Bidvest Wits F.C.

Platinum Stars v Bidvest Wits Head to Head

Bidvest Wits — Fri, 18 May 2012 13:49:34 +0000

Round 30
Royal Bafokeng Stadium, Rustenburg
Saturday 19 May 2012
15h00 kick-off

Match background

- Platinum Stars and Bidvest Wits will bring their Absa Premiership campaigns to a close when they meet at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium on Saturday afternoon, kick-off at 15h00.

- Stars were beaten 2-1 away by title-chasing Moroka Swallows in their last league outing.

- The Rustenburg team has recorded five wins, five draws and four losses from their 14 home matches this season.

- Dikwena are placed 10th on the Absa Premiership log with 36 points from 29 matches.

- Wits were held to a 0-0 homr draw by Black Leopards in their last league outing, extending their winless streak to 14 matches.

- The Johannesburg team has won just two of their 14 away matches this season.

- The Clever Boys are placed 13th on the Absa Premiership log with 30 points from 29 matches.

- In head-to-head stats, Stars and Wits have met in 15 league matches since 2003/04.

- Each side has five wins against the other, while five matches have been drawn.

- Stars have a good home record against Wits, with four wins, two draws and just one loss from seven matches.

- When the teams met earlier this season, Wits won 2-1 at home thanks to goals by Sibusiso Vilakazi and Miguel Timms.

- Stars’ line-up from their 2-1 loss to Swallows: Mabokgwane, Mere, Moloto, Semenya, Ngwepe, Nyauza, Msomi, Mbatha (Jembula 68’), Mathe (Paulse 51’), Phala, Botes (Ntumba 88’).

- Wits’ line-up from their 0-0 draw with Leopards: Baron (Murambadoro 46’); Mngomezulu, Batabaire, Phillips, Phungwayo, Pule, Masalesa, Jayiya, Sib. Vilakazi, Tshabangu (Langwe 65’), Ritson.

Previous meetings

Last ten league meetings

Season Result Scorers

2006/07 Stars 3-0 Wits Marumo, A. Hendricks (og), Masanabo
2007/08 Stars 0-0 Wits
2007/08 Wits 1-2 Stars De Jesus; Ramokala 2
2008/09 Stars 0-1 Wits Bantam (pen)
2008/09 Wits 1-0 Stars Ramasoeu
2009/10 Stars 3-1 Wits Botes 2, Renteria; Sib. Vilakazi
2009/10 Wits 2-0 Stars Bantam, Mngomeni
2010/11 Stars 1-0 Wits Ntumba
2010/11 Wits 1-1 Stars Chapman; Grobler
2011/12 Wits 2-1 Stars Sib. Vilakazi, Timms; Botes

Head-to-Head
(League only, since 2003/04)

Home
P W D L GF GA
Stars 7 4 2 1 10 4
Wits 8 4 3 1 11 6

Away
P W D L GF GA
Stars 8 1 3 4 6 11
Wits 7 1 2 4 4 10

Total
P W D L GF GA
Stars 15 5 5 5 16 15
Wits 15 5 5 5 15 16

Fixtures and results

Platinum Stars

2011/12 Absa Premiership results

No Date H/A Opponent (HT) Result Goal scorers

1 13/08/11 H Ajax (2-0) W 2-0 Phalane 19’, Ngwepe 32’ pen
2 16/08/11 A Pirates (0-0) L 0-1
3 24/08/11 H Celtic (2-0) W 2-1 Ng’ambi 9’, Mathe 34’
4 14/09/11 A Arrows (0-1) L 1-3 Mandaza 90+1’
5 17/09/11 H Leopards (2-0) D 2-2 Mathe 22’, Ng’ambi 45+1’
6 25/09/11 A SuperSport (0-0) L 0-2
7 28/09/11 A Maritzburg (0-0) L 1-2 Msomi 49’
8 15/10/11 H Santos (1-0) W 4-1 Botes 29’ 65’, Thebakang 46’, Skippers (og) 57’
9 29/10/11 A Chiefs (0-1) L 0-1
10 02/11/11 H Sundowns (0-0) D 0-0
11 19/11/11 A FS Stars (0-0) D 0-0
12 30/11/11 H AmaZulu (0-0) L 0-1
13 03/12/11 A Cosmos (0-0) L 1-2 Mandaza 77’
14 17/12/11 H Swallows (0-0) D 0-0
15 21/12/11 A Wits (0-1) L 1-2 Botes 51’
16 15/02/12 A Ajax (2-0) L 2-3 Msomi 21’, Phala 67’
17 22/02/12 H Pirates (1-1) L 3-4 Msomi 35’, Nyanda 68’, Thwala 90+1’
18 26/02/12 A Celtic (0-0) W 1-0 Mkhabela 62’
19 14/03/12 H Arrows (0-0) W 1-0 Phala 50’
20 18/03/12 A Leopards (2-2) W 3-2 Ng’ambi 2’ 12’, Msowoya 88’
21 21/03/12 H SuperSport (0-0) D 0-0
22 28/03/12 H Maritzburg (0-1) D 1-1 Mkhabela 51’
23 04/04/12 A Santos (0-1) W 2-1 Mere 68’ pen, Malokase 70’
24 07/04/12 H Chiefs (0-2) L 1-2 Malokase 77’
25 18/04/12 A Sundowns (1-1) W 2-1 Malokase 17’, Msomi 57’
26 21/04/12 H FS Stars (0-1) L 0-1
27 28/04/12 A AmaZulu (0-0) W 2-1 Botes 66’, Malokase 77’
28 02/05/12 H Cosmos (2-0) W 4-1 Malokase 12’ 35’, Ntumba 85’ pen, Msomi 90+1’
29 12/05/12 A Swallows (0-2) L 1-2 Botes 73’ pen

League position – 10th

P W D L GF GA GD Pts
Home 14 5 5 4 20 14 +6 20
Away 15 5 1 9 17 23 -6 16
Overall 29 10 6 13 37 37 0 36

