Online Reporter
Tadious Manyepo
Zimpapers Sports Hub
MWOS coach Lloyd Mutasa said the Punters aren’t pressing the panic baton yet despite struggling to engage the cruise gear in the opening phase of the Castle Premier Soccer League marathon.
The Norton club are yet to pick the momentum this season after picking just five points in the first five games with the second season syndrome looking like affecting the last term runners-up.
They will be looking to get it right against struggling newcomers Agama at Wadzanayi this afternoon as they seek to keep up with the leading pack.
At this point last season, MWOS had collected 11 points from three wins and two draws.
“It’s a matter of small margins,” said Mutasa.
“I think we shouldn’t be too early to panic. We aren’t yet too much behind. We should take each game at it comes. We have dropped a lot of points to our liking in the first five games of the season.
“Agama isn’t exactly struggling. They have shown that they are a very tricky side playing at home.
“We have been trying to motivate our players as usual and I think we should be able to collect all the points against Agama and see what happens next.”
MWOS were unbeaten in the first 16 games last season when they made their bow in the top-flight and ended up finishing second in the league.
They lost only two players — Nigel Matinha and goalkeeper Martin Mapisa — from their regular squad that was there throughout the 2025 season but also midfielder Abubakar Moffat who joined in mid-season. “In a way, that disrupted us but I don’t think the disturbance should be felt because we managed to retain all the other players,” added Mutasa.
“We are certainly the same team that was there last year. It’s just a matter of tying up some ends and getting things right. That way, we can pick ourselves up again. We know the second season was always going to be tough but I think we shouldn’t allow psychology to get the better of us.” MWOS will be buoyed by the fact that most recently Simba Bhora won the league title in only their second season.
