'It's not rocket science': Maritzburg boss fears collusion with club's PSL fate at rivals' mercy

As the axe threatens to fall on Maritzburg United, who ended their DStv Premiership campaign on Tuesday, club chairman Farouk Kadodia is concerned about final match-day skullduggery come Saturday. 

Kadodia's worry comes after events in the final round of the Motsepe Foundation Championship.

Pretoria Callies, who went into the match with little at stake, were crushed 4-0 by Polokwane City and the latter gained promotion into the elite league, while log leaders on that final day, Cape Town Spurs, drew 1-1 against the University of Pretoria to end in second place and their direct promotion denied.

"We don't need a rocket scientist because we all saw what happened in the first division (the Motsepe Foundation Championship) where we heard the coach lamenting the performance of certain players," Kadodia said.

"We cannot be getting to that level because the PSL is a big brand, and we can't be discounting the value of the brand.

"We were upset at the fact that we had to play this game knowing that there are teams who have an unfair advantage."

Making their protestations known against what they deemed unfair scheduling in the PSL this week, Maritzburg United drew 1-1 against Mamelodi Sundowns to finish their league campaign on 30 points on Tuesday.

The match had been moved to Tuesday as Sundowns have CAF Champions League commitments against Wydad Casablanca on Saturday in the second leg of their semi-final.

That result moved them from 16th to 14th, but they are at the mercy of adverse results.

Fellow basement dwellers Chippa United, on 29 points, and Marumo Gallants, also on 29 but with a better goal difference, have home and away fixtures against Golden Arrows and Swallows FC respectively on Saturday.

MATCH REPORT | Maritzburg hold