Five facts about Black Leopards, Dylan Kerr's new home
What you need to know:
- The club, founded in 1983, returned to the country’s top flight (PSL) in the 2017/2018 season after eight seasons in the second tier, known as National First Division (NDF).
Five facts about former Gor Mahia coach Dylan Kerr’s new home, South African Premier Soccer League side Black Leopards:
- Kerr becomes the first English coach at the club. The team has also previously been coached by former AFC Leopards Belgian coach Ivan Minnaert.
- The club, founded in 1983, returned to the country’s top flight (PSL) in the 2017/2018 season after eight seasons in the second tier, known as National First Division (NDF). Since 1998, the team is owned by the Thidiela family who also own a second division league side in the country called Basel FC.
- The team has no shirt sponsor, they’ve previously been sponsored by MTG Funerals, whose slogan is “A Place where the Soul rests in peace”, a company offering funeral and burial cover.
- They’ve never won the PSL title despite featuring nine times in the league, their best ever position was finishing eighth in the 2001/2002 season.
- They host their home matches at a 40,000-seater Thohoyandou Stadium and are currently 14th on the 16-team log with a paltry nine points from 11 matches. They’ve won just two games this season.