2011/12 Absa Premiership fixtures

No Date Time H/A Opponent Venue

30 19/05/12 15h00 H Wits Royal Bafokeng Stadium

Bidvest Wits

2011/12 Absa Premiership results

No Date H/A Opponent (HT) Result Goal scorers

1 14/08/11 A Maritzburg (1-0) D 2-2 Mabizela 29’, Spencer 76’
2 17/08/11 H Santos (0-0) W 1-0 Myeni 59’
3 24/08/11 A Chiefs (0-0) L 1-2 Sib. Vilakazi 68’
4 13/09/11 H Sundowns (0-3) L 2-3 Mabizela 62’, Sib. Vilakazi 69’
5 18/09/11 A FS Stars (0-0) D 0-0
6 24/09/11 H AmaZulu (1-1) W 3-1 Chapman 7’, Sif. Vilakazi 49’, Myeni 70’
7 28/09/11 A Cosmos (0-0) D 0-0
8 15/10/11 H Swallows (1-1) L 1-3 Chapman 3’
9 29/10/11 H SuperSport (0-0) L 0-1
10 02/11/11 A Ajax (0-0) W 2-0 Chapman 80’ 86’
11 19/11/11 H Pirates (1-0) W 3-1 Sib. Vilakazi 20’, Chapman 47’ 65’
12 30/11/11 A Celtic (0-0) D 0-0
13 03/12/11 H Arrows (2-1) D 2-2 Sif. Vilakazi 3’ 30’ pen
14 18/12/11 A Leopards (2-1) W 2-1 Sib. Vilakazi 3’ 36’
15 21/12/11 H P Stars (1-0) W 2-1 Sib. Vilakazi 11’, Timms 65’
16 15/02/12 H Maritzburg (0-0) D 0-0
17 18/02/12 A Santos (0-1) L 1-3 Zongo 50’
18 25/02/12 H Chiefs (1-1) D 1-1 Sif. Vilakazi 5’
19 13/03/12 A Sundowns (0-1) D 1-1 Patel 90’
20 17/03/12 H FS Stars (1-1) L 1-3 Sif. Vilakazi 26’ pen
21 20/03/12 A AmaZulu (0-1) L 0-2
22 28/03/12 H Cosmos (0-0) L 0-1
23 04/04/12 A Swallows (0-3) L 0-3
24 07/04/12 A SuperSport (0-0) L 1-2 Batabaire 56’
25 18/04/12 H Ajax (0-1) D 1-1 Batabaire 59’
26 21/04/12 A Pirates (0-0) D 0-0
27 28/04/12 H Celtic (0-2) L 1-3 Jayiya 47’
28 02/05/12 A Arrows (0-0) D 1-1 Tshabangu 80’
29 08/05/12 H Leopards (0-0) D 0-0

League position – 13th

P W D L GF GA GD Pts
Home 15 4 5 6 18 21 -3 17
Away 14 2 7 5 11 17 -6 13
Overall 29 6 12 11 29 38 -9 30

2011/12 Absa Premiership fixtures

No Date Time H/A Opponent Venue

30 19/05/12 15h00 A P Stars Royal Bafokeng Stadium

League standings

Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts

1 Orlando Pirates 29 16 7 6 36 24 +12 55
2 Moroka Swallows 29 14 11 4 47 34 +13 53
3 SuperSport United 29 14 9 6 37 22 +15 51
4 Mamelodi Sundowns 29 13 10 6 43 23 +20 49
5 Kaizer Chiefs 29 14 7 8 35 23 +12 49
6 Free State Stars 29 14 6 9 38 30 +8 48
7 Bloemfontein Celtic 29 11 8 10 35 31 +4 41
8 AmaZulu 29 10 10 9 32 24 +8 40
9 Ajax Cape Town 29 11 7 11 41 46 -5 40
10 Platinum Stars 29 10 6 13 37 37 0 36
11 Maritzburg United 29 7 13 9 26 37 -11 34
12 Golden Arrows 29 9 5 15 38 45 -7 32
13 Bidvest Wits 29 6 12 11 29 38 -9 30
14 Black Leopards 29 6 8 15 33 57 -24 26
15 Santos 29 6 6 17 33 48 -15 24
16 Jomo Cosmos 29 2 13 14 24 45 -21 19

Round fixtures

Saturday 19 May 2012

15h00 – Kaizer Chiefs v AmaZulu – FNB Stadium
15h00 – Mamelodi Sundowns v Free State Stars – Lucas Moripe Stadium
15h00 – Santos v Jomo Cosmos – Athlone Stadium
15h00 – Black Leopards v Ajax Cape Town – Peter Mokaba Stadium
15h00 – Golden Arrows v Orlando Pirates – Moses Mabhida Stadium
15h00 – Platinum Stars v Bidvest Wits – Royal Bafokeng Stadium
15h00 – Bloemfontein Celtic v SuperSport United – Botshabelo Stadium
15h00 – Maritzburg United v Moroka Swallows – Harry Gwala Stadium

Club information

Platinum Stars

Coaches: Cavin Johnson & Allan Freese (South Africa)
Nickname: Dikwena
Formed: 1998
Physical address: Platinum Stars Clubhouse, Bafokeng Sports Campus, Sun City Road (R565), Phokeng, 0335
Tel: +2714 566 0000
Fax: +2714 566 0028
Email: info@platinumstars.com
Website: www.platinumstars.com
Major honours: League Cup titles: 1 (2006).
All-time PSL record: (Not including 2011/12 season results)
P W D L GF GA GD Pts
240 75 81 84 257 268 -11 306

Bidvest Wits

Coach: Roger de Sa (South Africa)
Nickname: The Clever Boys
Formed: 1921
Tel: +2711 726 8781
Fax: +2711 726 8902
Email: info@bidvestwits.co.za
Website: www.bidvestwits.co.za
Major honours: Top Eight Cup titles: 2 (1984, 1995); League Cup titles: 2 (1985, 1995); FA Cup titles: 2 (1978, 2010).
All-time PSL record: (Not including 2011/12 season results)
P W D L GF GA GD Pts
444 148 151 145 487 466 +21 595

Nominees for the Absa Premiership End of Season Awards

Bidvest Wits — Tue, 15 May 2012 09:45:53 +0000

With a disappointing result for Bidvest Wits in the PSL 2011-2012 Season. There is some hope in the near distant future. That hope is represented in the youth driven methodology the Club holds, it can be seen in the nomination of ABSA HOT Young Player 20 year old Lehlohonolo Masalesa who wears jersey 23. Viera as he is known to his team mates, joined Bidvest Wits at the beginning of January 2011 from Platinum Stars. Viera also has seen great success thus far with Bidvest Wits, getting regular call up’s to the Bidvest Wits starting 11 and a call up in 2012 to Bafana Bafana.

Bidvest Wits would like to send a congratulation out to Lehlohonolo ‘Viera’ Masalesa and all the best for the future.

