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Black Leopards finally move to Polokwane

Leopards complete move to Polokwane

Posted: 2012-01-04 13:22

Black Leopards will finally complete their move from Makhado to Polokwane by setting up base in the Limpopo capital when they report back for training next week.  

Following their promotion back to the Premiership, Leopards have been enticed by the Limpopo government to play their home games at the Peter Mokaba Stadium, a venue that was used during the 2010 World Cup.
  
Though they have been playing their home games at Peter Mokaba Stadium and using Giyani Stadium as an alternative Leopards have remained based in Makhado, just over 100km away from Polokwane.
 
However, Lidoda Duvha have now used the start of the New Year to complete their relocation.
 
"We have officially moved base to Polokwane and from next week when we resume training we will be in Polokwane and not Makhado. 
 
"The move has been necessitated by the fact that we now play our home games at Peter Mokaba Stadium. It makes no sense for us to drive over 100km to play our home games when we can be based in the city of Polokwane. The club will now be based in Polokwane with players and offices also there," explains Thendani Thidiela, the club spokesman.
   
Since their initial promotion to the PSL Leopards had made Thohoyandou Stadium their traditional home before moving to Tshifulanani Stadium in Thulamela following their relegation in 2008.
   
With the completion of their move to the Limpopo capital, Leopards have now become a complete Polokwane club. 

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Pfarelo Nedzingahe : 2012-01-04 14:05

Maybe the guys wil take advantage of that & adopt only 2 the conditions of Polokwane!

vendajuju : 2012-01-04 14:09

U gain promotion to the Psl and then neglect the pple who supported u while making yr way up the ladder.the ancestors in venda are nt happy at all hence u facing relegation.
Thereafter u will want to go back to Tshifulanani bcoz by the time u will not be having any support in Plk.

My wish is that u get relegated this season so u can learn to appreciate pple who supported u to the Psl.nxa anada family business

Ganadlha: 2012-01-04 14:25

@Lovemore Moyo


Maybe am lost isn't all those place in Polokwane?Makhado,Thohoyandou & Thulamela?
OR maybe your not from SA.

PRINCE: 2012-01-04 14:57

hey wena Ganandlha or Khandalenja or whoever. Thohoyandou, thulamela and Makhado are in Venda and Plokwane is Pietersburg. the fact that they are in Limpopo doesnt mean they fall under Polokwane. Polokwane is under Limpopo but the former are not in Polokwane. dont try and be xenophobic when its who doesnt know places, you fcuken idiot.

Gazlam: 2012-01-04 15:49

Ganadha u such an idiot & clueless. Wat has being S.An to do with this places? Is Newcastle in Durban or Witbank in Nelspruit?
U suck dude get a life. Mxm

tmutsha: 2012-01-04 15:53

Since we do not have a suitable Stadium for PSL Games within Vhembe District (Makhado, Thulamela and Mutale) I think it's better that way. All the best to the team. Hope you'll manage to go out of relegation zone. Supporters or no supporters, our municipalities are letting us down.

tmutsha: 2012-01-04 15:56

Ganadlha needs some geography lessorns. He is one of those who will be asked of SA Provinces and they say JHB, DBN, CTN, that's being an idiot.

tmutsha: 2012-01-04 15:58

Ganadlha needs some geography lessorns. He is one of those who will be asked of SA Provinces and they say JHB, DBN, CTN, that's being an idiot.

boti gatuso: 2012-01-04 16:20

were just writing for Black Leopards Fc Website. The pandemic of teams moving homes must be condemn by true soccer people like you, it’s one reason there are fans in South African soccer, in France, one the more successful clubs is also from a small town. That club would be Sochaux and UEFA short down a motion to have Juventus move out of the town of Turini to either Rome or Milan. The fact is that the Government of Limpopo planed this by refusing to rebuild the Thohoyandou (in one season the Stadium was home to Dynamos, Silver/Platinum stars and Black Leopards while all campaigned in the first division) teams all over the world are never provincial that’s why it’s important for government to help improve stadiums in town that have professional teams. Casel Mathale and his administration owe the people of Vhembe District answers. Gauteng has more than 10 dissent stadiums and in Limpopo we only ask to have Thohoyandou and Giyani stadiums fixed coz the same problem will happen if Dynamos get promoted and Leopards will be Chased out if Bay United who will be called winners park the is promoted of which makes Polokwane municipality opportunists. Black Leopards are just victims

boti gatuso: 2012-01-04 16:20

were just writing for Black Leopards Fc Website. The pandemic of teams moving homes must be condemn by true soccer people like you, it’s one reason there are fans in South African soccer, in France, one the more successful clubs is also from a small town. That club would be Sochaux and UEFA short down a motion to have Juventus move out of the town of Turini to either Rome or Milan. The fact is that the Government of Limpopo planed this by refusing to rebuild the Thohoyandou (in one season the Stadium was home to Dynamos, Silver/Platinum stars and Black Leopards while all campaigned in the first division) teams all over the world are never provincial that’s why it’s important for government to help improve stadiums in town that have professional teams. Casel Mathale and his administration owe the people of Vhembe District answers. Gauteng has more than 10 dissent stadiums and in Limpopo we only ask to have Thohoyandou and Giyani stadiums fixed coz the same problem will happen if Dynamos get promoted and Leopards will be Chased out if Bay United who will be called winners park the is promoted of which makes Polokwane municipality opportunists. Black Leopards are just victims

boti gatuso: 2012-01-04 16:20

Am disappointed with you Lovemore, you are writer but today you just passed off this story as if you were just writing for Black Leopards Fc Website. The pandemic of teams moving homes must be condemn by true soccer people like you, it’s one reason there are fans in South African soccer, in France, one the more successful clubs is also from a small town. That club would be Sochaux and UEFA short down a motion to have Juventus move out of the town of Turini to either Rome or Milan. The fact is that the Government of Limpopo planed this by refusing to rebuild the Thohoyandou (in one season the Stadium was home to Dynamos, Silver/Platinum stars and Black Leopards while all campaigned in the first division) teams all over the world are never provincial that’s why it’s important for government to help improve stadiums in town that have professional teams. Casel Mathale and his administration owe the people of Vhembe District answers. Gauteng has more than 10 dissent stadiums and in Limpopo we only ask to have Thohoyandou and Giyani stadiums fixed coz the same problem will happen if Dynamos get promoted and Leopards will be Chased out if Bay United who will be called winners park the is promoted of which makes Polokwane municipality opportunists. Black Leopards are just victims

tmutsha: 2012-01-05 11:28

@Gatuso, there is nothing true than what you just said. you are 100% correct, my home team is just a victim here. Thulamela Municipality always say they are going to rennovate T/ndou Stadium but nothing has happened. There was also somthing like Mr. Thidiela wanted to take over the stadium and manage it but they refused his intention (stand for correction).