It is a relegation battle featuring up to five teams but for Lehlohonolo Seema he will be looking up to becoming the hero as he gets back in charge at Chippa United for his first game since his reappointment over a week ago.
Seema has four games against Kaizer Chiefs, Richards Bay, TS Galaxy, and Golden Arrows to rescue Chippa from the drop.
Now having had 10 days to plot, Seema will be keen to make it count starting with Chiefs today at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium (15h00).
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The Eastern Cape club is currently sitting in the play-offs spot – just a point ahead of Maritzburg United who are sitting in automatic drop spot.
The weight of the opponent this afternoon will make the fixture of interest to a wider audience but for Chippa all points are of equal importance.
Chiefs have CAF interests of their own that they are pursuing as they still have an outside chance of finishing either second or third and having a measure of improvement from what they did last season.
Trouble for Chippa is that they face the risk of sinking to the bottom at the end of today if they don't win and Maritzburg take all the points away at Swallows.
Whatever decisions Siviwe Mpengesi has made regarding maintaining his trigger-happy tendencies of hiring and firing of coaches keeping the club in the DStv Premiership is all that matters now.
While their recent league form has been of concern with only two points collected from 21, they will feel encouraged by that they were winners the last time they met AmaKhosi when they won 2-1.
The other relegation dogfight today pits Swallows at home to Maritzburg at Dobsonville Stadium (17h30).
Swallows are in 14th place with 28 points just two points ahead of Chippa United in 15 while Maritzburg sit bottom on 25.
The other teams still not safe are Marumo Gallants (28 points) and AmaZulu on 29.
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