Mwape Musonda netted two first-half goals to hand Black Leopards a potential ticket back to the top flight, as they beat Stellenbosch FC 3-1 at the Athlone Stadium on Wednesday. Mumuni Abubaker got the other goal in Leopards’ first victory in the Premier Soccer League’s post-season promotion-relegation play-off games. But a bizarre goal for the vanquished Cape club, which was already eliminated from the race, means Leopards must still beat Baroka by two goals in the last of the six-match programme in Thohoyandou on Saturday to return to the top flight for the first time since 2013. Leopards were full value for a two-goal lead at half-time and looking to extend their lead after the break and improve their goal difference, when Petrus Shitembi pulled one back for Stellenbosch in the 65th minute. Leopards had sportingly kicked the ball out into touch to allow for treatment for Stellenbosch midfielder Tauriq Dien, who was struggling with cramps. As protocol dictates, Stellenbosch kicked...
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