The MTN/FAZ super league entered week 25 with many mouth watering fixtures lined up. Sunset Stadium was a host stadium for a double header, The early Kick off pitting Green Eagles and Lusaka Dynamos while the later fixture had Nchanga Rangers and Zanaco locking horns.
Lusaka Dynamos continued with their rotating policy and left impressive defensive midfielder Sydney Kalume, Trick winger Fwayo Tembo and League top goalscorer Chris Mugalu on the bench.
A move that Patrick Phiri and his technical bench regretted after 90 minutes as Eagles took advantage and Scored two quick in the 41st and 43rd minute , An own goal and a Spencer Sautu strike respectively.
Phiri made changes and brought in Fwayo and Mugalu but it was a little bit too late as Eagles walked away with three points and a clean sheet.
In the second match of the day at Sunset saw defending champions Sensational Zanaco take on struggling Nchanga Rangers who have all sorts of problems On and off the pitch.
Nkana target Zikuru Adams put Rangers in the lead after 53 minutes but Felix Nyaende and Richard Kasonde scored in the 70th and 87th minute respectively to seal all three points for the bankers who are now third on the log with two games in hand.
Action picture of Zanaco vs Nchanga Rangers by Allan Matiya
ELSEWHERE
In Kitwe Powerful Power Dynamos took on Red Arrows football club at the Arthur Davies stadium. With top spot in sight Power Dynamos was always going to want it more and in form Alex Ngonga opened the scoring in the 43rd minute to kick things started.
Midfielder Larry Bwalya doubled the lead In the 58th minute.Lubinda Mundia pulled one back in the 78th minute but Ngonga lauded off the afternoon with a brace as he scored a penalty in the 80th minute to take Power Dynamos to the top of the log.
Alex Ngonga
At the Godfrey Ucar Chitalu stadium In Kabwe it was the battle of the relegation zone that took centre stage as Kabwe Warriors took on Mighty Mufurila wanderers.
Zimbabwean Striker Nelson Maziwisa scored the only goal of the game in the 52nd minute as Warriors moved out the relegation zone to 15th on the log.
Zimbabwean striker Nelson Maziwisa
Lumwana Radiants and Nakambala Leopards as well as Nkwazi and Forest Rangers played out to goalless draws.
*MTN FAZ SUPER LEAGUE RESULTS FOR WEEK 25*
*Saturday 26th August, 2017*
Lusaka Dynamos 0-2 Green Eagles (Luka Tembo 41 o.g., Spencer Sautu 43′)
Zanaco 2-1 Nchanga Rangers (Felix Nyaende 70′, Richard Kasonde 87′ | Zikiru Adams 52′)
Nkwazi 0-0 Forest Rangers
Power Dynamos 3-1 Red Arrows (Alex Ng’onga 43′, 80′, Larry Bwalya 58′ | Lubinda Mundia 78′)
Lumwana Radiants 0-0 Nakambala Leopards
Kabwe Warriors 1-0 Mufulira Wanderers (Nelson Maziwisa 52′)
