Bright optimistic despite precarious position
Boniface Keakabetse | Tuesday March 21, 2017 14:41
Wanderers are eighth and in danger of going down if three teams from the north drop from the BTC Premiership.
Five teams from the north; Miscellaneous, Sankoyo Bush Bucks, Nico United, Green Lovers and Mahalapye Hotspurs are struggling at the bottom of the Premiership table. If three are relegated, then five drop from the First Division North. But that does not bother Bright.
Following back to back wins, a 1-0 victory against Sua Flamingoes last week and a 2-0 weekend win against fellow relegation-threatened GNT here, Bright feels the team is gelling. “As far as the performance is concerned we are playing well. Our combinations are coming up and today the defence worked well,” he said.
“I made a massive squad revamp in January and have faith in my players and in fact our preparations for the Premiership are underway. I have no doubt we will be promoted (to premiership) next season,” he added confidently.
Morupule’s two goals came from a Maikutlo Moakofi brace with his opener in the quarter hour mark and his last jab in the 50th minute.
Meanwhile, TAFIC beat Maun Tigers away through a Uyapo Tibathuwe 35th minute goal. TAFIC attacked their opponents from the onset and Tibathuwe proved a constant menance. He sneaked in from the blind side and neatly converted Mbashi Elias’ cross.
TAFIC coach, Elias Chinyemba said the win strengthened their chances for automatic promotion. He said the plan was to get an early goal, which they did. However, he acknowledged that they are left with four tricky encounters starting with a derby game before travelling to Motlakase Power Dynamos. They are on the road to Chobe United before wrapping what has been a good campaign, against Sua Flamingoes. Tigers coach, Lolo Mosojane said they had paid for profligacy in front of goal, adding they now have to shift focus to their next encounter against Flamingoes.
Elsewhere, rejuvenated ECCO City Greens held second-placed Motlakase to a 1-1 draw in Francistown. BR Highlanders suffered a diminishing 3-2 away defeat to Real Movers and fell one position down to fourth. A 10-men Sua Flamingoes scrapped a 3-2 win to leapfrog Highlanders and wipe out the hopes of a TASC comeback after the Francistowners put a spirited performance to come back from 2-0 down.
Flamingoes captain, Mogomotsi Keabaitse shuttered TASC with an 85th minute half volley to keep his side’s title pursuit on course after it took a knock recently with a loss to Wanderers.
Bottom-placed Satmos’ road to division one is becoming clear after a Saturday 1-0 home defeat by Chobe United. United squared off against GNT on Sunday afternoon in Francistown and lost 2-0. The two were playing the fixture that was postponed in the first round.