The nominees for the 2011/2012 Absa Premiership Awards, in no particular order are:

Absa HOT Young Player:
• Lucky Baloyi – Kaizer Chiefs
• Ronwen Williams – SuperSport United
• Lehlohonolo Masalesa – Bidvest Wits

Absa Premiership Goalkeeper of the Season:
• Wayne Sandilands – Mamelodi Sundowns
• Ronwen Williams – SuperSport United
• Moeneeb Josephs – Orlando Pirates

Absa–lutely Awesome Goal:
• Clifford Mulenga – Golden Arrows vs Bloemfontein Celtic
• David Mathebula – Moroka Swallows vs Orlando Pirates
• Benni McCarthy – Orlando Pirates vs Maritzburg United

Absa Premiership Coach of the Season:
• Gavin Hunt – SuperSport United
• Gordon Igesund – Moroka Swallows
• Steve Khompela – Free State Stars

Absa Premiership Player of the Season:
• David Mathebula – Moroka Swallows
• Siyabonga Sangweni – Orlando Pirates
• Siyabonga Nomvethe – Moroka Swallows

Absa Premiership Player’s Player of the Season:
• Teko Modise
• David Mathebula
• Siyabonga Nomvethe

To all the other nominees all the best from Bidvest Wits F.C.

Lehlohonolo Masalesa and Clever Boys

Leopards go two points clear of danger zone

Bidvest Wits — Tue, 08 May 2012 22:06:21 +0000

Black Leopards moved two points clear of the relegation zone at the bottom of the Absa Premiership on Tuesday night after playing to a goalless draw with Bidvest Wits in Johannesburg.

The Limpopo side could yet be overtaken by second-from bottom Santos and forced into the promotion/relegation playoffs, but with just two matches left for both teams Leopards will be confident of retaining their top flight status.

The Clever Boys, despite racking up a 14th successive league match in which they failed to record a win, are now mathematically certain that they will not be relegated. However, their ailing form remains a major concern.

The opening stages of the match saw little in the way of goal mouth action, with both teams struggling to create anything more than mere half chances. Wits looked more comfortable on the ball and they got their attacking players more involved in passing movements than their opponents.

The first real threat on either goal arrived in the 20th minute when Bhongolwethu Jayiya burst into the penalty area and attempted a curler into the top corner, but the ball flashed wide of the goalkeeper’s left-hand post.

That opportunity signalled a sustained spell of pressure from the home side, but they were unable to really test goalkeeper Azwindini Maphaha. Leopards only threatened sporadically, with their best attempt a long range drive from Davie Banda on the half hour mark that swerved wide of the target.

Bidvest Wits’ Emille Baron took two knocks from late challenges by Kingston Nkhatha (which earned the striker a yellow card) in the dying minutes of the first half, the second of which seemed to injure the goalkeeper’s left ankle. He was replaced at the start of the second half by Energy Murambadoro.

Six minutes after the restart Jayiya forced Maphaha into his first genuine save of the match, with the ‘keeper stretching to punch away a goal-bound free kick from the young Wits attacker. It was the first notable effort on target from either team.

Around the hour mark Leopards built up a head of steam and on 63 minutes they tested the substitute goalkeeper with an effort from the edge of the box by Joshua Obaje – Murambadoro proved to be equal to the shot, making a decent save low to his left.

The best chance of the night saw Nkhatha shoot on target from the ‘D’ of the Wits penalty area with just a few minutes of regulation time left, but again Murambadoro denied the Limpopo side with a fine save.

Bidvest Wits 0

Black Leopards 0

Bidvest Wits: Baron (Murambadoro 46’); Mngomezulu, Batabaire, Phillips, Phungwayo, Pule, Masalesa, Jayiya, Sib. Vilakazi, Tshabangu (Langwe 65’), Ritson

Leopards: Maphaha; Dzaga, Khoza, Mabusela, Xakane, Ramagalela, Banda, Duiker, Mapolisa (Taaibos 70’), Monama (Obaje 50’), Nkhatha

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Bidvest Wits v Black Leopards Head 2 Head

Bidvest Wits — Tue, 08 May 2012 09:55:52 +0000

Round 29
Bidvest Stadium, Johannesburg
Tuesday 08 May 2012
19h30 kick-off

Match background

- Bidvest Wits will look to secure their place in next season’s Absa Premiership when they host relegation-threatened Black Leopards at Bidvest Stadium on Tuesday evening, kick-off at 19h30.

- Wits drew 1-1 away to Golden Arrows in their last league outing, extending their winless streak in the league to 13 matches. However, they need just one point from their remaining two matches to secure top flight football for 2012/13.

- The Johannesburg team has recorded four wins, four draws and six defeats in their 14 home matches so far this season.

- The Clever Boys are placed 13th on the Absa Premiership log with 29 points from 28 matches.

- Leopards fell to a 5-2 defeat at home to Moroka Swallows in their last outing. They have lost three of their last four league matches.

- The Limpopo side has recorded three wins, three draws and seven losses from 13 away matches so far this season.

- Lidoda Duvha are placed 14th on the Absa Premiership log with 24 points from 27 matches.

- In head-to-head stats Wits and Leopards have met in 13 league matches since 2001/02.

- The Clever Boys have won seven matches compared to four for Lidoda Duvha, while only two matches have been draws.

- Wits have a good home record against Leopards, with five wins and just one loss from six matches in Johannesburg.

- When the teams met earlier this season the Clever Boys won 2-1 in Limpopo thanks to a brace from Sibusiso Vilakazi.

- Wits’ line-up from their 1-1 draw with Arrows: Baron; Pule, Mabizela, Batabaire, Phillips (Phungwayo 59’), Mngomezulu, Sib. Vilakazi, Masalesa, Miller (Ritson 54’), Zongo (Tshabangu 76’), Jayiya.

- Leopards’ line-up from their 5-2 loss to Swallows: Omony; Dzaga, Khoza, Mabunda (Nkhatha 81’), Xakane, Monama, Duiker, Mapolisa, Sighhole, Obaje (Taaibos 75’), Ramagalela.

