Three teams Silver Strikers, Creck Sporting Club and Mzuzu City Hammers have a chance to go top of the 16-member log table in the TNM Super League if they register wins in their respective matches this afternoon.
Straight from their 1-1 stalemate against Dedza Dynamos last Sunday, Silver host unpredictable Mafco at Silver Stadium.
However, Creck and Hammers face-off in another potentially exciting battle for points at Civo Stadium.
Both Creck and Hammers saw their impressive start came to a halt last weekend when they lost their respective matches.
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Creck were handed a big lessons as they lost 3-0 to Mighty Mukuru Wanderers at Kamuzu Stadium on Saturday whereas Hammers suffered a hammer blow when they lost 1-0 to Mighty Tigers at the same venue on Sunday.
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A win for Silver in today’s match, they will go three points clear at the summit and leapfrog current leaders Wanderers who are in action against Bangwe All Stars at Mpira Stadium Sunday.
However, Mafco are not pushovers at this stage.
Since 2014, Silver and Mafco have met 16 times in the TNM Super League.
Out of the 16 matches, Silver have dominated the fixture having won nine matches, four losses and three draws.
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Silver Coach Peter Mponda was optimistic of getting positive results.
“It is an important game for us and we will try our best to win it,” Mponda, whose side will miss striker Gift Chunga, Christopher Gototo and Duncan Nyoni due to injuries, said.
Mafco are still searching for their first win of the season having lost 2-1 to Moyale Barracks before 1-1 and 0-0 stalemates against Kamuzu Barracks and Baka City respectively.
Creck and Hammers have six points each from three matches.
But Creck Coach Macdonald Mtetemera believes last week’s loss was water under the bridge.
“It will be a tough game but we are prepared for the match,” he said.
Sounding calm, Hammers Coach Elias Chirambo said his side cannot afford to lose another match in one week.
“We are here on a serious mission and we know what we want,” he said.
At Kamuzu Stadium, defending champions FCB Nyasa Big Bullets will be looking for a second win when they host rookies Baka City at Kamuzu Stadium.
Bullets thrashed Chitipa United at Karonga Ground for their first win on Sunday.
They are on position six with five points from three matches whereas Baka are in the relegation zone without a win from the same number of matches.
