Polokwane City have defeated their cross town rivals Black Leopards in the Motsepe Foundation Championship to walk away with Limpopo derby bragging rights on Saturday, while Hungry Lions beat Pretoria Callies 1-0 to move to the summit of the table.
Rise and Shine thrashed Leopards 3-0 to collect their first maximum points for the season after playing to a goalless draw in the opening match on the season against University of Pretoria.
AmaTuks marginally missed out on gaining promotion to the top flight after finishing runners-up to Richards Bay, who were crowned second tier champions in the 2021/22 campaign.
Lidoda Duvha suffered back-to-back defeats in the second-league after going down 1-0 to Hungry Lions last Saturday in their opening league game.
Polokwane City and Leopards were both relegated to the National First Division in the 2019/20 and 2020/21 seasons respectively.
Cape Town Spurs collected all the three points when they defeated the newly-promoted Magesi 1-0 on Friday at Pietersburg Stadium.
Shaun Bartlett’s side got their first taste of victory against the Limpopo-based outfit after playing to a 1-1 draw against Pretoria Callies in the opening round.
Baroka who were axed from the elite league last season played to a 0-0 stalemate against All Stars. Bakgakga are still without a victory after succuming to a 2-1 loss to Uthongathi in the first game.
Micheal Loftman’s charges Venda Football Academy claimed a slender 1-0 win over Platinum City Rovers at Thohoyandou Stadium.
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