CHICKEN INN got off to a good start in the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League last Saturday when they beat new boys Flame Lily 2-1 at Luveve Stadium and travel to the capital for bruised Harare City at Rufaro Stadium tomorrow.
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City lost their first game 0-1 to Tsholotsho at the same venue last Friday. The fast foods outlet team, coached by Joey Antipas will want to continue from where they left last week, with new acquisition Edmore Chirambadare netting the fastest goal of the new season so far in just 40 seconds after the start and another new player Mitchelle Katsvairo getting the decider.
Antipas is wary of Harare City especially after their loss to Tsholotsho in the first game.
“Harare City are a wounded lion and they will come out guns blazing at us, but we would just take our stride and hope to come up with a positive result. They have a strong squad and they are tipped to lift the championship and we still have a lot of work to do. We will take each game as it comes,” Antipas said.
Harare City, stung by the shock defeat to debutants Tsholotsho FC 1-0 at Rufaro in their first league match have declared that they would not be donating another three points come Sunday.
Head coach Taurai Mangwiro said the Sunshine Boys would not dwell much on the defeat by Tsholotsho when they face Chicken Inn.
“We cannot donate points again. We need to redeem ourselves after we dropped crucial points last week at home. We have another opportunity at home and must have drawn some lessons from last week’s defeat. But against Chicken Inn, we are not going to dwell much on the loss to Tsholotsho. Everyone is raring to go,” Mangwiro said.
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Harare City, one of the strongest squads in the league, have in camp the likes of Themba Ndlovu, Tendai Samanja, Martin Vengesayi, Nathan Ziwini, Honey Chimutimunzeve, Francisco Zekumbawire and William Manondo.
Meanwhile, How Mine, who played a goalless draw against Chapungu at Luveve last week will hit the road to Manicaland to meet new boys Dongo Sawmill at Vengere Stadium in Rusape on Sunday.
FC Platinum held to a 2-2 draw by Dongo on Saturday at home in Mandava Stadium, travel to Harare for date with Caps United at the National Sports Stadium on Sunday.
Whawha will be away to fellow newcomers Flame Lily at Gwanzura Stadium tomorrow after losing their first game 1-2 to Caps United at Ascot Stadium.
Fixtures Tomorrow: Harare City v Chicken Inn (Rufaro), Flame Lily v Whawha (Gwanzura), Chapungu v Dynamos (Ascot), Buffaloes v Triangle United (Vhengere)
Sunday: Dongo Sawmill v How Mine (Vengere), Caps United v FC Platinum (NSS), Tsholotsho FC v Highlanders (Barbourfields), Hwange FC v ZPC Kariba (Colliery)
