Green Buffaloes are the new leaders of the 2018 FAZ Super Division after a 2-1 away win over Nkana on Saturday to end their hosts five-match unbeaten run.
It was even more painful for Nkana who suffered their sixth successive league defeat against Buffaloes dating back to the 2015 season.
Buffaloes now lead the table on 24 points, two more than Zesco United who are en route to Tunisia on 2018 CAF Champions League duty.
Diamond Chikwekwe put Buffaloes ahead in the 1st minute while Jasper Masialeti sealed the win in the 48th minute to halt Nkana’s five match unbeaten run that saw them come into the tie with four straight league wins.
Nkana’s consolation goal came in the 38th minute through Idris Mbombo to make up for his controversially disallowed goal in the 8th minute for off side.
Nkana dropped from 3rd to 5th and have been replaced by Nkwazi who beat Green Eagles 2-0 away in Choma to rise to 20 points courtesy of goals from Davy Kalandanya and Sebastian Mwansa in the 45th and 77th minutes respectively.
Meanwhile, 2017 runners-up Zanaco’s bad form continued when they lost 2-1 to Napsa Stars at Sunset Stadium in Lusaka.
The win was Napsa’s first of the 2018 season in which they had previously picked up just three draws heading into this weekend’s round 11 games.
Luka Lungu put Napsa ahead in the 7th minute and the visitors stayed in the lead until the 85th minute when Maisha Chavda equalized for Zanaco.
However, Alex Mwamba had the last say with a dramatic stoppage time winner to end Napsa’s 2018 winless draught.
Napsa stay inside the bottom four relegation zone on 6 points and too Zanaco stayed put in 10th on 14 points.
WEEK 11
12/05/2018
Nkana 1-Green Buffaloes 2
Zanaco 1-Napsa Stars 2
Green Eagles 0-Nkwazi –2
Lumwana Radiants 1-New Monze Swallows 0
National Assembly 1-Kabwe Youth Soccer Academy 1
Forest Rangers 1-Nakambala Leopards 0
Buildcon 1-Kitwe United 1
13/05/2018
Lusaka Dynamos-Red Arrows
14h00:Power Dynamos -Nchanga Rangers
POSTPONED:
Zesco United-Kabwe Warriors
Ba Nkana! What’s wrong? HH?
most probably…..
We should change the entire executive committee at Nkana only if we can be consistency with performance. Technical bench is fine though the goal keepers coach is below par. Ken Mwansa was even the most experienced football administrator so his exit must be followed by the remaining executive. We have bought players and what is the problem? To me it’s pointing at the current executive. Fans you would prove me right at the end of the season.
kalampa, fi jaribos can’t play football. Maybe take the match to the black mountain.
advice remove coach from national team.