Kwazulu-natal Battles In Betway Premiership This Weekend

South Africas Betway Premiership will feature a truncated weekend of action from Friday 13 to Sunday 15 December, with KwaZulu-Natal derbies pitting AmaZulu FC against Royal AM, and Golden Arrows against Richards Bay the headline fixtures.

AmaZulu and Royal will meet on Friday evening at the King Zwelithini Stadium, with both looking for a return to winning form Usuthu missed out on a hat-trick of wins when they were beaten 1-0 by TS Galaxy last weekend, while Thwihli Thwahla have gone three games without a win but showed great character in their last outing in late November to fight back from two goals down to hold Kaizer Chiefs 2-2 away from home.

AmaZulu midfielder Ethan Brooks has hailed the impact of co-coaches Arthur Zwane and Vusumuzi Vilakazi, who replaced Pablo Franco Martin just over two months ago.

Id say the coaches have changed our attitude and mindset. We understand what they want from us, so I give them credit because theyre really pushing us to fight very hard in every game without being picky and performing only against the big teams, explained Brooks.

Saturdays afternoon kick-off comes from the Mpumalanga Stadium in Hammarsdale and sees Arrows host Richards Bay.