FOR Durban City the equation is simply, avoid defeat against AmaZulu FC and they secure their Top8 spot to cap an excellent season.
Durban City’s remarkable season now hangs on one final afternoon in Durban. The newly-crowned Nedbank Cup champions head into their last Betway Premiership clash against AmaZulu knowing the equation is brutally simple — avoid defeat and they should secure a Top 8 finish, while a loss could leave the door wide open for Stellenbosch FC to snatch the final MTN8 position.
City currently occupy eighth place on 39 points, three ahead of Stellies, but with a superior goal difference also working in their favour.
A draw against AmaZulu would almost certainly be enough unless Gavin Hunt’s men produce a massive swing against Marumo Gallants. Yet Durban City arrive at this decisive fixture carrying alarming league form.
The club has failed to win any of their last eight league matches, a stretch that has transformed what once looked like a comfortable Top 8 finish into a nervy final-day shootout.
