Online Reporter
Media Mpofu
HIGHLANDERS Royals moved off the basement of the Zimbabwe Women’s Premier Soccer League with a deserved 2-0 win over Maningi Youth Soccer Academy at the Heart Stadium on Saturday.
The win, saw them end a two-match losing streak.
Highlanders Royals’ breakthrough came just after halftime courtesy of Diana Nyika who scored their first goal.
Juliet Tafataona doubled the Royals lead with another goal after 66 minutes.
Once the national champions at the birth of the sport in the late 1980s and early 1990s, the Royals have been a shadow of the team that once boasted Samukeliso Mahlangu, Bridget Zimunya, Fungai and Judith Chiradza, Sikhangele Sibanda and Suku Dube that was drubbing all before it.
It has like some of the poorly sponsored teams in the league struggled for breath.
Royals were desperate for a win and this should boost their morale going forward having lost their opening match to Mposa Academy 2-1 and 3-0 to FC Platinum Royals.
Meanwhile the Chapungu Queens remain unbeaten and lead the log table.
Results at Glance
Maningi YSA 0 Highlanders Royals 2, Black Rhinos Queens 4 Conduit Soccer Academy o, Cranbourne Bullets Royals 0 Correctional Queens 3, Platinum Royals 2 Black Mambas Queens 0
Log
P W D L F A Pts
Correctional Queens 3 3 0 0 18 1 17 9
Chapungu Queens 3 3 0 0 10 0 10 9
Platinum Royals 3 3 0 0 10 0 10 9
Faith Drive Academy 2 2 0 0 6 2 4 6
Mpopoma Sports Academy 2 2 0 0 4 1 3 6
Black Rhinos Queens 2 1 0 1 5 3 2 3
Herentals Queens 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3
Sheasham Gweru Queens 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 3
Cranbourne Bullet Royals 2 1 0 1 2 3 -1 3
Highlanders Royals 3 1 0 2 3 5 -2 3
Harare City Queens 3 1 0 2 4 10 -6 3
Kwekwe United Queens 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
Maningi YSA 3 0 0 3 1 7 -6 0
Black Mambas Queens 3 0 0 3 0 9 -9 0
Red Buffalo Sports Academy 2 0 0 2 1 12 -11 0
Conduit Soccer Academy 3 0 0 3 1 13 – 12 0
