Scintillating action

African Stars proved why they are a force to be reckoned with, by thumping Orlando Pirates 5-0 in their Standard Bank Top 8 Cup clash on Saturday night at Sam Nujoma Stadium.The match was the highlight of the competition so far. Pirates, who are struggling in the Namibia Premier League (NPL), had their hands full, as Stars managed to find the back of net twice in the first half and three more times during the second stanza. Goals from Roger Katjiteo and Ibrahim Youssef set the tone for the match in the first half. In the second half, additional goals by Christie Mbewe, substitute Panduleni Nekundi and Man of the Match winner Ambrocius Amseb sealed Pirates' fate. On the same night Black Africa beat Eleven Arrows 1-0 courtesy of a McCartney Naweseb goal. Black Africa's Wesley Katjiteo was named Man of the Match.On Friday night, two goals from Salomon Omseb was enough to hand Tura Magic a 2-1 win over Mighty Gunners. Omseb opened the scoring as early as the third minute, but Gunners replied with a goal of their own just two minutes later, courtesy of a brilliant strike by Olzen Ameb from outside the box. The two teams went into halftime tied at 1-1. Omseb, however, had the last say and earned himself the Man of the Match accolade, after scoring his second goal. On Thursday night, the cup competition opened with a match between Unam and Tigers.Tigers won 1-0. Stanley Llewellyn scored the winner for the Shandumbala outfit, after numerous chances were missed by both sides in both halves. Llewellyn was named Man of the Match. Unam head coach Woody Jacobs had good things to say about his side. “We created numerous chances that we didn't convert, but that is football. Tigers got a sniff when we defended poorly during one instance, but that is football. “I'm not happy, but we are not deserving losers. It was an off-day for my strikers, but that doesn't mean they are bad,” Jacobs said.The competition sees the top eight clubs from the 2017/18 NPL season vying for top honours. The semi-final draw will be held on 6 March.LIMBA MUPETAMI

Scintillating action

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