Football: Hardrock FC three wins from Zimbabwean title
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Times of Eswatini
Hardrock FC will be crowned Zimbabwean champions if they win their last three matches, holding a five-point lead over Scottland FC, who have a game in hand. Five Eswatini internationals play for the two teams in contention, the Times of Eswatini reports, citing Zimbabwean newspaper The Herald.
Hardrock FC will be crowned Zimbabwean football champions if they win their last three Castle Lager Premier Soccer League matches, the Zimbabwean newspaper The Herald reported, as cited by the Times of Eswatini. The Kwekwe-based club is five points ahead of defending champions Scottland FC, who have a game in hand.
Hardrock host MWOS this weekend, then travel to face Simba Bhora before finishing their season at home against FC Platinum. Scottland, meanwhile, will play CAPS United, Chicken Inn, Herentals and Triangle United. The club can resume its title campaign after its CAF Champions League fixture in Angola.
Hardrock are unbeaten in eight matches. Their coach, Zambian Kelvin Kaindu, has nevertheless urged his team not to become complacent, stressing that nine points are still available and their lead could shrink. He recalled in particular that his team won its last match against Dynamos late in the game.
The title race also involves five Eswatini internationals: Neliswa “Tiger” Dlamini, Sambulo “Masoso” Simelane, Thubelihle Mavuso and Yekisizwe “Madumane” Khumalo play for Hardrock, while Kwakhe “Stopper” Thwala plays for Scottland. Kaindu missed out on the title on goal difference with Highlanders in 2012 and 2013.
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