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Chiefs, TAFIC in top two showdown

On-form: Ramatlapeng PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG
On-form: Ramatlapeng PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG

It is the pride of the south against the pride of the north as early pacesetters, Mochudi Centre Chiefs and TAFIC clash at the National Stadium on Saturday evening.

The stage has been set as the two teams have been exchanging banter on social media platforms and will look to transfer that momentum to the pitch in a scheduled 8pm kick-off. Magosi lead the pack with 16 points, just a point ahead of Matjimenyenga heading into tomorrow evening's showdown. Chiefs are on a mission to become only the second team to clinch the league championship coming straight from the First Division. Township Rollers were the first team to achieve the feat 20 years ago. Magosi are off to a blistering start, as they remain one of the three teams yet to taste a defeat this season. It might be too early into the season with action hitting the first quarter mark this week. However, with only six games played, Chiefs are showing all the traits of potential champions.

The team has the highest goals at 13 in just six games, making an average of over two goals per game. Magosi have also conceded just twice, the joint-best defensive record in the league. Enosi Mmesi is enjoying the season thus far with a team made up of spoils and rejects. Chiefs have acquired bench and fringe players who are doing the business for the Kgatleng giants. In his second stint, captain, Thatayaone 'Popo' Ramatlapeng, is enjoying a good vein of form whilst forward Pako Gaofose is amongst the leading scorers with four goals, two behind leader, TAFIC's Jean Lwamba, who has six. The 22-year-old Lwamba is proving to be the best acquisition of the current campaign among the 16 teams. Despite leading the Golden Boot charts with six goals, the Congolese forward is proving to be more of a goal poacher as he has laid three assists thus making it nine goal contributions in just six games. He is amongst the TAFIC squad that has lost once this season and won on five occasions thus far. TAFIC is second in the scoring column with 13 goals but would be worried that Lwamba has contributed nine, thus raising worries that they could be over-relying on a single source to find the net.

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