BY GRACE CHIRUMANZU
Bulawayo-based side, Bantu Rovers, who have been competing with bottom placed Underhill, for the tail of the pack, will be looking at using their win against Eagles, last week as a pace-setter, in the premier soccer league match against Shooting Stars, at Gwanzura, today.
Head coach, Gift Lunga, hopes that “lady luck” will smile on them today and in the matches to come, as he admitted to The Zimbabwean that “we have put ourselves under pressure.”
“It was not a matter of not performing, I believe we have just been unlucky,” said Lunga.
Bantu Rovers, a side formed out of Mutare’s Eastern Lions franchise, this year, has managed to collect seven points off nine matches. The Bulawayo side together with Underhill has suffered six defeats to be the teams with most defeats in the 16-team competition.
Though Underhill is yet to win a match, Bantu Rovers have tasted victory twice and drew once.
The team generated a lot of expectations from the local football fanatics. Some anticipated a stubborn rival of Highlanders in the Methembe Ndlovu owned club, as others appeared to have found a new team to support after a disappointing season by the Bulawayo giants, last year.
But Bantu Rovers have since failed to live up to the expectation. The club needs to pick some points in the following matches to reduce the pressure of fighting against relegation towards the end of the season.
Lunga who is well aware of the difficult situation his charges are hopes his troops snatch some points away from home against a side he respects.
“I admit it is a good side (Shooting Stars) and we are going to put our effort as we have been doing. The better team of the day will win,” he declared.
Shooting Stars picked a point in their last away match; they drew 1-1 against Njube Sundowns at Pelandaba Stadium, last weekend.
They have so far amassed 13 points from their nine matches.
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