Cape Town City teeter on the brink of disaster

Cape Town City FC are teetering on the brink of disaster, with the dreaded PSL promotion/relegation play-offs staring them squarely in the face after a 2-0 defeat to Mamelodi Sundowns on Saturday evening.

- HERMAN GIBBS

This Betway Premiership loss at the Cape Town Stadium deepened City’s woes and cast their position in the PSL into alarming focus.

The club now sits rock bottom in the 15-team league with 23 points from 26 games three points adrift of the cluster of teams above them on 26.

The harsh reality is that either of their remaining two fixtures may not be enough to stave off the threat of the play-offs.

Ironically, Saturday evening's showing was one of City’s better performances of late, with the side creating several opportunities against the best team in the league. They started positively, forcing a corner within the first four minutes and finding themselves in promising positions.