Moroka Swallows’ bid to secure their Top 8 place this season will be double barrelled as they are also chasing their 200th League win in the modern day PSL era.

This will also make them the last of the five clubs that have been ever present in the country’s top flight to reach the double century milestone.

Swallows stand at 199 wins at the moment ahead of their short trip to face SuperSport United tomorrow afternoon that will precede their season ending home tie against Bloemfontein Celtic next Saturday.

Of the two games remaining, The Dube Birds are aware of the need to at least win one or even both to secure their place in the Top 8.

The next victory that Swallows achieve will take them to 200 wins since their first set of maximum points in the modern day PSL era way back on September 24, 1996 when Alfred Tshabalala’s solitary strike gave them maximum points against Wits University.

Swallows have laboured on through difficult times escaping relegation through some years in going on to remain amongst the crème de la crème.

All the other ever presents in the 17 year-old PSL have gone past that 200 wins already with Kaizer Chiefs and Mamelodi Sundowns joint top at 259 wins closely followed by Orlando Pirates at 257 wins and SuperSport at 216 though Pirates and SuperSport have both played a game less.

If Swallows achieve that feat of 200 wins against SuperSport tomorrow it will have taken them 533 games to reach the double century mark.

Zeca Marques, the Swallows coach says besides reaching the 200 wins mark what is also providing extra motivation for them in their drive to finish in the top 8 is that they also want to defend their MTN8 title next season.

“There is plenty reasons why the next set of three points is key for us. We need our next win to come from our next game (SuperSport) to put the destiny of our Top 8 place in our own hands rather than wait for the last game of the season when tension is very high.

“So the quicker we get the next three points the better for us. I am excited to know that the next win that we get will be for history reasons (200th win) so we have a lot to play for in our game at SuperSport tomorrow, though I have to acknowledge it will be a difficult game for both teams as we are both playing for Top 8 positions but we are up for the challenge,” says Marques.

Swallows go into the last two matches sitting in seventh position on 38 points with Marques looking to finish his first full season in charge of a PSL team in the top half.

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