Champagne on ice for Acornbush
The match follows Acornbush's heroics in the Nedbank Cup where they beat Cape Town City 1-0
Acornbush United can clinch the Mpumalanga ABC Motsepe League today when they visit Tjakastaad Junior Sheppards.
The match will take place at Elukwatini Stadium. Kick-off is at 15:00.
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The match follows Acornbush’s heroics in the Nedbank Cup where they beat Cape Town City 1-0. Their involvement in the cup means that they will play their catch-up fixture against Sheppards later today.
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Should Acornbush avoid a defeat today, they will be confirmed as champions of the provincial league, with five games left. They currently lead the league with 63-points after 24-games. Their closest rivals – TS Galaxy – follow with 49-points after 25-games. There is a 14-point gap between the two sides.
| The Mpumalanga ABC Motsepe correct as of Wednesday, March 15 | |||||||||
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
| 1 | Acornbush United FC | 24 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 73 | 17 | 56 | 63 |
| 2 | TS Galaxy FC | 25 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 41 | 19 | 22 | 49 |
| 3 | Phiva Young Stars FC | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 38 | 21 | 17 | 45 |
| 4 | Witbank Citylads FC | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 46 | 28 | 18 | 41 |
| 5 | Mlambo Royal Cubs FC | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 47 | 32 | 15 | 39 |
| 6 | Tjakastaad Junior Sheppards | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 39 | 33 | 6 | 36 |
| 7 | Mapulaneng United FC | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 33 | 41 | -8 | 34 |
| 8 | Forek Academy FC | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 32 | 38 | -6 | 31 |
| 9 | FC Zone Mavo | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 40 | 41 | -1 | 29 |
| 10 | Lumoja FC | 25 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 39 | 40 | -1 | 29 |
| 11 | Barberton City Stars FC | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 30 | 39 | -9 | 28 |
| 12 | Secunda Stars FC | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 32 | -13 | 27 |
| 13 | F.C Benfica | 25 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 28 | 67 | -39 | 25 |
| 14 | Mhluzi Black Rangers FC | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 33 | -5 | 24 |
| 15 | Mphakathi Academy FC | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 43 | -19 | 24 |
| 16 | Premier United FC | 23 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 55 | -33 | 12 |
