With suggestions that Orlando Pirates may be getting special treatment compared to Mamelodi Sundowns, there could be a valid reason.
Pirates are not fixtured this weekend in the league, despite the fact that they have four games in hand.
The Buccaneers would have had enough preparation time during the FIFA break for their away game against MC Alger in the CAF Champions League quarter-finals first-leg on Tuesday evening.
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But with Sundowns having played in the Nedbank Cup semi-finals against Sekhukhune United on Friday and again having a league fixture, there are conspiracy theories on why the Ghost are not getting such matches, even days after the international break.
It appears Pirates playing away to Nigeria played a big role to them also not fixtured in the league until next weekend against Polokwane City.
Buccaneers' striker Tshegofatso Mabasa has explained that traveling in Africa is time consuming.
"Travelling in Africa is not easy there are not really direct flights on the continent when we play in the CAF Champions League," Mabasa said on SoccerBeat YouTube Channel.
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"You find that we travel for 15 hours, an entire day, the following day you have to train, it's the day before the game and the day following its a game and you're expected to perform.
"You come back and it's another game in the league. There is no rest. But obviously the club scientists at the club they try to help us a lot in terms of recovery, what sort of food to eat, ice baths, massages, they play a huge in making us ready for this tight schedule," Mabasa added.
Sundowns are scheduled to play Stellenbosch next weekend, four days after playing Esperance de Tunis in the CAF Champions League quarter-finals first-leg.
There has been reports that Masandawana game against Stellies could be postponed to allow them rest before their second leg against Esperance on 8 April away.
The fact that Masandawana had their CAF Champions League quarter-finals first-leg at home first could have been a factor for their tightly organized schedule.
