Sidumisile Mabena
Lovemore Dube
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BULAWAYO Chiefs will all be out to walk away with bragging rights when they clash with Highlanders at Barbourfields on Sunday afternoon, but the real battle will be at Rufaro where Scottland take on fellow league chasers, Hardrock of Kwekwe.
Title aspirants CAPS United are away to Shamva where they will entertain Agama, 1-0 losers to Highlanders on Thursday while ZPC Kariba and Triangle will meet in a relegation fight.
With Chiefs and Bosso having drawn 1-1 in the first round of the Castle Lager Premiership three months ago, an explosive derby tie is on the cards.
Both have blown cold and hot and it’s about time they got their acts together. Chiefs were promoted to the Premiership early this year yet their opponents survived relegation on the last day of the 2025 Castle Lager Premiership.
Highlanders have 25 points and lie ninth on the log and a win could take them to the top six.
Chiefs are 13th with 17 points and in real danger of relegation as the race enters the second half.
Scottland and Hardrock may not command Dynamos, Caps United and Highlanders’ following, their investment on quality players and top notch coaches, is good enough to attract nationwide attention this afternoon.
The Harare side tops the log with 34 points, two ahead of on second spot Hardrock whose match verdict from abandoned tie against Dynamos on May 24 is yet to be released by the Premier Soccer League following hearings in the last 10 days.
Today
AGAMA v Caps United (Wadzanai)
Bulawayo Chiefs v Highlanders (B/F)
Scottland v Hardrock (Rufaro)
ZPC Kariba v Triangle (Nyamhunga)
MATCHDAY 18 RESULTS
Yesterday
Chicken Inn 0-0 Herentals
Dynamos 3-0 TelOne
FC Platinum 0-2 Ngezi Platinum
MWOS 0-0 FC Hunters
Simba Bhora 3-0 Manica Diamonds
Latest Standings
P W D L F A Pts
Scottland 17 9 7 1 23 6 34
*Hardrock 16 9 5 2 24 7 32
Ngezi Platinum 18 8 8 2 22 15 32
Caps United 17 9 5 3 20 13 32
Herentals 18 8 6 4 22 17 30
*Dynamos 17 7 8 2 26 15 29
Simba Bhora 18 7 6 5 18 16 27
MWOS 18 6 8 4 16 12 26
Highlanders 17 5 10 2 13 9 25
FC Platinum 18 5 10 3 12 13 24
Chicken Inn 18 5 6 7 10 13 21
ZPC Kariba 17 3 9 5 11 12 18
Bulawayo Chiefs 17 3 8 6 15 21 17
FC Hunters 18 2 10 6 14 23 16
Agama 17 2 6 9 12 23 12
TelOne 18 2 6 10 13 26 12
Manica Diamonds 18 2 6 10 8 24 12
Triangle 17 2 3 12 9 23 9
*Match Abandoned
