GBFC close-in on Zesco United

Second placed Green Buffaloes have moved within five points of leaders Zesco United after beating fourth from last Nchanga Rangers at home in Lusaka.

Buffaloes beat relegation threatened Rangers 1-0 at Edwin Embeola Stadium in Lusaka to move to 52 points behind Zesco who have 57 points.

Stephen Kabamba scored the game’s only goal in the 3rd minute to end Nchanga’s three match unbeaten run.

Buffaloes are now within earshot of Zesco who have 57 points while the latter awaits the FAZ disciplinary committee’s decision following Friday’s night’s home match against Nkana that was abandoned in stoppage time due to crowd trouble at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola.

And Zanaco bounced back to third place following their 2-0 home win over Buildcon at Sunset Stadium in Lusaka.

Chitiya Mususu and Ernest Mbewe scored in the 47th and 75th to see Zanaco jump from sixth to third on 44 points, displacing Green Eagles who drew 2-2 away to Kabwe Warriors on Saturday.

Eagles and Warriors are 4th and 5th on 43 and 42 points respectively.

At the other end of the FAZ Super Division table, Napsa Stars broke their twelve-match winless run with a 1-0 home win over troubled Forest Rangers.

A stoppage time header from Thomas Banda handed Napsa Stars their first league win since May 12 when they beat neighbours Zanaco 2-1 away in Lusaka.

Since then, Napsa have only managed to amass seven draws.

Forest has now suffered their fifth successive league defeat and stay put at 12th on 29 points.

But Napsa remain second from bottom on 15 points after the win, two points behind Kabwe Youth Soccer Academy who drew 0-0 at home on Sunday against Nkwazi.

FAZ SUPER DIVISION
WEEK 24
13/07/2018
Zesco United-Nkana abandoned at 1-1 due to crowd trouble
14/07/2018
Nakambala Leopards 0-Power Dynamos 1
Lumwana Radiants 1-National Assembly 2
Kabwe Warriors 2-Green Eagles 2
New Monze Swallows 1-Lusaka Dynamos 1
Kitwe United 0-Red Arrows 1

15/07/2018
Zanaco 2-Buildcon 0
Napsa Stars 1-Forest Rangers 0
Green Buffaloes 1-Nchanga Rangers 0
Kabwe Youth Soccer Academy 0-Nkwazi 0