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Race for top honours hots up in Southern Region Division One
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Race for top honours hots up in Southern Region Division One, Bulawayo Metropolitan Province Division Two and Three as Highlanders send a tough signal that they mean business in the country's elite Castle Lager Premiership this season.
ZRP Bulawayo Province and F.C Kombani Africa continued their impressive start in the Zifa Bulawayo Metropolitan Province Division Two with impressive wins over Highlanders Academy and Khami United. The hoteliers Rainbow F.C kept within a touching distance in an early tussle for promotion into Southern Region Division One with a 2-0 win over FMH Academy.
ZRP Byo Province under the tutelage of long serving Rodgers Ndlovu have had an explosive start in years that might see the return of Division One Football to Ross Camp and what a way to start a campaign with five straight wins.
Old Nic Mine Football Club probably the oldest club in Division Two coached by the once elusive winger and Artisan Fortune Nyambia were the highest scorers over the weekend thumping hapless Zimplow 7-0. Zimplow were coming from an impressive last gasp 3-2 win over Ajax Hotspurs and their tails were up but were brought down to earth with a heavy thud as Old Nic Mine reminded them that they should quickly get off their hangover.
Former Log leaders Ajax Hotspurs returned to their winning ways sending their opponents NRZ Tigers of Plumtree to the cleaners with a 3-0 victory.
Young Gamecocks the "Baby Chicks" are ruling the roost in Division Three taking an early lead to remind their senior side that their are prying on their jerseys in the premiership. Most chicks in their Division are "Digging them" as they assert themselves as promotional hopefuls into Division Two. Casmyn and Corn Cob are breathing heavily like hungry hawks on their necks and they better check their wings.
In the Southern Region Division One, the saints went marching to derail Railstars 2-0 as the former premiership sides battled for pride and honours but eyes are on how How Mine will handle the pressure of leading the log and pressing for a ticket to the country's elite as they demolished ZPC Hwange to stake a claim in the promotional tussle.
Another former premiership outfit Bantu Rovers made a steady rise quietly sneaking in to take second position in the title race. Railstars defeat to Saints saw them drop to third with New West and Tsholotsho Pirates completing that order.
ZIFA BYO PROV DIVISION 'TWO'&THREE
WEEKEND RESULTS
Saturday 12 May 2012
Division Two
Name of Team
Rainbow Hotel 2 FMH Academy 0
ZRP Byo Prov 2 Highlanders Academy 1
Ajax Hotspurs 3 NRZ Tigers 0
FC Kombani Africa 2 KhamiUtd 1
P/Cement 1 Luveve BX1 0
Byo Jumbos 0 Magwegwe pirates 1
Division Three
White Birds 0 Toronto 2
Corn Cob 0 Annolle Castings 0
Mpopoma pirates 1 ZRP Westgate 2
Chicken inn 'U'19 4 Arenel Movers 0
Otrick Spares 3 Byo Busy Bee 0
Sunday 13 May 2012
