NAPSA STARS – THE BEST OF THE FIRST ROUND
Its unheard of to see stars shinning in mid day broad light but thats what Napsa stars seem to be doing: Defying logic and the putting the intelligence of the wise to the doldrums of reality.
None of the pundits had thought Napsa could be top of the league mid way the season. Even when Tennant Chilumba mentioned of the top four aspirations prior to the first games of the 2017 season, We all thought it was the signature talk of optimism from any coach who wants to impress his employers with football rhetorics.
We are way past 19 games and a look at the table is not a fictitious picture. Its as real as the sky, Napsa have walked on knife edges,they have defied logic and are confortable leaders of the league. Dont tell me about the games in hand and how the table will shape once those mathes are played. Napsa are at the summit and have done it by making hey while the sunshine, they made most of their games are sending shivers in the spines of every team they are facing.
Its a team without the biggest names but they are a solid unit capable of the impossible. Tennant has mastered the art of how to turn the ordinary into extra ordinary and he is making one of the most difficult tasks in football look so easy. Call them ordinary players but if being ordinary means perfoming better than anyone else and being atop the table, then who wouldnt want to be ordinary?
Napsa has no doubt been passing stern judgemet on any team that stands their way without mercy but who has been the tormetor in chief? Its a hundred dollar question because this has been a team that has been firing from all sylinders. They have been scoring goals from all agles, the mid field has been rampant, their defence rock solid and the front line quite lethal.
Youremember though stands out as the chief arctecture of the success hitherto, he has be creative in thd heart of play and his intelligencia brilliance couple by the vernomous power in his left foot is worth recognition.
Bwezani welcomes you on board as we go through the matches Napsa has played from game one through to game nineteen.
HOME GAMES:
Napsa Stars 3 –
Nchanga Rangers0
Luka Banda 45, Chitiya Mususu 78, 88
Napsa Stars 0 – 2 Nkana
Austin Muwowo 55, Shadreck Musonda 90
NAPSA 1 – 0 ZESCO united.
Collins Sikombe 14.
NAPSA 0 – 0 Green Buffalos
NAPSA 5 – 2 CITY of Lusaka.
Alex Mwamba 8, Mathews Maleka19, Youremember Banda 72, Collins Sikombe 85, Austin Banda, Yussuf Sadamm 43,47
NAPSA 0 – 0 Zanaco
NAPSA 1 – 0 Lumwana
Youremember Banda 19.
NAPSA 3 – 0 Real Nakonde
Youremember Banda 49,67, Mangani Phiri 75
NAPSA 1 – Lusaka Dynamos 1
Youremember Banda; Chris Mugalu.
AWAY GAMES
Power Dynamos 1 – 0 Napsa Stars
Jimmy Nhhlovu 85
Nkwazi 0 – 1 Napsa
Chitiya Mususu 30
Buildcon 1 – 0 Napsa stars
Chavda Maisha 19
Forest Rangers 0 – 1 Napsa
Austin Banda 7,
Red Arrows 0-0 NAPSA
Green Eagles 1-1. NAPSA stars
Progress Kalenga 22; Alex Mwamba 48
Mufulira Wanderers 1-2 NAPSA Stars
Guilly Manziba 5; Collins Sikombe 24,35
Konkola Blades 0-1 NAPSA Stars
Mathews Maleka 40
Nakambala Leopards 0 – 0 NAPSA
Compiled Sorers for Napsa stars.
1. Y. Banda : 5
2. C. Sikombe : 4
3. C. Mususu : 3
4. M. Maleka : 3
5. A Mwamba : 2
6. M. Chitoshi: 1
7. A. Banda : 1
8. L. Banda : 1
9. M. Phiri: 1
Summary of first round action for Napsa.
In the nineteen games played, Napsa has won 10, drawn 6 and lost 3.
They have forced a total of 21 goals and only conceded 9.
The above numbers dont lie, anything is possible in football, teams gain and lose form but for now Tennant Chilumba and his boys have been an exciting surprise package and they deserve respect.
