Nchanga Rangers opened up a four-point lead at the top of the Faz Super Division table today while Nkana won for a second successive time under new coach Linos Makwaza.
Rangers beat City of Lusaka 2-0 at Nchanga Stadium in Chingola to move from 35 to 38 points, four more than Zesco United who were not in action today because they have more than five players away on senior and junior national team duty.
Bruce Mwape’s side have all of a sudden found themselves in a position to give serious thought to a shot at the Super Division title that they have not won since 1998.
Rangers meanwhile, secured their win thanks to a brace from their prolific striker Chileshe Kabwe who now shifts into second place on the top scorers chart this season with seven goals.
Kabwe was on target in the 30th and 75t minutes of the match.
And in Kitwe, Makwaza’s rebound after a shock start to his tenure a week ago continued when Nkana beat Roan United 1-0 at Wusakile stadium in Kitwe today.
Victor Mwansa scored his second successive goal after also finding the target in Nkana’s 2-1 home on August 4 at the same venue.
Elsewhere, Zanaco sunk Lusaka Dynamos 2-1 away at Queensmead this afternoon to leave the latter deep in the mire of the relegation zone in 15th place.
Defender Charles Siyingwa put Zanaco ahead in the 46th minute but Dynamos equalized three minutes after the hour-mark through Jeff Banda.
Midfielder Henry Banda secured the three points for Zanaco with a goal in the 79th minute.
And Forest Rangers crawled out of the relegation zone for the first time this season when they beat Konkola Blades 2-0 after picking up their fourth win under Hector Chilombo this season.
Nasha Kaya scored Forest first goal in the 22 minute and the hosts stretched their lead six minutes later courtesy of an own-goal from Konkola Blades defender Roberto Kabeya.
Faz Super Division results
Week 20
07/08/2010
Forest Rangers 2- Konkola Blades 0
Nkana 1-Roan United 0
Nchanga Rangers 2-City of Lusaka 0
Green Buffaloes 1-Choma Eagles 1
Lusaka Dynamos 1-Zanaco 2
Postponed:
Red Arrows -Nkwazi
Kabwe Warriors-Zesco United
National Assembly-Power Dynamos
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Okay Rangers, welldone but you are just warming that sit for my team Zesco united. Enjoy youself for now.
KALAMPA!!!!
Bravo!!!!!
Manjanja!
congrats bravo
take the league back to GABI please
Kalampa thats the way to go! Congrats. Namu bomba sana. We are behind u.
Theory is that if Zesco wins two or more they be back on top.
Thats not easy at all. Come on Nchanga Rangers.
Kudele le mulembwe pali ba Nchanga nshila la utulo tulapelele. BUrave nkonke……
Ba Brave Rangers eyo iyi twatasha
Well done Brave Rangers! Keep up the tempo and make Gabitters proud again, ba manjanja!
Am taken by surprise over the success of this club. Not long ago, watching them train in their chingola grounds-thinking-these guys may never recover. Alas! I bet they are meant for greater things once again.
Kalampa mwela onse,come on boyz we are always behind. am proud of u Ba Nkana
Brave, Brave Rangers, brave, brave Rangers! Go on and grab the league, abashala niba ngwele
Ba Nkana, iyee! Ba Nkana, Chipolopolo! Go Nkana, go!