TAFIC worry of banana skins
The pride of the north is looking to win their first ever title in their 64-year history. The championship will only be the second from a team in the north and the first after close to two decades. There is some confidence within the team's ranks with head coach, Elias Chinyemba, this week declaring: "This could be our year." He was speaking after a 0-0 midweek draw against fellow title rivals, Township Rollers. The stalemate, however, saw TAFIC drop two points behind joint leaders, Jwaneng Galaxy and Gaborone United (GU). One would feel TAFIC might breath a sigh of relief, as the Rollers tie was the last against the teams in contention. However, Chinyemba said the lower placed teams are the hardest to beat and he expressed worries over banana skins. "The most difficult teams to play against are the ones in the lower half of the table and those in the mid-half of the table, who are not playing to avoid relegation or to win the league. So those are the games we are left with. Those are banana skins but we will try to play the normal game. We will not try to give our boys any pressure we are just going to play normal TAFIC game," he said. Chinyemba said his team's chances could be further enhanced by the fact that four of the teams in contention are yet to face each other but emphasised that TAFIC should not heavily rely on the other sides. "We will play our game and everyone plays their own games. We will not rely on any other team. We are going to play our games and see how many points we can get but I have a feeling that this might be our year," he said.