Division Two
Old Nic Mine 7 Zimplow 0
Pumula North 1 Zim Leopards 1
CCDF Utd 1 East Rovers 1
Division Three
Matopo 1 Casmyn 1
Mahatshula 1 CS Distributors 1
VS Stars 3 Wolves 4
Besana FC 2 CBC FC 1
ZIFA SOUTHERN REGION
DIVISION -ONE -WEEKEND RESULTS
Saturday 12 May 2012
Name of Team
Projects 1 Makhandeni 1
Black Boots 1 Bulawayo Chiefs 3
Tsholotsho 1 Mpumalanga 1
Rufaro 2 Powers Cosmos 2
How Mine 1 ZPC Hwange 0
Ntabazinduna 1 Sizani fruits&Veg 2
Bantu Rovers 4 Hwange Juniors 2
Sunday 13 May 2012
Zim Saints 2 Rail Stars 0
ZIMBABWE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION BYO PROVINCE
DIVISION TWO LOGSTANDINGS AS AT
14 MAY 2012
TEAM P W D L F A PTS
1.ZRP BYO PROVINCE 5 5 0 0 12 3 15
2.RAINBOW HOTEL 5 4 1 0 6 1 13
3.AJAX HOTSPURS 5 4 0 1 15 3 12
4.FC KOMBANI AFRICA 4 4 0 0 15 3 12
5.MAGWEGWE PIRATES 5 3 1 1 7 3 10
6.BULAWAYO JUMBOS 5 2 1 2 4 2 7
7.FMH ACADEMY 5 2 1 2 5 8 7
8.LUVEVE BX1 5 2 0 3 7 6 6
9.HIGHLANDERS ACADEMY 5 2 0 3 5 4 6
10.ZIMPLOW 5 2 0 3 4 12 6
11.OLD NIC MINE 5 1 2 2 9 6 5
12.P/CEMENT 4 1 2 1 1 1 5
13.ZIM LEOPARDS 5 1 2 2 4 6 5
14.PUMULA NORTH 5 1 1 3 4 8 4
15.KHAMI UTD 5 0 3 2 5 7 3
16.NRZ TIGERS 5 0 2 3 2 9 2
17.EAST ROVERS 4 0 1 3 3 12 1
18.CCDF UTD 4 0 1 3 1 15 1
TOTAL 86 34 18 34 109 109 120
ZIMBABWE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION BYO PROVINCE
DIVISION THREE LOGSTANDINGS AS AT
14 MAY 2012
TEAM P W D L F A PTS
1.CHICKEN INN 'U'19 5 3 2 0 10 3 11
2.CASMYN 5 3 1 1 10 6 10
3.CORN COB 5 3 1 1 9 7 10
4.TORONTO 5 3 1 1 8 6 10
5.OTRICK SPARES 5 3 0 2 9 7 10
6.CS DISTRIBUTORS 5 2 2 1 14 7 8
7.WHITE BIRDS 5 2 2 1 9 5 8
8.ANNOLLE CASTINGS 5 2 2 1 5 4 8
9.WOLVES 5 2 2 1 9 10 8
10.MATOPO 5 2 1 2 8 4 7
11.MPOPOMA PIRATES 5 2 1 2 7 5 7
12.ZRP WESTGATE 5 2 1 2 9 10 7
13.MAHATSHULA 5 1 2 2 7 8 5
14.ARENEL MOVERS 5 1 2 2 4 10 5
15.VS STARS 5 1 1 3 7 11 4
16.BESANA FC 5 1 1 3 3 7 4
17.BYO BUSY BEE 5 0 2 3 3 12 2
18.CBC FC 5 0 0 5 3 12 0
TOTAL 90 33 24 33 134 134 124
ZIMBABWE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION
SOUTHERN REGION
DIVISION ONE LOGSTANDINGS AS AT 14 MAY 2012
TEAM P W D L F A PTS
1.HOW MINE 7 5 1 1 11 6 16
2.BANTU ROVERS 6 4 0 2 12 7 12
3.RAIL STARS 6 4 0 2 10 5 12
4.NEW WEST 6 3 2 1 14 8 11
5.TSHOLOTSHO 6 3 2 1 10 4 11
6.MPUMALANGA 7 3 2 2 10 8 11
7.NTABAZINDUNA 7 3 2 2 11 8 11
8.ZPC HWANGE 5 3 1 1 7 1 10
9.ZIM SAINTS 5 3 0 2 6 3 9
10.POWER COSMOS 7 2 2 3 9 11 8
11.MAKHANDENI PIRATES 7 2 2 3 10 12 8
12.BULAWAYO CHIEFS 7 2 2 3 7 11 8
13.SIZANI FRUITS&VEG 7 2 1 4 8 12 7
14.BLACK BOOTS 6 2 0 4 9 10 6
15.HWANGE JUNIORS 7 1 2 4 9 16 5
16.RUFARO ROVERS 6 1 2 3 5 12 5
17.PROJECTS FC 6 0 2 4 3 14 2
18.SAO PAULO 2 0 1 1 0 3 1
TOTAL 110 43 4 43 151 151 153
ZRP Bulawayo Province and F.C Kombani Africa continued their impressive start in the Zifa Bulawayo Metropolitan Province Division Two with impressive wins over Highlanders Academy and Khami United. The hoteliers Rainbow F.C kept within a touching distance in an early tussle for promotion into Southern Region Division One with a 2-0 win over FMH Academy.
