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Sikhumbuzo Moyo, Senior Sports Reporter
RED hot Caps United striker Leonard Tsipa will miss the Harare derby against archrivals Dynamos set for this Sunday after accumulating three yellow cards.
The veteran forward picked up yellow cards against Harare City and the back-to-back matches against Border Strikers.
Tsipa has been in devastating form for Makepekepe and his suspension comes at a crucial moment when Lloyd Chitembwe’s side needs maximum points from their remaining games to secure their first league title in over a decade.
Caps United lead the Castle Lager Premiership table by two points and can’t afford to falter at this stage of the campaign.
Tsipa will sit it out together with seven other players, including his teammate Phineas Bamusi.
“Please note that the player(s) listed hereunder have each accumulated three yellow cards and will be suspended for one match respectively.
“The said player(s) shall not participate in their club’s matchday 27 of the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League matches scheduled for the 14th to 16th October 2016,” reads a PSL communiqué released yesterday.
The other suspended players for this weekend’s matches are Chicken Inn defender Lawrence Mhlanga, FC Platinum’s Gift Bello, Nickel Marichi of Tsholotsho, Munyaradzi Kunyarimwe of ZPC Kariba as well as Benson Phiri of Highlanders.
Phiri had just returned from a long injury layoff when he picked his third yellow card in Bosso’s dramatic 1-0 win over a stubborn Chapungu at Ascot Stadium in Gweru last Saturday.
Meanwhile, Border Strikers will be condemned to Division One for next season if they lose their away match to fellow relegation fighters Mutare City Rovers at Sakubva Stadium on Saturday.
A win for Mutare City will take their points tally to 25 points, with nine points left to play.
This means if Border Strikers lose on Saturday and win the other three games, they can only end the season on 23 points.
Six teams are mathematically not safe from the chop and these include Hwange, How Mine, Chapungu, Mutare City, Tsholotsho and Border Strikers. Draws for Hwange and How Mine will seal their place in the top tier league for next season.
Fixtures
Saturday: Mutare City Rovers v Border Strikers (Sakubva Stadium), SS
Chicken Inn v ZPC Kariba (White City Stadium), Tsholotsho v Chapungu (Luveve Stadium),
FC Platinum v Ngezi Platinum Stars (Mandava Stadium)
Sunday: Hwange v Harare City (Colliery Stadium), Triangle United v How Mine (Gibbo Stadium),
Highlanders v Bulawayo City (Barbourfields Stadium), Caps United v Dynamos (National Sports Stadium) SS
Table
P W D L F A GD Pts
Caps United 26 15 8 3 36 18 18 53
FC Platinum 26 14 9 3 29 14 17 51
Highlanders 26 15 5 6 34 18 16 50
ZPC Kariba 26 10 11 5 21 16 5 41
Dynamos 26 10 9 7 21 18 3 39
Harare City 26 11 5 10 29 22 7 38
Chicken Inn 26 9 8 9 24 18 6 35
Bulawayo City 26 9 8 9 21 21 0 35
Ngezi Platinum 26 9 7 10 23 25 -2 34
Triangle United 26 9 7 10 24 29 -5 34
How Mine 26 7 11 8 24 23 1 32
Hwange 26 8 8 10 22 28 -6 32
Chapungu 26 7 10 9 21 22 -1 31
*Mutare City 26 6 7 13 19 37 -18 22
Tsholotsho FC 26 5 5 16 18 31 -13 20
Border Strikers 26 4 2 20 10 36 -26 14
*Three points deducted for use of a suspended player
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