Platinum Stars prepares for the new season

Platinum Stars have lined up a series of top level friendlies as they prepare for the new season, starting this weekend with a meeting against fellow Absa Premiership club, University of Pretoria (Tuks). The practice match will allow the players to start working on their match fitness as the start of the new season approaches.

Stars, whose performance last season marked the club out as a powerful force in the league, will move the site of their training from their headquarters at Phokeng to Johannesburg next Wednesday. On Saturday, July 20, Dikwena will play a mini tournament in the City of Gold along with Bidvest Wits, Mpumalanga Black Aces and SuperSport United. The matches are closed to the public as the teams look to experiment with combinations and tactics.

Stars will have a further friendly against newly promoted Aces on Wednesday, July 24. On July 27 the team heads to Klerksdorp, followed the next day by participation at the Matlosana Mayoral Cup, where Free State Stars, Bidvest Wits and Golden Arrows will be the teams they will face.

“This is a comprehensive programme that will ensure that our players are ready to face the rigours of the new season,” said the clubs’ Football Manager Senzo Mazingiza. “We have done everything to ensure that the squad has the necessary base of fitness to ensure we can push on after the heroics of last season.”