Previous meetings

Last ten league meetings

Season Result Scorers

2002/03 Leopards 2-0 Wits Dlamini, Lechesa
2003/04 Leopards 0-0 Wits
2003/04 Wits 4-1 Leopards Schalkwyk, Yohane 2 (1 pen), Bunjira; Mushangazhike
2004/05 Leopards 1-2 Wits Sikhwivhilu; Devine, Yohane
2004/05 Wits 0-2 Leopards Sikhwivhilu, R. Ramudzuli
2006/07 Wits 4-0 Leopards Julio, Moleyane, Raselemane, Manual
2006/07 Leopards 1-0 Wits Shongwe
2007/08 Wits 2-1 Leopards De Jesus 2; Sikhwivhilu
2007/08 Leopards 1-0 Wits Netshidzivhe
2011/12 Leopards 1-2 Wits Mongalo; Sib. Vilakazi 2

Head-to-Head
(League only, since 2001/02)

Home
P W D L GF GA
Wits 6 5 0 1 14 5
Leopards 7 3 2 2 6 4

Away
P W D L GF GA
Wits 7 2 2 3 4 6
Leopards 6 1 0 5 5 14

Total
P W D L GF GA
Wits 13 7 2 4 18 11
Leopards 13 4 2 7 11 18

Fixtures and results

Bidvest Wits

2011/12 Absa Premiership results

No Date H/A Opponent (HT) Result Goal scorers

League position – 13th

P W D L GF GA GD Pts
Home 14 4 4 6 18 21 -3 16
Away 14 2 7 5 11 17 -6 13
Overall 28 6 11 11 29 38 -9 29

2011/12 Absa Premiership fixtures

No Date Time H/A Opponent Venue

29 08/05/12 19h30 H Leopards Bidvest Stadium
30 19/05/12 15h00 A P Stars Royal Bafokeng Stadium

Black Leopards

2011/12 Absa Premiership results

No Date H/A Opponent (HT) Result Goal scorers

1 12/08/11 H Pirates (0-1) L 0-2
2 16/08/11 A Celtic (0-1) L 0-2
3 24/08/11 H Arrows (0-0) W 2-0 Johannes 74’ og, Nyirenda 79’
4 14/09/11 A SuperSport (0-1) L 0-3
5 17/09/11 A P Stars (0-2) D 2-2 Nkhatha 50’ 82’
6 24/09/11 H Maritzburg (0-0) D 0-0
7 28/09/11 A Santos (1-0) D 1-1 Ramagalela 34’
8 16/10/11 H Chiefs (0-0) L 0-2
9 30/10/11 A Sundowns (0-1) L 1-5 Masuku 85’
10 02/11/11 H FS Stars (1-3) L1-3 Obaje 38’
11 20/11/11 A AmaZulu (0-0) W 1-0 Mapolisa 90’
12 30/11/11 H Cosmos (1-0) D 1-1 Obaje 15’
13 03/12/11 A Swallows (1-1) L 1-4 Mongalo 10’
14 18/12/11 H Wits (1-2) L 1-2 Mongalo 21’
15 21/12/11 A Ajax (2-3) L 3-4 Ramagalela 15’, Nkhatha 36’ 90+2’
16 15/02/12 A Pirates (0-1) L 0-1
17 22/02/12 H Celtic (0-1) D 2-2 Nkhatha 50’, Obaje 90+3’
18 07/03/12 A Arrows (1-1) L 2-4 Bobe 41’, Mapolisa 87’
19 13/03/12 H SuperSport (0-0) W 1-0 Bobe 88’
20 18/03/12 H P Stars (2-2) L 2-3 Bobe 26’ 41’
21 21/03/12 A Maritzburg (0-0) W 1-0 Monama 55’
22 28/03/12 H Santos (0-0) W 2-1 Ramagalela 47’, Madimba 55’
23 03/04/12 A Chiefs (0-0) W 1-0 Zulu 84’
24 11/04/12 H Sundowns (1-2) L 1-2 Mabunda 12’
25 18/04/12 A FS Stars (0-1) D 2-2 Bobe 78’, Duiker 90+2’
26 22/04/12 H AmaZulu (1-1) L 1-4 Mapolisa 28’
27 04/05/12 H Swallows (0-0) L 2-5 Nkhatha 86’ 90+1’

League position – 14th

P W D L GF GA GD Pts
Home 14 3 3 8 16 27 -11 12
Away 13 3 3 7 15 28 -13 12
Overall 27 6 6 15 31 55 -24 24

2011/12 Absa Premiership fixtures

No Date Time H/A Opponent Venue

28 08/05/12 19h30 A Wits Bidvest Stadium
29 16/05/12 18h00 A Cosmos Sinaba Stadium
30 19/05/12 15h00 H Ajax Peter Mokaba Stadium

League standings

Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts

1 Orlando Pirates 28 15 7 6 34 23 +11 52
2 Moroka Swallows 28 13 11 4 45 33 +12 50
3 Mamelodi Sundowns 28 13 10 5 43 22 +21 49
4 SuperSport United 28 13 9 6 36 22 +14 48
5 Free State Stars 28 14 6 8 37 28 +9 48
6 Kaizer Chiefs 27 12 7 8 31 22 +9 43
7 Bloemfontein Celtic 28 11 8 9 34 29 +5 41
8 AmaZulu 27 10 8 9 30 22 +8 38
9 Ajax Cape Town 27 10 7 10 37 43 -6 37
10 Platinum Stars 28 10 6 12 36 35 +1 36
11 Maritzburg United 28 7 12 9 25 36 -11 33
12 Golden Arrows 28 9 5 14 37 41 -4 32
13 Bidvest Wits 28 6 11 11 29 38 -9 29
14 Black Leopards 27 6 6 15 31 55 -24 24
15 Santos 28 6 5 17 31 46 -15 23
16 Jomo Cosmos 26 2 10 14 21 42 -21 16

Midweek fixtures

Tuesday 08 May 2012

19h30 – Bidvest Wits v Black Leopards – Bidvest Stadium*

Wednesday 09 May 2012

19h30 – Kaizer Chiefs v Ajax Cape Town – Peter Mokaba Stadium**
19h30 – AmaZulu v Jomo Cosmos – Princess Magogo Stadium**

*Brought forward from Round 29 due to Black Leopards’ participation in the CAF Confederation Cup.
**Rescheduled matches from Round 19.

Club information

Bidvest Wits

Black Leopards

Coach: Vladislav Heric (Serbia)
Nickname: Lidoda Duvha
Formed: 1983
Physical address: 20 Why Not Complex, Post Office Street, Thohoyandou
Tel: +2715 962 4042
Fax: +2715 962 4042
Email: info@blackleopardsfc.com
Website: www.blackleopardsfc.com
Major honours: None
All-time PSL record: (Not including 2011/12 season results)
P W D L GF GA GD Pts
214 67 53 94 252 301 -49 254

Bidvest Wits and Arrows share the spoils

Bidvest Wits — Thu, 03 May 2012 07:12:04 +0000

Bidvest Wits continued their winless streak, but at least managed to halt their slide down the table following a 1-1 draw with Golden Arrows in KwaMashu on Wednesday evening.

Nkanyiso Mlotshwa had given the home side the lead just after the break, but Nyiko Tshabangu equalised 11 minutes from time, while Wits coach was also sent to the stands for taking his protests too far.

