BULAWAYO City need 10 points from their last six matches to clinch the Southern Region Soccer League title and book a ticket to the 2016 Castle Lager Premier Soccer League after drubbing Hwange Juniors 3-0 in the coal-mining town on Saturday.
BY FORTUNE MBELE
Other contenders to the crown, Bulawayo Chiefs’ chase encountered further stumbling blocks, after they lost 0-1 to ZPC Hwange.
The Philani “Beefy” Ncube coached City opened a nine-point lead on Saturday with 55 points and three wins and a draw can take their tally to 65 while the best their rivals can attain is 64.
Casmyn also on 43 points and sitting on position four beat Ntabazinduna Prison 1-0 at Turk Mine on Saturday.
Bulawayo City was promoted to the second tier league only last season and can complete an amazing run if they win promotion this term.
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But it will not be easy, as they face hard-to-beat new boys Casmyn in their next game before another tough assignment with Black Boots who were handed three points without kicking a ball from expelled Old Nic Mine.