The Premier Soccer League (PSL) has confirmed that Orlando Pirates' Zakhele Lepasa and Kaizer Chiefs' Sibongiseni Mthethwa are among six players set to miss upcoming mid-week DStv Premiership fixtures.
The Buccaneers will be without Lepasa on Tuesday evening when they host Sekhukhune United at Orlando Stadium for their for their ninth match of the league season due to an accumulation of yellow cards.
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The 26-year-old is the club's leading goal scorer this season with 10 goals under his belt, although he has failed to find the back of the net in his last nine appearances across all competitions.
Pirates will be aiming to get back to winning ways having now gone four consecutive league matches without a win.
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— SuperSport Football ?? (@SSFootball) August 29, 2023
The following day on Wednesday, rivals Chiefs will host Cape Town Spurs at FNB Stadium without recent signing Sibongiseni Mthethwa, who too misses out due to accumulated yellow cards.
It will be the first match Mthethwa misses for Chiefs since joining the Soweto Giants as a late September signing.
Meanwhile, Chiefs will also be aiming to avoid a third straight league defeat having suffered losses to Cape Town City and Lamontville Golden Arrows in the last two league outings.
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Elsewhere, Gqeberha-based Chippa United will be without three players in Elmo Kambindu, Stanely Nwabali and Thabiso Lebitso when they take on Cape Town City at Cape Town Stadium on Tuesday night.
SuperSport United will be without defender Tapiwa Pfumbidzai on Wednesday at New Peter Mokaba Stadium.
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