Highlands Park the new NFD leaders

The NFD has new leaders, Highlands Park FC. The Thembisa side took over from Stellenbosch FC, who have been leading the pack from the first match of the season.

Highlands Park’s move to the top of the 16-team log came because of their 1-0 victory over Black Leopards at the Thohoyandou Stadium last Saturday.

Highlands Park are in a neck-in-neck situation with Stellenbosch FC with 16 points each. The Park’s celebrations are likely to be short-lived when they play Stellenbosch FC at the Makhulong Stadium in Thembisa tomorrow (Saturday) afternoon.

Pretoria University, who have been in the second spot for three weeks, dropped to the third position after playing to a goalless draw with Stellenbosch FC last weekend.

Pretoria University, or Amatuks as they are commonly known, are one point behind Highlands Park and Stellenbosch FC. The other team that has deposited 15 points into its league account to date is Mbombela United.

Jomo Cosmos jumped four steps up the ladder, following their 2-0 victory over Super Eagles at the Goble Park Stadium in Bethlehem. Jomo Cosmos, or Ezenkosi as they are affectionately called, are now in the fifth spot with 14 points. Cape Town All Stars, who were leading the pack at some stage, are now sixth.

Witbank Spurs and Mthatha Bucks are in the seventh and eighth positions with 13 and 12 points respectively. Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila have 12 points as well, but they are in the ninth place  by virtue of goal difference. Black Leopards dropped to the 12^th spot, following their 0-1 defeat at the hands of Highlands Park.

Ubuntu Cape Town are languishing at the bottom of the log with 5 points. Ubuntu are still to win a league match this season.

Date:03 November 2017

By: Frank Mavhungu

Frank is a Human Resources Manager at the Department of Public Works in Limpopo. He is the longest serving correspondent of the Mirror, having joined us at the end of 1990.  He mainly writes sports reports and resides at Tsianda Village. In 2004, Frank won the National Castle League Award, an award for the best reporter in the SAB league in South Africa.

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