The home side started the better with Thamsanqa Mkhize forcing a save from Emille Baron in the ninth minute, while Clifford Ngobeni sent his shot wide ten minutes later.

The Clever Boys then responded in the 29th minute with Masibusane Zongo curling his free-kick just wide of the post, although Arrows goalkeeper Nkosingiphile Gumded could argue that he had the situation under control.

Most of the play was concentrated in the midfield with neither side able to past the defence, though Dillon Sheppard did find space to fire a shot just before the break, but Baron was able to make a comfortable save.

The game took a positive turn two minutes into the second half when Nkanyiso Mlotshwa dribbled past the wits defenders before beating Baron with a powerful long-range strike which found the top left corner.

Bongolwethu Jayiya missed a golden chance to level matters just two minutes, firing wide from the right side of the box when he had enough time to pick his spot.

Mzivukile Tom should’ve done better in the 57th minute when he met a free-kick from Sheppard at the far post, but somehow he sent his shot wide from close range, while Bradley Ritson shot over the crossbar at the other end a minute later.

Substitute Katlego Mashego then came close to extending his side’s advantage in the 78th minute with a well-taken free-kick which flew just over the crossbar.

The visitors then levelled matters a minute later when substitute Tshabangu buried the rebound home after goalkeeper Nkosingiphile Gumede had parried a stinging shot from Jayiya.

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Golden Arrows v Bidvest Wits head to head

Bidvest Wits — Wed, 02 May 2012 12:22:43 +0000

Absa Premiership, Round 28
Princess Magogo Stadium, KwaMashu
Wednesday 02 May 2012
19h30 kick-off

Match background

Golden Arrows will look to bounce back to winning ways in the Absa Premiership when they host out-of-form Bidvest Wits at the Princess Magogo Stadium on Wednesday evening. Kick-off is at 19h30.

Arrows were beaten 3-2 by Moroka Swallows in Soweto on Sunday, a performance in which the Durban team matched the title-challengers for most of the game before succumbing to a hat-trick by the league’s top goal scorer, Siyabonga Nomvethe.

Abafana Bes’thende will be glad to be returning to their own venue, having won their last two home matches against Free State Stars (2-1) and Jomo Cosmos (3-1). Reaching the top eight of the league is perhaps beyond Muhsin Ertugral’s side at this late stage of the season (given that they are six points adrift of eighth-placed AmaZulu, who also have a game in hand) but they will look to have a strong end to the campaign, and start by inflicting more misery on their struggling opponents.

Wits have had a nightmare run in the league in 2012: they have yet to win a match since the turn of the year, going 12 outings without a victory. The Johannesburg side’s latest setback came on Saturday afternoon when they were beaten 3-1 on their own ground by Bloemfontein Celtic.

As far as head-to-head stats go, Arrows and Wits have met in 19 league matches since the 2000/01 season. The team from Johannesburg has generally had the edge on their Durban counterparts, claiming nine wins to five, with the remaining five encounters ending in draws.

Abafana Bes’thende don’t have a great home record against Wits, winning just three times from nine matches. In fact, Arrows have not beaten the Clever Boys in a home match since the 2006/07 season. Last term Wits claimed a 4-1 victory in Durban, a result Ertugral’s team will be looking to reverse in this match.

When the teams met earlier this season in Johannesburg they played to an entertaining 2-2 draw. Plenty of goals could well be on the cards for this game, as the last six league encounters between Arrows and Wits have produced no less than 28 goals at an average of almost five per match.

Previous meetings

Last ten league meetings

Season Result Scorers

2006/07 Arrows 3-1 Wits Khenyeza 2, Nale; Chivuta
2007/08 Wits 1-1 Arrows Chivuta (pen); Dlamini
2007/08 Arrows 2-2 Wits Bilankulu, Nale; Sangweni (og), Moyo-Modise
2008/09 Wits 0-2 Arrows N. Zothwane, Mavundla
2008/09 Arrows 2-3 Wits Sangweni, R. Henyekane; Langerman, Kadi, A. Hendricks
2009/10 Arrows 3-3 Wits R. Henyekane, Manqana, N. Zothwane; Miller, Haskins, Myeni
2009/10 Wits 2-1 Arrows Myeni, Haskins; R. Henyekane
2010/11 Arrows 1-4 Wits Philips (og); Mashamaite, Tshabangu, Myeni (pen), Langwe
2010/11 Wits 3-2 Arrows Jayiya, Fredericks (pen), Chapman; Musonda, Bilankulu
2011/12 Wits 2-2 Arrows Sif. Vilakazi 2 (1 pen); Gabuza, Mbesuma

Head-to-Head
(League only, since 2000/01)

Home
P W D L GF GA
Arrows 9 3 2 4 15 16
Wits 10 5 3 2 16 10

Away
P W D L GF GA
Arrows 10 2 3 5 10 16
Wits 9 4 2 3 16 15

Total
P W D L GF GA
Arrows 19 5 5 9 25 32
Wits 19 9 5 5 32 25

Fixtures and results

Golden Arrows

2011/12 Absa Premiership results

No Date H/A Opponent (HT) Result Goal scorers

1 13/08/11 H Celtic (0-1) L 0-3
2 17/08/11 A SuperSport (0-1) L 1-2 Mashego 51’
3 24/08/11 A Leopards (0-0) L 0-2
4 14/09/11 H P Stars (1-0) W 3-1 Mbesuma 31’ pen 60’, Bilankulu 87’
5 18/09/11 A Maritzburg (0-1) L 0-2
6 24/09/11 H Santos (0-2) L 1-3 Gabuza 72’
7 28/09/11 A Chiefs (2-0) W 2-1 Mbesuma 14’, Bilankulu 27’
8 15/10/11 H Sundowns (0-0) D 1-1 Bilankulu 62’
9 29/10/11 A FS Stars (0-1) L 1-3 Nkosi 69’
10 02/11/11 H AmaZulu (0-0) L 1-2 Tom 78’
11 19/11/11 A Cosmos (1-0) W 2-0 Shange 45+2’, Gabuza 64’
12 30/11/11 H Swallows (1-0) W 2-0 Gabuza 43’, Khuboni 51’ pen
13 03/12/11 A Wits (1-2) D 2-2 Gabuza 38’, Mbesuma 63’
14 17/12/11 H Ajax (0-1) L 0-1
15 21/12/11 A Pirates (0-0) L 0-2
16 15/02/12 A Celtic (1-1) L 2-3 Mashego 45+1’, Bilankulu 90+1’
17 18/02/12 H SuperSport (1-1) L 1-2 Mashego 26’
18 07/03/12 H Leopards (1-1) W 4-2 Sheppard 5’, Mbesuma 50’, Gabuza 59’, Shange 63’
19 14/03/12 A P Stars (0-0) L 0-1
20 17/03/12 H Maritzburg (2-1) W 4-1 Nkosi 8’ 90’, Mbesuma 38’ 51’
21 21/03/12 A Santos (1-1) W 2-1 Nkosi 29’, Gabuza 85’
22 28/03/12 H Chiefs (0-0) D 0-0
23 04/04/12 A Sundowns (0-0) D 0-0
24 07/04/12 H FS Stars (1-0) W 2-1 Sheppard 41’, Gabuza 62’
25 18/04/12 A AmaZulu (0-0) L 0-1
26 21/04/12 H Cosmos (1-0) W 3-1 Sheppard 22’, Khuboni 88’ pen, Mbesuma 89’
27 29/04/12 A Swallows (1-1) L 2-3 Khuboni 20’ pen, Gabuza 52’

