City Polar, Notwane headline busy weekend

Heads I win: City Polar and Notwane during the first round clash PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Heads I win: City Polar and Notwane during the first round clash PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

The Debswana First Division South league took an interesting turn last weekend when Tlokweng United finally cracked City Polar’s password and handed them their first defeat of the season.

The defeat also resulted in CRACKiT City Polar losing their position to Notwane at the summit of the league table. It even gets more interesting this weekend when the two sides meet at the SSG ground tomorrow in one of the most anticipated encounters in the lower division. The top of the table clash is scheduled to start at 4pm with both sides having accumulated 26 points. Interestingly, the hosts, Notwane are full of confidence after their 4-0 win over Matebejana in which Remmington Masuku scored a hatrick. City Polar on the other hand are wounded after Tlokweng United handed them a shock defeat, which was their first of the season.

Both sides are under the tutelage of young local gaffers with former Uniao Flamengo Santos defender, Thabo Mothibi leading the Ramonaka-based side. Thaloba ‘Machine’ Nthaga has also been given the tough but also interesting role of bringing Notwane back to the Premier League. With City Polar having only lost once, Notwane have tasted defeat three times but the former have been hard done by draws (five) which resulted in them throwing away 10 points. A second successive loss could trigger panic buttons on the side of City Polar who are making their maiden First Division appearance. A win will, however, ensure that they return to the summit with eight matches remaining. Another Kgatleng side, Matebele FC lost a chance to go top when they lost 1-0 to VTM FC but have the chance to redeem themselves when they host Santos on Sunday.

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