Civics maintain their grip on league title

CIVICS proved that their chances of maintaining the league title are still intact after they ousted main rivals to the throne Ramblers 2-0 at the Independence Stadium on Saturday.

Civics led 1-0 at halftime through midfielder Rudi Louw and wrapped up matters in the second half when striker Wilfred Mazembe was on target to lift his side to 43 points from their 18 matches. Civics went into the match under extreme pressure as Ramblers were favoured to break their league run and there were only two points separating the sides, which are in first and second position respectively.Civics were due to play a late match against Tigers yesterday to further consolidate their grip on the title.Ramblers were playing Touch & Go late yesterday and led 2-0 before halftime in another late match yesterday.Chief Santos were relegated to the bottom of the league table after their 3-0 loss to SKW yesterday, while Tigers handed Touch & Go an astronomical 7-2 defeat on Saturday.Santos now have 13 points from their 19 matches and are in great danger of being relegated unless they record wins in their remaining three matches, before the end of the season later this month.In other matches, Blue Waters were held to a 1-1 draw by African Stars on Saturday at Walvis Bay, while Eleven Arrows defeated Black Africa 2-1 at the same venue.SKW have for the time being moved out of the drop zone after they picked up maximum points at the weekend, first in a 2-1 win against Oshakati City on Saturday, before they surprisingly downed Santos (3-0) yesterday.Yesterday, Blue Waters buried Black Africa 3-0, while Orlando Pirates went past Oshakati City with a 2-0 win.Pirates drew 1-1 against Santos on Saturday, a result that gave the Tsumeb side a glimmer of hope of lifting themselves out of the relegation zone, but luck was not on their side yesterday.Santos have only won three matches from their total of 19 matches and will bank on Touch & Go and SKW to lose all their remaining three matches to survive the chop.Two teams will be relegated from the league that was trimmed to 12 teams at the end of last season.Civics went into the match under extreme pressure as Ramblers were favoured to break their league run and there were only two points separating the sides, which are in first and second position respectively.Civics were due to play a late match against Tigers yesterday to further consolidate their grip on the title.Ramblers were playing Touch & Go late yesterday and led 2-0 before halftime in another late match yesterday.Chief Santos were relegated to the bottom of the league table after their 3-0 loss to SKW yesterday, while Tigers handed Touch & Go an astronomical 7-2 defeat on Saturday.Santos now have 13 points from their 19 matches and are in great danger of being relegated unless they record wins in their remaining three matches, before the end of the season later this month.In other matches, Blue Waters were held to a 1-1 draw by African Stars on Saturday at Walvis Bay, while Eleven Arrows defeated Black Africa 2-1 at the same venue.SKW have for the time being moved out of the drop zone after they picked up maximum points at the weekend, first in a 2-1 win against Oshakati City on Saturday, before they surprisingly downed Santos (3-0) yesterday.Yesterday, Blue Waters buried Black Africa 3-0, while Orlando Pirates went past Oshakati City with a 2-0 win.Pirates drew 1-1 against Santos on Saturday, a result that gave the Tsumeb side a glimmer of hope of lifting themselves out of the relegation zone, but luck was not on their side yesterday.Santos have only won three matches from their total of 19 matches and will bank on Touch & Go and SKW to lose all their remaining three matches to survive the chop.Two teams will be relegated from the league that was trimmed to 12 teams at the end of last season.