Betway Premiership: Mokone backs Magesi FC to finish among top eight

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Magesi defender Lehlogonolo Mokone believes they still have what it takes to conclude the Betway Premiership season amongst the top eight teams.

After a rather mixed start at their campaign, Magesi currently find themselves lying 12th on the 16 team league table with 23 points from 23 matches. They have secured six wins, five draws and lost 12 matches.

According to Mokone, Dikwena tša Meetse, who are now six points behind Kaizer Chiefs, can still end the season among the top eight teams.

“It is possible because if you check our fixtures now, we have four home games where if we make sure we win them all, its 12 points. And if you add that to the points that we have currently, we will be in the top eight,” said Mokone as quoted by SowetanLive.

“Not that we don't care about the away fixtures, we care about them but we believe we have an advantage more at home than away.”

On the Fifa international break, Mokone said: “Sometimes the break can disrupt you but this is our home game, another advantage for us to continue with that momentum. We will have our supporters behind us because if you look, we've been playing well at home because of the support we get from our supporters. Those two wins helped us because now we can play without that pressure of playing while facing the relegation zone. Although we still have that pressure, it is not like before.”

On facing Stellenbosch in their next fixture, he said: “Stellenbosch are a team that have confidence and they play the football that everyone knows. But it won't be easy for them here as we look to continue where we left off before the Fifa break to continue moving up the table.”

Magesi resume their league matches when they face Stellenbosch at Seshego Stadium on Saturday.