adminvictory saw Black Mambas moving two steps up the ladder from 12 to 10th place on the log with 32 points, easing their relegation worries.
What made the win even sweeter for Mambas is that they scored their winning goal in the 74th minute with 10-man after their defender Tendai Chinungo was shown his marching orders by referee
Brighton Malandule for a crude tackle on Chicken Inn right back Morris Kadzola in the 64th minute.
Black Mambas drew first blood in the 17th minute courtesy of a header by Sebastian Mutizirwa off an Abbas Amidu flick.
The usually reliable Chicken Inn defender Hebert Dick had conceded a corner which Peter Kachirika took and it found an unmarked Amidu who flicked the ball to Mutizirwa who rose high to head past a bemused Liberty Chirava.
Former Soccer Star of the Year Evans Chikwaikwai equalised for the home team at the half hour mark after getting a rebound off a Kadzola cross. Mambas goalkeeper Learnmore Jere had failed to deal with the cross and Chikwaikwai made no mistake from the rebound.
Kachirika scored the winning goal for Mambas after catching the visitors on a counter attack.
Jere set impressive Innocent Nyoni on the right side, beat his marker then sent a square ball with Chirava drawn out and Kachirika outpaced Dick to tap home the winner.
A fuming Chicken Inn gaffer Philani “Beefy” Ncube had no kind words for his players who he said they did not deserve to don the club’s jersey.
Teams
Chicken Inn: L Chirava, H Dick, S Banda (T Ndoro 75th minute), M Kadzola, B Mbiriri, D Phiri, H Masuku (X Moyo 38th minute), C Nkomo, F Chindungwe, E Chikwaikwai, D Zokoto (T Chimenya 62nd minute)
Black Mambas: L Jere, A Amidu, T Chinungo, K Chimbadzwa (G Chikweya 62nd minute), C Hungwe, P Kachirika, P Khumalo (A Musasa 18th minute), P Muswere, S Mutizirwa (F Banda 85th minute), I Nyoni, D Chakabva
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