The Diski Shield competition kicks off this weekend with the side taking on Chippa United in their opening game. The action kicks off Saturday 30 March, at 10am at Princess Magogo Stadium.
The competition boasts a total of 24 games from beginning to end and runs on a knockout basis.
There are four pools that will play. These will be ‘Central’, Coastal East’, ‘Coastal West’ and ‘Northern’ pools.
Abafana Bes’thende fall under the Coastal East pool along with Amazulu, Maritzburg United and Chippa United.
In the first round of the competition, clubs play each other once and the club with the most points at the end of the pool stage proceeds to the semi finals.
We last played Chippa United in the last game of the Diski Challenge competition and we ended up playing to a goalless draw.
The stakes will be raised as we head into this game with both sides wanting to walk away with maximum points from the start of the competition.
Entry to the game will be free and we would like to see as much support at the stadium as the youngsters kick off their Shield campaign.
As it’s not a festival game, there will be no television coverage. We will be covering the game on our social media platforms should you not be able to get to the stadium.
