Durban club AmaZulu now have back-to-back victories under their belt in South Africa's Betway Premiership following Sunday's 2-0 victory over Cape Town City at the King Zwelithini Stadium in Durban.
Namibian striker Elmo Kambindu opened the scoring in the 22nd minute with his third goal in six matches since joining from fellow top flight side Chippa United. Nkosikhona Radebe doubled Usuthu's lead after the hour mark to confirm victory in Arthur Zwane's first match since taking full control as the sole head coach following the resignation of co-coach Vusi Vilakazi.
AmaZulu move up to fifth place for the time being, leaping past Stellenbosch FC and TS Galaxy. Sunday's match completes a thrilling weekend in the South African top flight that saw leaders Mamelodi Sundowns increase their advantage with a victory over Kaizer Chiefs while second place Orlando Pirates fell to defeat against Marumo Gallants.
The league resumes action on Tuesday with Kaizer Chiefs and Stellenbosch in action against Magesi FC and Marumo Gallants respectively.
Results
Stellenbosch 1-1 Polokwane City
Mamelodi Sundowns 1-0 Kaizer Chiefs
Magesi 1-0 SuperSport United
TS Galaxy 2-0 Golden Arrows
Marumo Gallants 2-0 Orlando Pirates
Richards Bay 0-0 Chippa United
AmaZulu 2-0 Cape Town City
League Table
GP | Points | |
Mamelodi Sundowns | 20 | 54 |
Orlando Pirates | 16 | 36 |
Sekhukhune United | 19 | 31 |
Polokwane City | 20 | 31 |
AmaZulu | 20 | 29 |
Stellenbosch | 18 | 28 |
TS Galaxy | 20 | 28 |
Kaizer Chiefs | 19 | 25 |
Chippa United | 18 | 22 |
Cape Town City | 20 | 21 |
Golden Arrows | 16 | 20 |
SuperSport United | 19 | 20 |
Marumo Gallants | 19 | 19 |
Richards Bay | 19 | 19 |
Magesi | 20 | 17 |
Royal AM* | 11 | 8 |
The club that finishes in last place is relegated to the second tier Motsepe Foundation Championship.
The second to last finisher (15th place) qualifies for a relegation playoff with the 2nd and 3rd place finishers in the Motsepe Foundation Championship.
Royal AM have been unable to honor their fixtures since December 29 due to ongoing financial issues.
The 1st and 2nd place finishers qualify for next season's CAF Champions League.
The 3rd place finisher qualifies for the CAF Confederation Cup along with the winner of the Nedbank Cup. If a top-3 finisher wins the Nedbank Cup then the 4th place finisher qualifies for the Confederation Cup.
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