Early frontrunners Celtic will settle for top-eight finish
Bloemfontein team have won just three of their last 10 league games after starting the season like a house on fire
Bloemfontein Celtic might have been among the frontrunners in the Premier Soccer League title race in the first half of the season but caretaker coach Lehlohonolo Seema says their ambitions for the end of the campaign involve no more than a top-eight place. Celtic have won just three of their last 10 league games after starting the season like a house on fire‚ despite all the off-field problems around the collapse of owner Max Tshabalala’s tenderpreneur empire and subsequent failure to fund the team properly. Celtic‚ whose players have often gone on strike in the campaign‚ have exceeded expectations but now look to be crashing. Seema‚ who is working alongside John Maduka again after the departure of Steve Komphela in December‚ says they have long set aside any hopes of taking a maiden championship. “Our plan is to consolidate our top-eight place‚” he said as Celtic prepare to meet champions Mamelodi Sundowns away on Saturday in Pretoria before taking on Orlando Pirates on March 5 aw...
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