Safa Cape Town’s highly anticipated Men’s Regional League season gets underway on Friday with quite few humdingers to look forward to.
Kicking off proceeding at Ikamva on Friday evening is Cape Town Spurs who hosts Wanderers FC while the pick of the bunch is Goodwin Lewis’ Greenwood Athletic who welcome his former club Silver Spurs FC to the Solo Street Astroturf in Steenberg.
In many cases it will be a match-up between the experienced Lewis and the up-and-coming young Sardick Barends who’s shown he’s knowledge and insight of the game, is not to be underestimated – so, this tie is more than these three points given the history.
Saturday serves up a feast of football packed with intriguing battles across the Mother City in the ‘Graveyard’ league as the Third Division is called.
One of the standout fixtures sees debutants D6 Mitchells Plain FC under the watchful eye of former Santos player Mason October, square off against experienced campaigners Vasco da Gama at Khayelitsha Stadium in what could be an early test of both sides’ ambitions.
Elsewhere, Shane Petersen’s Ashford Athletic travel to Heideveld for their clash against Young Pirates FC which is also one of the standout fixtures iof the first round while another newbie Everton United FC and Trinitarians FC lock horns in Heideveld.
In Atlantis, Jomo’s Power AFC face Rising Stars FC while Junction Rovers and Premier United round off a busy Saturday schedule with another interesting match.
The opening weekend’s fixtures conclude when Cape Town City FC welcome Chrissando de Weber’s new Wynberg St Johns outfit at the Malta Park Astro Turf, with both sides eager to start their campaigns on the front foot.
With fresh ambitions, new signings and promotion dreams driving every squad, supporters can expect no shortage of drama as the new season gets underway.
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The weekend’s fixtures are as follows.
