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Fallen giants Gunners, Notwane clash

Notwane has slipped to position five PICS: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Notwane has slipped to position five PICS: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

The National Stadium is expected to come to life on Saturday afternoon when former Premier League giants, Extension Gunners and Notwane meet in the Debswana First Division South league encounter. Both sides might not be in their best form at the moment but on paper, the match promises to be the central point of attraction with Premier League matches on hold this weekend.

At the start of the season, many predicted a close contest down south, especially after the relegation of Gunners, Prisons XI, and Mogoditshane Fighters and after five rounds of matches, it has panned out exactly that way. At some point, Gunners were sitting at the summit before Young Stars took over.

Today, the Peleng giants are number seven on the log standings after two straight defeats with seven points, five behind log leaders, Young Stars. Notwane on the other hand went into last weekend sitting at position two, just one point behind Young Stars. Today they are at position five with eight points. Both sides go into tomorrow’s encounter still leaking wounds from the past weekend’s losses. Notwane suffered a 2-1 defeat to Young Stars at home while Gunners lost 1-0 to Tlokweng United.

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