adminRicky Zililo Sports Reporter
ZIFA Southern Region Division One Soccer League championship dark horses, Plumtree Chiefs will be keeping their fingers crossed that the top of the table clash between Technosphere and Tsholotsho FC ends in a stalemate.
Plumtree Chiefs, fourth on the table with 43 points trail Technosphere, Tsholotsho FC and Black Boots by two points and are involved in a tricky encounter with Ntabazinduna who also have an outside chance of clinching the title.
The game of the weekend is the Tsholotsho FC, Technosphere clash and Plumtree Chiefs who should collect maximum points tomorrow, would want the weekend game to end in a draw.
Having surrendered their Premiership slot to Bantu Rovers after winning the championship last season, there have been growing fears that should they retain the title, Plumtree Chiefs are likely to do the same, a rumour that club sponsor, Lovemore Sibanda quashed.
“It has been a tough but interesting season where all teams have really been competitive. It has been exciting for everyone and you can tell that the race is going to the wire. We are also in it with a slim but outside chance and we are going to fight to the last game. We have heard people say should we win we will dispose of the franchise which is not true. We dream of playing in the top flight and we hope to realise it soon,” Sibanda said.
To keep their title hopes alive, Agent “Ajila” Sawu’s Ntabazinduna are expected to give Plumtree Chiefs a good run for their money as a win will see them dislodge their opponents from position four and close in on the leading trio.
Black Boots who lost 1-2 to Tsholotsho FC at home last week are on a bye and will get three points on a 3-0 scoreline as they were supposed to face disbanded Portland Cement.
Fixtures
Tomorrow: Tsholotsho FC v Technosphere (Tsholotsho), Portland Cement v Black Boots (cancelled), Plumtree Chiefs v Ntabazinduna (Raylton), Old Nic Mine v Mpumalanga (Old Nic Mine), Quelaton v New West (Nust), Trumus v ZPC Hwange (Chinotimba), Elephant FC v Hwange Junior (HQ One Brigade)
Remaining Top 5 Zifa Southern Division One Soccer League Fixtures
Week 24: Tsholotsho FC v Portland Cement, Hwange Juniors v Technosphere, Mpumalanga v Black Boots, Plumtree Chiefs v Quelaton, Ntabazinduna v Trumus
Week 25: Tsholotsho FC v Hwange Juniors, New West v Technosphere, Black Boots v ZPC Hwange (game already played Black Boots won 1-0), Elephants v Plumtree Chiefs, Old Nic Mine v Ntabazinduna
Week 26: Mpumalanga v Tsholotsho FC, Technosphere v Plumtree Chiefs, Ntabazinduna v Black Boots
Table
P W D L F A GD Pts
Technosphere 22 13 6 3 37 10 27 45
Tsholotsho FC 22 12 9 1 31 10 21 45
Black Boots 23 13 6 4 36 16 20 45
Plumtree Chiefs 22 12 7 3 36 14 22 43
Ntabazinduna 22 11 8 3 27 16 11 41
ZPC Hwange 23 10 6 7 20 16 4 36
Hwange Juniors 22 10 2 10 27 27 0 32
Trumus 22 7 11 4 21 16 5 32
New West 22 5 6 11 23 27 -4 21
Mpumalanga 22 6 3 13 18 39 -21 21
Elephants FC 22 4 7 11 13 22 -9 19
Quelaton 22 4 6 12 17 31 -14 18
Old Nic Mine 22 4 4 14 13 37 -24 16
Portland Cement 22 1 5 16 1 38 -37 8
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