League position – 12th

P W D L GF GA GD Pts
Home 13 6 2 5 22 17 +5 20
Away 14 3 2 9 14 23 -9 11
Overall 27 9 4 14 36 40 -4 31

2011/12 Absa Premiership fixtures

No Date Time H/A Opponent Venue

28 02/05/12 19h30 H Wits Princess Magogo Stadium
29 12/05/12 15h00 A Ajax Cape Town Stadium
30 19/05/12 15h00 H Pirates Moses Mabhida Stadium

Bidvest Wits

2011/12 Absa Premiership results

No Date H/A Opponent (HT) Result Goal scorers

League position – 13th

P W D L GF GA GD Pts
Home 14 4 4 6 18 21 -3 16
Away 13 2 6 5 10 16 -6 12
Overall 27 6 10 11 28 37 -9 28

2011/12 Absa Premiership fixtures

No Date Time H/A Opponent Venue

28 02/05/12 19h30 A Arrows Princess Magogo Stadium
29 08/05/12 19h30 H Leopards Bidvest Stadium
30 19/05/12 15h00 A P Stars Royal Bafokeng Stadium

League standings

Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts

1 Mamelodi Sundowns 27 13 10 4 43 20 +23 49
2 Orlando Pirates 27 14 7 6 32 22 +10 49
3 SuperSport United 27 13 9 5 35 20 +15 48
4 Moroka Swallows 27 12 11 4 40 31 +9 47
5 Free State Stars 27 13 6 8 36 28 +8 45
6 Kaizer Chiefs 26 11 7 8 29 22 +7 40
7 Bloemfontein Celtic 27 10 8 9 30 27 +3 38
8 AmaZulu 26 10 7 9 29 21 +8 37
9 Ajax Cape Town 26 10 7 9 35 39 -4 37
10 Platinum Stars 27 9 6 12 32 34 -2 33
11 Maritzburg United 27 7 11 9 24 35 -11 32
12 Golden Arrows 27 9 4 14 36 40 -4 31
13 Bidvest Wits 27 6 10 11 28 37 -9 28
14 Black Leopards 26 6 6 14 29 50 -21 24
15 Santos 27 6 5 16 31 45 -14 23
16 Jomo Cosmos 25 2 10 13 20 38 -18 16

Round fixtures

Tuesday 01 May 2012

18h00 – SuperSport United v Orlando Pirates – Peter Mokaba Stadium
19h30 – Maritzburg United v AmaZulu – Harry Gwala Stadium

Wednesday 02 May 2012

19h30 – Santos v Free State Stars – Athlone Stadium
19h30 – Golden Arrows v Bidvest Wits – Princess Magogo Stadium
19h30 – Platinum Stars v Jomo Cosmos – Royal Bafokeng Stadium
19h30 – Bloemfontein Celtic v Ajax Cape Town – Free State Stadium
20h15 – Kaizer Chiefs v Mamelodi Sundowns – FNB Stadium

Friday 04 May 2012

20h00 – Black Leopards v Moroka Swallows – Giyani Stadium

Club information

Golden Arrows

Coach: Muhsin Ertugral (Germany)
Nickname: Abafana Bes’thende
Formed: 1943
Physical address: Moses Mabhida Stadium, Corner Masabalala Yengwa Avenue and Isaiah Ntshangase Road, Stamford Hill, Durban, 4001
Tel: +2731 303 9848
Fax: +2731 303 9849
Email: lgarrowsfc@telkomsa.net
Website: www.goldenarrowsfc.com
Major honours: Top Eight Cup titles: 1 (2009)
All-time PSL record: (Not including 2011/12 season results)
P W D L GF GA GD Pts
338 110 106 122 378 387 -9 436

Bidvest Wits

Coach: Roger de Sa (South Africa)
Nickname: The Clever Boys
Formed: 1921
Physical address: 2nd Floor, The Atrium, 41 Stanley Avenue, Auckland Park, Johannesburg, 2092
Tel: +2711 726 8781
Fax: +2711 726 8902
Email: info@bidvestwits.co.za
Website: www.bidvestwits.co.za
Major honours: Top Eight Cup titles: 2 (1984, 1995); League Cup titles: 2 (1985, 1995); FA Cup titles: 2 (1978, 2010).
All-time PSL record: (Not including 2011/12 season results)
P W D L GF GA GD Pts
444 148 151 145 487 466 +21 595

Celtic too smart for Clever Boys

Bidvest Wits — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 16:57:26 +0000

An early goal by LeratoManzini and a brace by Ruzaigh Gamildien gave Bloemfontein Celtic a 3-1 win over Bidvest Wits at the Bidvest Stadium in an Absa Premiership match played on Saturday afternoon.

The home side earned themselves a consolation goal scored by BongolwethuJayiya.

The visitors were the first side to find the back of the net in Johannesburg whenManzini’s left-footed shot from 25-yards out on the left channel beat Wits keeper Energy Murambadoro and went straight into the bottom-right side of goal to make it 1-0 to the visitors.

Before the dust even settled, Celtic compounded more misery to Roger De Sa’s men when a cross by LuyandaHlongwa from the right wing was turned into goal by Gamildien’s left-footed shot from 25-yards on the left channel to make it 2-0 in the 12th minute.

The Clever Boys were clearly shocked by the early set back and it could have been worse whenGamildien’s right-footed shot from 20-yards out on the right channel went over the bar in the 28th minute.

The home side had their first real attempt on goal in the 39th minute whenAsiveLangwe’s right-footed shot from 25-yards on the left side sailed over the bar.

Celtic took a 2-0 lead into the break, but the Clever Boys were quick off the blocks in the second stanza and found the breakthrough they were desperately looking for.

