adminRay Bande Senior Sports Reporter
WOUNDED Buffaloes, who are still smarting from a 2-1 away defeat at the hands of Chapungu, will engage Bulawayo side Bantu Rovers in a tricky Castle Lager Premiership tie set for Sakubva Stadium on tomorrow (Saturday).
The match starts at 3pm.
Bantu might be second from the basement and results have not been coming their way, especially in the first half of the season, but most neutrals concur that Methembe Ndlovu’s men are not a bad side.
In fact, Bantu have been unlucky to walk away empty-handed in most of their league matches lost after a fine display that somehow lacked the cutting edge.
Bantu will come into tomorrow’s league encounter against Buffaloes after forcing a one-all draw against FC Platinum, while Buffaloes were left to count the losses when ageing defender Shepherd Nkata handled in the box to give Chapungu a late penalty in added time that eventually turned out to be the winning goal.
However, tomorrow’s encounter could be a different ball game altogether with both teams out to bolster their chances to escape relegation.
At second from the bottom end of the table, Bantu are deep in the relegation zone and would obviously want to have their hands on every point within reach.
While the Mutare side is relatively on a safer position on the table, for them to continue dropping points might end up being catastrophic.
Given that four teams will be relegated at the end of the season, simple mathematics shows that Masomere’s team is not all that safe and every point counts.
Wednesday’s results
Dynamos FC 1, Chicken Inn FC 1; Chapungu FC 2, Buffaloes FC 1; Bantu Rovers FC 1, FC Platinum 1; How Mine FC 0, Triangle United FC 2; Chiredzi FC 1, ZPC Kariba FC 1; Shabanie Mine 2, Harare City FC 2; Black Rhinos FC 1, Highlanders FC 0:
Fixtures:
Saturday
Highlanders FC v Dynamos FC (Barbourfields Stadium, 1500hrs SS); Buffaloes FC v Bantu Rovers FC (Sakubva Stadium); Harare City FC v Chapungu FC (Rufaro Stadium); Triangle United FC v Black Rhinos FC (Gibbo Stadium); ZPC Kariba FC v Shabanie Mine FC (Gwanzura Stadium); FC Platinum v How Mine FC (Mandava Stadium):
Sunday: Caps United FC v Chiredzi FC (Rufaro Stadium); Chicken Inn FC v Hwange FC (Luveve Stadium, 1500hrs, SS).
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