Sundowns. This after they had narrowly beaten Richmond United 1-0 at the same venue last Saturday.

The head coach of Maindis, Mr Sipho Mabuza, is adamant that Sundowns will have to sweat if they want to grab the full points at stake on Saturday. He said that his players would not make the same mistakes they had made in their game against Royal AM. According to him, his players had underestimated the visitors from Durban and were severely punished for that.

The combination of Sophy Magoro and Xiluva Tshabalala in the striking force of Maindis is likely to cause a bit of panic for the Sundowns’ defenders on Saturday. Mamelodi Sundowns are the defending champions.

Also on Saturday, TUT Football Club will entertain the newly promoted Copper Belts FC at the TUT Campus Stadium. Copper Belts had started the season with a bang, following their 2-1 victory over University of Pretoria Ladies at the Seshego Stadium.

Thunderbird Ladies will enjoy the home-ground advantage in their match against Durban Ladies, which will be played at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth. Royal AM will play against First Touch Academy at the Chatsworth Stadium in Durban. First Touch failed to impress their home crowd when they played to a goalless draw with TUT Football Club at the Seshego Stadium in Polokwane last Saturday.

Sunday’s fixtures are University of Pretoria Ladies vs TS Galaxy and University of Johannesburg FC vs Coal City Wizards.