No stopping for ZPC (Hwange)

Lovemore Dube, [email protected]
ZPC Hwange continued with their winning ways in the Zifa Southern Region Division One League by beating contenders Nkayi United 3-0 at Chakona Stadium in Hwange on Saturday afternoon.

Goals by top goal scorer Justin Kaunda, who took his tally to 13, Fortune Nkomazana and Hubert Ncube drowned Nkayi United.

With the win, unbeaten ZPC Hwange moved to 55 points and need just 16 points from nine matches to be crowned champions and become only the third team from Matabeleland North to earn a Premiership berth after Hwange and Tsholotsho FC.

Second-placed Casmyn continued their chase, edging a battling Ajax Hotspurs of Mpopoma 1-0.

Third-placed Nkayi stayed a distant 35 points tied with Adachi FC whose promise is yet to be delivered on the field.

Mthabisi Sibanda scored the solitary goal in Adachi’s win over Jordan Sinott.

Mainline FC and Zimbabwe Saints played a goalless draw at Dingumuzi Stadium. Saints are fifth on 33 points and Mainline sixth with 30.

Results
ZPC Hwange 3-0 Nkayi Utd Chakona, Mainline FC 0-0 Zim Saints FC, Bosso 90 3-1 Talen Vision FC, Bulawayo City FC 4-0 Mosi Rovers FC, Ajax Hotspurs 0-1 Casmyn FC, Jordan FC 0-1 Adachi FC
Top goal scorers
Justin Kaunda 13 (ZPC Hwange FC), Tatenda Ushe 13 (Casmyn FC), Mbongeni Minezhi 13 (Bulawayo City FC), Tinotenda Chitete 12 (Nkayi United), Kieth Chikami 8 (Zim Saints FC), Courage Sibanda 7 (ZPC Hwange), Prince Tinotenda Chitova 7 (Nkayi United), Mthulisi Thamela 6 (Mainline FC), Wilfred Nzondo 6 (Casmyn FC).

Log
ZPC Hwange 21 17 4 0 41 6 35 55
Casmyn 21 13 3 5 27 10 17 42
Nkayi United 21 10 5 6 31 20 11 35
Adachi FC 21 10 5 6 19 15 4 35
Zime Saints 21 8 9 4 26 22 4 33
Mainline 21 8 6 7 16 12 4 30
Zebra Rev 20 8 4 8 33 29 4 28
DRC United 20 8 4 8 16 17 -1 28
I/Iyanyathela 19 7 6 6 21 19 2 27
Bulawayo City 21 8 2 11 22 27 -5 26
Talen Vision 21 5 7 9 17 22 -5 22
Vic Falls City 20 5 7 8 16 25 -9 22
Bosso 90 21 5 7 9 19 30 -11 22
Jordan 21 5 4 11 14 25 -11 19
Mosi Rovers 21 3 8 10 12 30 -18 17
Ajax Hotspurs 20 2 5 13 13 33 -20 11