Chronicle Editor
Mandla Moyo, Sports Correspondent
BULAWAYO Social Soccer League (Bssl) has lined up a number of fixtures which have the potential to leave followers of the league asking for more beginning this morning.
Games kick off at 11am.
In Pool A all eyes will be on reigning champions Man U who are playing away against FC Pirates.
Man U powered by their pool of former PSL players among them Abraham Mubaiwa are expected to brush aside FC Pirates.
Josiah Joker Kashiri, the Man U assistant coach said derbies are tricky.
“It’s another tough one as it’s a local derby in that we have players in our team who come from Lobengula.
“To make matters worse this year everyone wants to beat us as the defending champions.
“They (Pirates) always give us tough matches at their home ground, I am sure it won’t be any different,” said Kashiri.
When asked if he believes his team which has been pushed off the apex by Stars are still in the running for the top gong come end of the season, he said as a team they are not yet looking that far, for now.
“As for the championship we are not looking that far away but we are trying to gain some momentum by putting on a winning streak of several consecutive games starting with this weekend’s local derby,” he said.
Former Bosso player Mkhokheli Dube will be the driving force behind Stars FC’s attack when they take on Fireworks away at Cowdray Park. In Pool B high flying Delta play host to Happy Valley at their favourite Sizinda home ground. In Pool C it will be a Mpopoma affair when Mayihlome take on Skippers at Inyathi Youth Centre.
Today’s Week 18 fixtures
(Kick off 11 AM unless stated)
Group A
Fund’kulinda vs Creamtata (Tshabalala Extension), Fireworks vs Stars FC (Luveve High), Patapata vs Makwee (Iminyela 2), 70 Combination vs Magwegwe Bullets (Magwegwe High), Glenkara vs Iminyela Timers (Somhlolo), Tigers vs Cowdray Masters (Mazayi), Old Timers vs Zulu Chiefs (Pumula North), Mthala vs Brotherhood (Bango), Vulavale vs Edgars (Magwegwe West), FC Pirates vs Man U (Rugby Lobengula)
Group B
Santos vs Ndola (Isilwane Youth Centre), Delta vs Happy Valley (Sizinda), Pioneer vs Mabuthweni (Matshobane 1PM), Bombers vs Pelandaba Legends (Esporweni Entumbane), 94 Strivers vs Emganwini Legends (T.M Cowdray Park), Gwabalanda vs Robert Sinyoka (Amakhosi), Osiphatheleni vs Khami (Crescent), B.C.T vs West Comm Luveve (Opposite Stadium), Nketa vs Congo Chiefs (Nketa), Hyde Park vs Wembley (Hyde Park Shops)
Group C
New Jack City vs Real Shwelele (Mazayi 1PM), Mex Mawaya vs Finance (Sizinda), Zobha vs Real Magwegwe (Sizinda 1PM), South Gunners vs Wolves (Emarolini Pumula South), CIWU Legends vs Bangane (Desert), Mayihlome vs Skippers (Inyathi Youth Centre), Matshobane vs Celtics (Matshobane), Luveve vs Nkulumane (Chigumira), Siyabangena vs Shwelele (Phekiwe), Sekusile vs 11 Stars (Nketa)
Londile Moyo
Online Reporter