Durban City will look to claim their first points of the Betway Premiership season when they welcome Lamontville Golden Arrows to Chatsworth Stadium this evening.
The hosts began their campaign on the wrong foot, suffering a narrow 1-0 defeat to Sekhukhune United at Seshego Stadium. That result leaves Durban City 13th in the early standings.
Khalil Ben Youssef’s charges also endured a 2-1 defeat to Orlando Pirates in the MTN8 quarter-finals – putting the head coach under pressure.
“As a new coach, you don’t open all of your luggage; you keep it ready [to go], and that’s a part of our job because we’re always at risk,” said Ben Youssef.
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He added: “The conversation with the board was we would do a proper analysis after 15 games, and that’s a mandate we agreed on, and there’s a certain number of points we need to achieve as well.”
Golden Arrows, meanwhile, occupy ninth after playing out a goalless stalemate with Chippa United in their opening fixture at King Zwelithini Stadium.
They will also draw confidence from their most recent meeting with Durban City, having secured a 1-0 win in April through Isaac Cisse’s 37th-minute goal.