An in-swinging right-footed corner kick by Langwe into the box was headed by BhongolwethuJayiya into the bottom-left of goal from 12-yards out.

It was now 2-1 to the home side after 47 minutes.

But the home side’s hopes of a comeback were soon killed by Gamildien’s brace.

His right-footed shot from 20-yards out on the right channel found the top-left corner of the net in the 55th minute to make it 3-1.

Exactly on the hour mark the visitors’ keeper was called into action. A long range right-footed shot by Jayiya from 30-yards out on the right channel was tipped over the bar by Celtic keeper Thabani Stemmer.

The match ended 3-1 as the visitors ran out comfortable winners. The defeat leaves Roger De Sa’s team five points above the relegation zone as they continue their horrible 2012 winless run in the league.

Bidvest Wits (0) 1 (Jayiya 47’)
Bloemfontein Celtic (2) 3 (Manzini 8, Gamildien 12’ + 55’)

Bidvest Wits: E Murambadoro; T Batabaire, P Phungwayo, K Pule, M Mabizela; K Chintu (M Zongo 31’), B Jayiya, A Langwe (L Koapeng 61’), L Masalesa, SbuVilakazi; B Ritson (N Tshabangu 78’)

Bloemfontein Celtic: T Stemmer; T Mahoa, R Gamildien (P Mongala 72’), M Mathoho, T Nthethe; B Mkhwanazi, L Hlongwa, T Mshengu, L Madubanya (P Zothwane 21’); L Manzini (A Kerspuy 69’) L Bacela

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Bidvest Wits v Bloemfontein Celtic Head to Head

Bidvest Wits — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:03:12 +0000

Round 27
Bidvest Stadium, Johannesburg
Saturday 28 April 2012
15h00 kick-off

Match background

- Bidvest Wits will be looking to break their winless streak in the Absa Premiership when they host Bloemfontein Celtic at the Bidvest Stadium on Saturday afternoon, kick-off at 15h00.

- Wits drew 0-0 away to log leaders Orlando Pirates in their last match, but they have gone 11 league games without a win.

- The Johannesburg side has won just four of their 13 home matches this season.

- The Clever Boys are placed 13th on the Absa Premiership log with 28 points from 26 matches.

- Celtic drew 1-1 at home to title hopefuls Moroka Swallows in their last league outing. They have gone three games unbeaten, but won just one of their last six.

- The Bloemfontein side has won just three of their 13 away matches this season, suffering eight defeats in the process.

- Phunya Sele Sele are placed ninth on the Absa Premiership log with 35 points from 26 matches.

- In head-to-head stats, Wits and Celtic have met in 45 league matches since 1985.

- The Clever Boys have 18 wins compared to 13 for Phunya Sele Sele, while 14 matches have been drawn.

- Wits have a good overall home record against Celtic, recording 13 wins from 23 matches and suffering just three defeats, though they haven’t beaten the Free State side at home since 2007/08 and lost 4-1 in the corresponding fixture last season.

- When the teams met earlier this season in Bloemfontein they played to a goalless draw. Four of the last six results between the teams have been draws.

- Wits’ line-up from their 0-0 draw with Pirates: Murambadoro; Mngomezulu, Batabaire, Phillips, Phungwayo, Pule, Chintu, Sib. Vilakazi (Timm 73’), Jayiya, Langwe (Tshabangu 82’), Koapeng (Sibande 90+3’).

- Celtic’s line-up from their 1-1 draw with Swallows: Stemmer; Moleko, Mathoho, Motlhaping, Mahoa, Mshengu (Otorogu 77’), Mkhwanazi, Madubanya, Gamildien (Mulenga 67’), Venter (Mongala 67’), Bacela.

Previous meetings

Last ten league meetings

Season Result Scorers

2006/07 Celtic 1-0 Wits Mahlatsi
2007/08 Wits 2-0 Celtic Moyo-Modise, Chivuta
2007/08 Celtic 2-0 Wits Mahlatsi 2
2008/09 Celtic 1-2 Wits Mahlatsi; Bantam (pen), Mulenga
2008/09 Wits 1-1 Celtic Langerman; Spandeel
2009/10 Wits 1-1 Celtic Kadi; Malokase (pen)
2009/10 Celtic 3-0 Wits Oersen, Sambu, Walaza
2010/11 Celtic 0-0 Wits
2010/11 Wits 1-4 Celtic Sif. Vilakazi; Mthembu 2, Venter, Mulenga
2011/12 Celtic 0-0 Wits

Head-to-Head
(League only, since 1985)

Home
P W D L GF GA
Wits 23 13 7 3 41 20
Celtic 22 10 7 5 27 20

Away
P W D L GF GA
Wits 22 5 7 10 20 27
Celtic 23 3 7 13 20 41

Total
P W D L GF GA
Wits 45 18 14 13 61 47
Celtic 45 13 14 18 47 61

Fixtures and results

Bidvest Wits

2011/12 Absa Premiership results

No Date H/A Opponent (HT) Result Goal scorers

League position – 13th

P W D L GF GA GD Pts
Home 13 4 4 5 17 18 -1 16
Away 13 2 6 5 10 16 -6 12
Overall 26 6 10 10 27 34 -7 28

2011/12 Absa Premiership fixtures

No Date Time H/A Opponent Venue

27 28/04/12 15h00 H Celtic Bidvest Stadium
28 02/05/12 19h30 A Arrows Princess Magogo Stadium
29 08/05/12 19h30 H Leopards Bidvest Stadium
30 19/05/12 15h00 A P Stars Royal Bafokeng Stadium

