THE contest for the 2016 Castle Lager Premier Soccer League ticket gets into gear in the Southern Region Soccer League as Bulawayo City entertain Bulawayo Chiefs at Luveve Stadium tomorrow.
BY FORTUNE MBELE / MUKUDZEI CHINGWERE
Chiefs and City played a goalless draw at Fairbridge on June 27.
The two sides are at the top on the log-table with 37 points and both with a +19 goal difference. Chiefs are on top courtesy of a superior goal difference after having scored 26 goals and conceding seven while City have banged in 23 and conceded four in 17 matches.
Both sides boast of former PSL coaches, with the local authority side mentored by former Njube Sundowns, Chicken Inn and How Mine gaffer Philani “Beefy” Ncube while Chiefs are coached by former Quelaton’s Thulani Sibanda.
Sibanda got Quelaton promoted into top flight league in 2011 and won the Zifa Southern Region Division One League with Bulawayo Chiefs in 2013.
Chiefs were on the rampage last week, dislodging City from the top after crashing Old Nic Mine 6-0 in Fairbridge with Thabani Moyo notching a hat trick, Joseph Mutambiranwa a brace and the other goal coming from Surprise Ndlovu.
City were held to a goalless draw by Ntabazinduna Prison on the same weekend.
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Former PSL side Bantu Rovers have found back their winning formula, sit on the third spot with 30 points after thrashing struggling Mpumalanga 3-0 at Luveve last week and they travel to V ictoria Falls on Sunday to face Amagagasi.
ZPC Hwange also on 30 points are away to Black Boots in Fairbridge tomorrow while Casmyn on 29 points host Hwange Juniors at Turk Mine.
Meanwhile, the Central Region League enters the second half of the season this weekend with a number of mouthwatering clashes expected.
Log leaders Tongogara who were held to a 1-1 draw by ZETDC in the reverse fixture will be hoping to turn the tables on home soil and collect maximum points.
Second placed Border Strikers will be aiming to keep up pace with the leaders when they host Chrome Stars.
ZPC Munyati who started the season on a bright note, but fizzled midway through the campaign, will be hoping to keep up pace with the leaders when they travel to Sable Chemicals.
Last season’s premiership retreaters Shabanie Mine’s quest for an immediate return continues as they travel to Kwekwe to face Silo United.
Last season’s league runners-up MSU have had a false start to the season and will aim to kick start the second half of the campaign with maximum points against Ivan Hoe Mine.
Fixtures
Central Region
Saturday Tongogara v ZETDC Southern Region (Battle Fields), Ivan Hoe Mine v MSU (Amaveni), Vumbachikwe v FC Platinum U19 (Collen Bawn) Sunday Blanket Mine v ZRP Beitbridge (Blanket), Border Strikers v Chrome Stars (Dulibadzimu), Silo United v Shabanie Mine (Amaveni), Mvuma Stars v Gweru United (Mvuma), Sable Chemicals v ZPC Munyati (Chrome)
Southern Region
Tomorrow: Nust v Indlovu Iyanyathela (Nust), Bulawayo City v Bulawayo Chiefs (Luveve), Trumus v Makomo (Vic Falls), Casmyn v Hwange Juniors (Turk Mine), Black Boots v ZPC Hwange (Fairbridge), Old Nic Mine v Ntabazinduna Prison (Old Nic Mine), Mpumalanga v Technosphere (Hwange)
Sunday: Amagagasi v Bantu Rovers (Vic Falls)