ZRP Byo Province under the tutelage of long serving Rodgers Ndlovu have had an explosive start in years that might see the return of Division One Football to Ross Camp and what a way to start a campaign with five straight wins.
Old Nic Mine Football Club probably the oldest club in Division Two coached by the once elusive winger and Artisan Fortune Nyambia were the highest scorers over the weekend thumping hapless Zimplow 7-0. Zimplow were coming from an impressive last gasp 3-2 win over Ajax Hotspurs and their tails were up but were brought down to earth with a heavy thud as Old Nic Mine reminded them that they should quickly get off their hangover.
Former Log leaders Ajax Hotspurs returned to their winning ways sending their opponents NRZ Tigers of Plumtree to the cleaners with a 3-0 victory.
Young Gamecocks the "Baby Chicks" are ruling the roost in Division Three taking an early lead to remind their senior side that their are prying on their jerseys in the premiership. Most chicks in their Division are "Digging them" as they assert themselves as promotional hopefuls into Division Two. Casmyn and Corn Cob are breathing heavily like hungry hawks on their necks and they better check their wings.
In the Southern Region Division One, the saints went marching to derail Railstars 2-0 as the former premiership sides battled for pride and honours but eyes are on how How Mine will handle the pressure of leading the log and pressing for a ticket to the country's elite as they demolished ZPC Hwange to stake a claim in the promotional tussle.
Another former premiership outfit Bantu Rovers made a steady rise quietly sneaking in to take second position in the title race. Railstars defeat to Saints saw them drop to third with New West and Tsholotsho Pirates completing that order.
ZIFA BYO PROV DIVISION 'TWO'&THREE
WEEKEND RESULTS
Saturday 12 May 2012
Division Two
Name of Team
Rainbow Hotel 2 FMH Academy 0
ZRP Byo Prov 2 Highlanders Academy 1
Ajax Hotspurs 3 NRZ Tigers 0
FC Kombani Africa 2 KhamiUtd 1
P/Cement 1 Luveve BX1 0
Byo Jumbos 0 Magwegwe pirates 1
Division Three
White Birds 0 Toronto 2
Corn Cob 0 Annolle Castings 0
Mpopoma pirates 1 ZRP Westgate 2
Chicken inn 'U'19 4 Arenel Movers 0
Otrick Spares 3 Byo Busy Bee 0
Sunday 13 May 2012
Division Two
Old Nic Mine 7 Zimplow 0
Pumula North 1 Zim Leopards 1
CCDF Utd 1 East Rovers 1
Division Three
Matopo 1 Casmyn 1
Mahatshula 1 CS Distributors 1
VS Stars 3 Wolves 4
Besana FC 2 CBC FC 1
ZIFA SOUTHERN REGION
