Fallen giants Gunners, Notwane clash
Friday, November 17, 2023 | 130 Views |
Notwane has slipped to position five PICS: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
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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