Sundowns Bears Down on Title; Pirates Chases Royal AM; Swallows and Baroka Try to Escape Relegation

• Mamelodi Sundowns is looking to come within two wins of the DStv Premiership title when it takes on Golden Arrows this afternoon
• Orlando Pirates' hopes of a second-place finish hinge on them defeating a relegation-threatened Baroka FC later in the evening
• The Bucs-Baroka clash will be of interest to another relegation-bound team in the form of Moroka Swallows, which has no choice but to defeat Maritzburg United

It's moving day in today's action-packed DStv Premiership match day.

Three fixtures that will go a long way in determining when the league trophy is handed out and who is automatically relegated will play out across the country. Mamelodi Sundowns takes on Golden Arrows, Baroka FC hosts Orlando Pirates, while Maritzburg United clashes with Swallows FC in three consequential matches.

Champions-in-waiting Sundowns sit on 54 points at the summit of the table. Depending on other results, a victory for the Brazilians over Abafana Bes'thende at the Lucas Moripe Stadium in Atteridgeville will put them within two wins of the title, at least.

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Football

Fresh off being knocked out of the Nedbank Cup, Baroka has it all to do against Pirates at the Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane. Bakgaga Ba Mphahlele are at the foot of the table with just 17 points, with nothing but a win against second-place chasing Buccaneers - and a Swallows defeat - needed to remove them from the bottom spot.

The Birds' fixture against The People's team is an intriguing one, as the former have accumulated 18 points while the latter have 22. Should Swallows win, they'll move away from the relegation play-off position of 15th, and drag Maritzburg into a relegation vortex.

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Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila (TTM) will face Marumo Gallants in the semi-final of the Nedbank Cup, but the side is disappointed not to have played Mamelodi Sundowns.

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Boxing

As reported by Sports Brief, Royal AM will instead take on Masandawana in the second semi-final of the competition.

TTM coach, Lucky Nelukau, was confident, though, that his side could have beaten Sundowns if drawn against them.