Hwange expect tough encounter

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HWANGE coach Nation Dube believes their match against Chicken Inn in the Chibuku Super Cup first round would a “revenge mission” as the coalminers beat the Gamecocks in a Premier Soccer League match in their first meeting this season.

HWANGE coach Nation Dube believes their match against Chicken Inn in the Chibuku Super Cup first round would a “revenge mission” as the coalminers beat the Gamecocks in a Premier Soccer League match in their first meeting this season.

BY THANDIWE MOYO

Chipangano beat Chicken Inn 1-0 in the league match and Dube is sure the scenario will prove to be recipe for a tough encounter.

“The fact that we beat them before makes it a difficult match for us. They will probably be telling themselves that they cannot lose two matches against us and we do not want to lose as well,” Dube said.

This then calls for Chipangano to work hard if they entertain any chances of progressing to the next stage of the competition. Hwange will, however, miss the services of some of their key players that include Aleck Marime who is not well, injured Gilbert Zulu, and Timothy Sibanda, with a knee injury.

“I was hoping that I would have some of my key players but they are out at the moment. Gilbert did not play in our last PSL encounter because of yellow cards and we were hoping that he would be part of the team but he was injured last week,” said Dube.

Chicken Inn coach Joey Antipas said the team with much hunger for the trophy would win at the end of the day. “It is going to be a tough game considering that this is a cup game. The team that wants it most on the day will win. We will, however, try to proceed to the next round,” he said.

Antipas is boasting of a clean health bill in his camp while also expecting Lawrence Mhlanga and Tafadzwa Kutinyu who were with the Young Warriors in South Africa.

“We are awaiting for the return of two of our key players, Lawrence and Tafadzwa. They should be back by Wednesday. At the moment we have a clean bill of health,” he said.