DIVISION -ONE -WEEKEND RESULTS
Saturday 12 May 2012
Name of Team
Projects 1 Makhandeni 1
Black Boots 1 Bulawayo Chiefs 3
Tsholotsho 1 Mpumalanga 1
Rufaro 2 Powers Cosmos 2
How Mine 1 ZPC Hwange 0
Ntabazinduna 1 Sizani fruits&Veg 2
Bantu Rovers 4 Hwange Juniors 2
Sunday 13 May 2012
Zim Saints 2 Rail Stars 0
ZIMBABWE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION BYO PROVINCE
DIVISION TWO LOGSTANDINGS AS AT
14 MAY 2012
TEAM P W D L F A PTS
1.ZRP BYO PROVINCE 5 5 0 0 12 3 15
2.RAINBOW HOTEL 5 4 1 0 6 1 13
3.AJAX HOTSPURS 5 4 0 1 15 3 12
4.FC KOMBANI AFRICA 4 4 0 0 15 3 12
5.MAGWEGWE PIRATES 5 3 1 1 7 3 10
6.BULAWAYO JUMBOS 5 2 1 2 4 2 7
7.FMH ACADEMY 5 2 1 2 5 8 7
8.LUVEVE BX1 5 2 0 3 7 6 6
9.HIGHLANDERS ACADEMY 5 2 0 3 5 4 6
10.ZIMPLOW 5 2 0 3 4 12 6
11.OLD NIC MINE 5 1 2 2 9 6 5
12.P/CEMENT 4 1 2 1 1 1 5
13.ZIM LEOPARDS 5 1 2 2 4 6 5
14.PUMULA NORTH 5 1 1 3 4 8 4
15.KHAMI UTD 5 0 3 2 5 7 3
16.NRZ TIGERS 5 0 2 3 2 9 2
17.EAST ROVERS 4 0 1 3 3 12 1
18.CCDF UTD 4 0 1 3 1 15 1
TOTAL 86 34 18 34 109 109 120
ZIMBABWE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION BYO PROVINCE
DIVISION THREE LOGSTANDINGS AS AT
14 MAY 2012
TEAM P W D L F A PTS
1.CHICKEN INN 'U'19 5 3 2 0 10 3 11
2.CASMYN 5 3 1 1 10 6 10
3.CORN COB 5 3 1 1 9 7 10
4.TORONTO 5 3 1 1 8 6 10
5.OTRICK SPARES 5 3 0 2 9 7 10
6.CS DISTRIBUTORS 5 2 2 1 14 7 8
7.WHITE BIRDS 5 2 2 1 9 5 8
8.ANNOLLE CASTINGS 5 2 2 1 5 4 8
9.WOLVES 5 2 2 1 9 10 8
10.MATOPO 5 2 1 2 8 4 7
11.MPOPOMA PIRATES 5 2 1 2 7 5 7
12.ZRP WESTGATE 5 2 1 2 9 10 7
13.MAHATSHULA 5 1 2 2 7 8 5
14.ARENEL MOVERS 5 1 2 2 4 10 5
15.VS STARS 5 1 1 3 7 11 4
16.BESANA FC 5 1 1 3 3 7 4
17.BYO BUSY BEE 5 0 2 3 3 12 2
18.CBC FC 5 0 0 5 3 12 0
TOTAL 90 33 24 33 134 134 124
ZIMBABWE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION
SOUTHERN REGION
DIVISION ONE LOGSTANDINGS AS AT 14 MAY 2012
TEAM P W D L F A PTS
1.HOW MINE 7 5 1 1 11 6 16
2.BANTU ROVERS 6 4 0 2 12 7 12
3.RAIL STARS 6 4 0 2 10 5 12
4.NEW WEST 6 3 2 1 14 8 11
5.TSHOLOTSHO 6 3 2 1 10 4 11
6.MPUMALANGA 7 3 2 2 10 8 11
7.NTABAZINDUNA 7 3 2 2 11 8 11
8.ZPC HWANGE 5 3 1 1 7 1 10
9.ZIM SAINTS 5 3 0 2 6 3 9
10.POWER COSMOS 7 2 2 3 9 11 8
11.MAKHANDENI PIRATES 7 2 2 3 10 12 8
12.BULAWAYO CHIEFS 7 2 2 3 7 11 8
13.SIZANI FRUITS&VEG 7 2 1 4 8 12 7
14.BLACK BOOTS 6 2 0 4 9 10 6
15.HWANGE JUNIORS 7 1 2 4 9 16 5
16.RUFARO ROVERS 6 1 2 3 5 12 5
17.PROJECTS FC 6 0 2 4 3 14 2
18.SAO PAULO 2 0 1 1 0 3 1
TOTAL 110 43 4 43 151 151 153
Source - ajaxhotspurs
