The race to the Econet Premier League is about to get back underway... |
The second
round of the 2017/18 A-Division season will kick off this weekend, January 20,
the league has confirmed.
The action
will kick off on Saturday with both North and South stream fixtures with the opening round’s remaining fixtures continuing on Sunday.
The first
division, of course, is divided into two sections of ten teams with the
respective stream winners gaining promotion to the Econet Premier League at the
end of the season.
Of the two
streams the race in the south section is looking much clearer with Swallows in
firm control of the league.
Swallows are
top of the South Stream with 24 points from nine games. Maswai-swai have been in blistering form this season winning eight
games and losing just once. Their displays have them in the driving seat to
gain promotion to the Econet premiership with second-placed Manonyane a distant
eight points adrift.
If Swallows
can maintain their form until the end of the season they will seal a return to
the top-flight for the first time since their relegation in 2011.
It will also
erase last year’s pain when the Mazenod outfit were pipped to promotion by
Majantja on the final day of the season.
That
disappointment has seemingly spurred Swallows on. Immediately after that setback
they won the 2016/17 season ending A-Division Top 8 cup – beating Lerotholi
Polytechnic in the final last May – to end a decade-long a trophy drought. Maswai-swai have carried that momentum
into the new season to dominate the A-Division’s South Stream.
In the North
Stream the promotion race is much closer. The league leader is Ketane who have
18 points from games. Ketane have won five times, lost once and drawn three
times in their nine games so far.
Ketane’s lead
is perilous, however. Hot on their heels are Litšilo and Galaxy who each have
17 points.
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