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Buffaloes tumple Nkana, Zesco reclaim top aplace

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Green Buffaloes on Sunday convincingly thumped Nkana 3-1 away at Nkana Stadium to maintain their recent dominance over the inconsistent Kitwe giants.

Buffaloes have now completed a double over Nkana this season having beaten their rivals 3-2 in the first leg match in Lusaka.

Coach Bilton Musonda’s Arakan Soldiers took a 2-0 lead into the half time break thanks to goals from Mike Katiba and Friday Samu.

Katiba put Buffaloes ahead after 19 minutes when he benefited from Nkana’s failure to clear a corner when pushing the ball into the net.

Unmarked Samu doubled the lead two minutes later with an easy close range tap in that left Nkana keeper Moses Mapulanga astonished.

13 minutes after the break, Diamond Chikwekwe put the score-line beyond Nkana’s reach after beating Mapulanga with a robust strike from inside the box.

Nkana’s consolation came from striker Walter Bwalya in the 62nd minutes as the home side lost convincingly.

Meanwhile, the win pushed Buffaloes to second position on the Super Division table with 43 points after playing 24 matches.

Buffaloes are one point behind Zesco United who returned to the top after edging Napsa Stars 2-1 at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola.

Defender Fackson Kapumbu and Maybin Kalengo scored as Zesco increased their tally to 44 points.

Mangani Phiri scored Napsa’s lone goal.

WEEK 24 RESULTS
20/08/2017
Forest Rangers 0-Power Dynamos 2
Nkana 1-Green Buffaloes 3
Mufulira Wanderers 1-Real Nakonde 0
Green Eagles 3-Kabwe Warriors 0
Nakambala Leopards 1-Zanaco 1
Red Arrows 2-Lusaka Dynamos 0
Nchanga Rangers 2-City of Lusaka 1
Konkola Blades 1-Lumwana Radiants 1
Buildcon 3-Nkwazi 1
Zesco United 2-Napsa Stars 1

3 COMMENTS

  1. Zesco can do much better, i don’t know the problem with the coach. Good luck buffalo, but Zesco is getting top spot Zega Maambo

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