Bloemfontein Celtic

2011/12 Absa Premiership results

No Date H/A Opponent (HT) Result Goal scorers

1 13/08/11 A Arrows (1-0) W 3-0 Mshengu 33’, Mulenga 50’ 53’
2 16/08/11 H Leopards (1-0) W 2-0 Spandeel 13’, Kekana 64’
3 24/08/11 A P Stars (0-2) L 1-2 Bacela 78’ pen
4 14/09/11 H Maritzburg (0-1) D 1-1 Bacela 51’
5 17/09/11 A Santos (0-1) L 1-2 Mulenga 69’
6 24/09/11 H Chiefs (0-0) D 0-0
7 27/09/11 A Sundowns (1-0) L 1-2 Mathoho 25’
8 16/10/11 H FS Stars (1-0) W 1-0 Spandeel 42’
9 29/10/11 A AmaZulu (0-0) L 0-2
10 02/11/11 H Cosmos (0-1) W 3-1 Madubanya 67’, Mofokeng 69’, Mongala 79’
11 18/11/11 A Swallows (0-0) D 0-0
12 30/11/11 H Wits (0-0) D 0-0
13 04/12/11 A Ajax (0-0) L 0-2
14 18/12/11 H Pirates (1-0) W 1-0 Mulenga 14’
15 21/12/11 A SuperSport (1-0) W 1-0 Bacela 11’
16 15/02/12 H Arrows (1-1) W 3-2 Mulenga 4’, Bacela 56’, Madubanya 58’
17 22/02/12 A Leopards (1-0) D 2-2 Mathoho 38’, Madubanya 73’
18 26/02/12 H P Stars (0-0) L 0-1
19 14/03/12 A Maritzburg (0-1) L 0-2
20 18/03/12 H Santos (0-0) W 2-0 Osei 74’, Motshegwa 90+1’
21 21/03/12 A Chiefs (0-1) L 0-2
22 28/03/12 H Sundowns (0-0) D 0-0
23 04/04/12 A FS Stars (0-1) L 1-2 Bacela 69’
24 08/04/12 H AmaZulu (1-0) D 1-1 Bacela 18’ pen
25 18/04/12 A Cosmos (2-0) W 2-1 Gamildien 9’, Mshengu 36’
26 22/04/12 H Swallows (1-0) D 1-1 Bacela 45+1’ pen

League position – 9th

P W D L GF GA GD Pts
Home 13 6 6 1 15 7 +8 24
Away 13 3 2 8 12 19 -7 11
Overall 26 9 8 9 27 26 +1 35

2011/12 Absa Premiership fixtures

No Date Time H/A Opponent Venue

27 28/04/12 15h00 A Wits Bidvest Stadium
28 02/05/12 19h30 H Ajax Botshabelo Stadium
29 12/05/12 15h00 A Pirates Orlando Stadium
30 19/05/12 15h00 H SuperSport Botshabelo Stadium

League standings

Pos Team P W D L GF GA GD Pts

1 Orlando Pirates 26 14 6 6 31 21 +10 48
2 Mamelodi Sundowns 26 12 10 4 40 19 +21 46
3 SuperSport United 26 12 9 5 33 19 +14 45
4 Moroka Swallows 26 11 11 4 37 29 +8 44
5 Free State Stars 26 12 6 8 32 27 +5 42
6 Kaizer Chiefs 25 11 7 7 28 20 +8 40
7 AmaZulu 25 10 7 8 28 19 +9 37
8 Ajax Cape Town 25 10 6 9 34 38 -4 36
9 Bloemfontein Celtic 26 9 8 9 27 26 +1 35
10 Maritzburg United 26 7 11 8 23 31 -8 32
11 Golden Arrows 26 9 4 13 34 37 -3 31
12 Platinum Stars 26 8 6 12 30 33 -3 30
13 Bidvest Wits 26 6 10 10 27 34 -7 28
14 Black Leopards 26 6 6 14 29 50 -21 24
15 Santos 26 6 5 15 30 42 -12 23
16 Jomo Cosmos 25 2 10 13 20 38 -18 16

Round fixtures

Friday 27 April 2012

20h00 – Ajax Cape Town v Orlando Pirates – Cape Town Stadium

Saturday 28 April 2012

15h00 – Free State Stars v Maritzburg United – Charles Mopeli Stadium
15h00 – Bidvest Wits v Bloemfontein Celtic – Bidvest Stadium
20h15 – Kaizer Chiefs v SuperSport United – FNB Stadium
20h15 – AmaZulu v Platinum Stars – Moses Mabhida Stadium

Sunday 29 April 2012

15h00 – Mamelodi Sundowns v Santos – Lucas Moripe Stadium
15h00 – Moroka Swallows v Golden Arrows – Dobsonville Stadium

Jomo Cosmos v Black Leopards postponed to 16 May 2012 due to the latter’s participation in the CAF Confederation Cup.

Club information

Bidvest Wits

Bloemfontein Celtic

Coach: Clinton Larsen (South Africa)
Nickname: Phunya Sele Sele
Formed: 1969
Physical address: Bloemfontein Club, 8 Elizabeth Street, Bloemfontein, 9301
Tel: +2751 447 1183
Fax: +2751 447 1136
Email: info@celticfc.co.za
Website: www.bloemfonteincelticfc.co.za
Major honours: Top Eight Cup titles: 1 (2005); FA Cup titles: 1 (1985).
All-time PSL record: (Not including 2011/12 season results)
P W D L GF GA GD Pts
380 129 105 146 428 461 -33 492

Kampamba Chintu call up, for Zambia AFCON Champions FIFA World Cup 2014 Qualifiers

Bidvest Wits — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:47:39 +0000

Bidvest Wits Kampamba Chintu getting the call up for the fixtures.

The Zambia National Team will play Sudan and GHana over the weekend of 1-5 June and 9th June 2012 respectively in the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil qualifiers. The Football Association of Zambia has requested a number of players released from five PSL clubs namely Kennedy Mweene(FSS), Joseph Musonda(GA), Chintu Kampamba(BW), Noah Chivuta(FSS), Chansa Isaac(OP) and Davies Nkausu(SS).

The players shall return to their respective clubs after the match with Ghana on 11th June 2012. Bidvest Wits is proud to be associated with both Kampamba Chintu and the Football Association of Zambia and wish the AFCON Champions all the best.

Kampamba Chintu interview

Do you want to be the next Castle Lager SuperFan?

Bidvest Wits — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:29:57 +0000

Castle Lager, the proud sponsor of Bafana Bafana, is once again showing its support for the national team by rallying the fans to support the boys. During the 2010 World Cup, Castle Lager rallied the Fans to get behind Bafana Bafana by recruiting 16 SuperFans, one from each PSL team. These Fans were given the opportunity to travel the world to support the boys,demonstrating that truly South African spirit every everywhere they went.
With South Africa hosting AFCON in 2013, Castle Lager will once again be getting behind Bafana Bafana as we host this exciting tournament in our backyard. Castle Lager will be calling on all the fans out there to rally behind the national team and selecting 16 SuperFans to represent the brand, the country and the team.
To stand a chance to be selected as the Bidvest WitsSuperFan, all supporters are invited to attend the SuperFans Recruitment Event at Bidvest Stadium on Saturday the 28th of April 2012 ahead of the match against Bloemfontein Celtic.
To stand a chance to be selected as one of the finalists chosen to become the Castle Lager SuperFan for your club, simply:
1. Dress up in your best football regalia to show your passion for the beautiful game
2. Attend the SuperFan Recruitment Event at the Castle Lager stand from 12:30 – 14:30
3. Go through the screening process at the event to demonstrate why you should be selected