Johannesburg - On Tuesday night at 7.30pm, domestic top flight Premier Soccer League (PSL) football will return with the kick-off of the 2016/17 Absa Premiership season.
In total, 14 of the 16 Absa Premiership clubs will be in action on Tuesday and Wednesday night as domestic top flight football returns. All fixtures on Tuesday's opening night and Wednesday will kick-off at 7.30pm. Tuesday will see four fixtures played while Wednesday night will have three matches.
Day one of the 2016/17 season will see last season's Absa Premiership runners-up, Bidvest Wits host Kaizer Chiefs at the Bidvest Stadium.
While 15 of the 16 league clubs have been playing friendly games over the past three months, reigning champions Mamelodi Sundowns have been keeping busy via their progression in Africa.
The Brazilians are in the semi-finals of the CAF Champions League and will seemingly be best prepared to tackle the season full on. Pitso Mosimane's men, however, will not be in action when the first round of games are played next week due to their continental commitments - they have a date in Nigeria with Enyimba on Tuesday to conclude the formality of group matches, which they already have reached, before the semi-finals next month.
But there will be plenty of other action to look forward to, with four matches scheduled for the opening day of action next Tuesday, including a first glimpse of promoted Baroka FC and the PSL's newest franchise, Cape Town City.
'Bakgaga' will be at home to Ajax Cape Town at the Peter Mokaba Stadium, whilst City, previously known as Mpumalanga Black Aces, will welcome Polokwane City to the Cape Town Stadium. Also on Tuesday, two teams expected to be Sundowns' biggest title threats - Bidvest Wits and Kaizer Chiefs - come up against each other at the Bidvest Stadium.
The final match on the first night of action will see Chippa United take on Free State Stars at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium.
There are three more matches on Wednesday with Orlando Pirates playing Lamontville Golden Arrows in Soweto, Platinum Stars up against SuperSport United at Royal Bafokeng Stadium and Bloemfontein Celtic to take on Maritzburg United at Dr Molemela Stadium. - African News Agency (ANA)