Young African eye Julinho scalp
A draw will not be an option for both teams, when Young African clash with Julinho Sporting FC tonight.
LIMBA MUPETAMI
Gobabis outfit Young African plans on hammering Julinho Sporting FC when the two meet tonight at Legare Stadium in the 2018/19 Namibian Premier League (NPL).
Young African head coach Maleagi 'Mali' Ngarizemo said a win is a must for his club, after drawing three matches so far this season.
“A draw is no longer an option. We have to win tonight in order to close the gap between the top teams so far.
“We are happy with the players’ progress so far and hopefully winning will put us in contention for the title,” he said.
Young African drew 1-1 with Citizens in their opening match, they played to a 0-0 draw with Life fighters in their second clash and drew 1-1 with Eleven Arrows in their third match.
Julinho, led by Nelso Luis, lost their opening match against Black Africa and managed to win their second encounter 3-2 against Civics.
Luis is adamant they will walk away with points when they clash with Young African.
“The fans should expect great football. If we want to be in the top eight, we have to pick up points in our matches,” he said.
Both teams are on three points each, with Julinho sitting in the ninth spot, followed by Young African in 10th position.
African finished fifth on the log last season, whereas Julinho is making a comeback to NPL this season, after gaining promotion when they defeated fellow north-east outfit Ntunguru Football Club in a two-leg promotional playoff in August.
Mighty Gunners are currently leading the log with nine points, followed by Black Africa with six points, Eleven Arrows with five and Blue Waters and Life Fighters on four points each.
The match will kick off at 20:00.
Other fixtures for the weekend are as follows:
Saturday
Blue Waters vs Tigers (Swakopmund’s Vineta Stadium at 16:00)
Life Fighters vs Young Brazilians (Otjiwarongo’s Mokati Stadium at15:00)
Mighty Gunners vs Orlando Pirates (Otjiwarongo’s Mokati Stadium at 17:00)
Unam vs Eleven Arrows (Sam Nujoma Stadium at 16:00)
Civics vs Black Africa (Sam Nujoma Stadium at 18:00)
Sunday
African Stars vs Okahandja United (Sam Nujoma Stadium at 17:00)
Gobabis outfit Young African plans on hammering Julinho Sporting FC when the two meet tonight at Legare Stadium in the 2018/19 Namibian Premier League (NPL).
Young African head coach Maleagi 'Mali' Ngarizemo said a win is a must for his club, after drawing three matches so far this season.
“A draw is no longer an option. We have to win tonight in order to close the gap between the top teams so far.
“We are happy with the players’ progress so far and hopefully winning will put us in contention for the title,” he said.
Young African drew 1-1 with Citizens in their opening match, they played to a 0-0 draw with Life fighters in their second clash and drew 1-1 with Eleven Arrows in their third match.
Julinho, led by Nelso Luis, lost their opening match against Black Africa and managed to win their second encounter 3-2 against Civics.
Luis is adamant they will walk away with points when they clash with Young African.
“The fans should expect great football. If we want to be in the top eight, we have to pick up points in our matches,” he said.
Both teams are on three points each, with Julinho sitting in the ninth spot, followed by Young African in 10th position.
African finished fifth on the log last season, whereas Julinho is making a comeback to NPL this season, after gaining promotion when they defeated fellow north-east outfit Ntunguru Football Club in a two-leg promotional playoff in August.
Mighty Gunners are currently leading the log with nine points, followed by Black Africa with six points, Eleven Arrows with five and Blue Waters and Life Fighters on four points each.
The match will kick off at 20:00.
Other fixtures for the weekend are as follows:
Saturday
Blue Waters vs Tigers (Swakopmund’s Vineta Stadium at 16:00)
Life Fighters vs Young Brazilians (Otjiwarongo’s Mokati Stadium at15:00)
Mighty Gunners vs Orlando Pirates (Otjiwarongo’s Mokati Stadium at 17:00)
Unam vs Eleven Arrows (Sam Nujoma Stadium at 16:00)
Civics vs Black Africa (Sam Nujoma Stadium at 18:00)
Sunday
African Stars vs Okahandja United (Sam Nujoma Stadium at 17:00)
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