My Dae in first time win

NAMIBIA Premier League strugglers My Dae Chiefs on Sunday made history in their 14 years of existence, recording their first win since entering top flight football this season.

The team lost 16 of their 21 matches and has four draws since being promoted into the elite fray at the start of the 2003/2004 football season last year. The side which only has seven points and at the base of the log, have conceded 76 goals in total, while scoring 21 in their quest to stay alive in the tough league.The team surprisingly beat defending champions Chief Santos 2-1 at Legare Stadium in Gobabis on Sunday, with Alberto Bohitile and George Tjombe on target.My Dae Chiefs was promoted from the First Division after spending two years in that division.They played in the Second Division since 1999, before being promoted to the First Division in 2001.The team was formerly known as Groovy Lions since it was formed in 1990, but changed its name to My Dae Chiefs in 1995.Club spokesperson Lukas Tshipo yesterday told The Namibian Sport that the team will survive relegation and are aiming to upset any team that comes their way from now on.The team has an uphill battle this weekend when they host Blue Waters on Saturday and Eleven Arrows on Sunday.Tshipo says despite the current strengths of the two coastal sides, ‘the visitors are in for surprises.’ “No more talking now, but I am sure that we can teach these teams a lesson if they take us lightly,” said the former player.”The ice has now been broken and it will be up to the players to compete equally and win matches, in order to survive the chop from the league.”Tshipo at the start of the league said they want to end among the top eight in the league before they seriously go for the title in the 2004/2005 season, but things have not been in their favour from their first match last year.Meanwhile, Civics moved into the first spot of the league with 50 points followed by Blue Waters in second with 48 points.* An error that Liverpool beat Benfica 4-1 appeared in yesterday’s edition under the results.In fact, Benfica were the victors with the same margin.We regret the error.The side which only has seven points and at the base of the log, have conceded 76 goals in total, while scoring 21 in their quest to stay alive in the tough league.The team surprisingly beat defending champions Chief Santos 2-1 at Legare Stadium in Gobabis on Sunday, with Alberto Bohitile and George Tjombe on target.My Dae Chiefs was promoted from the First Division after spending two years in that division.They played in the Second Division since 1999, before being promoted to the First Division in 2001.The team was formerly known as Groovy Lions since it was formed in 1990, but changed its name to My Dae Chiefs in 1995.Club spokesperson Lukas Tshipo yesterday told The Namibian Sport that the team will survive relegation and are aiming to upset any team that comes their way from now on.The team has an uphill battle this weekend when they host Blue Waters on Saturday and Eleven Arrows on Sunday.Tshipo says despite the current strengths of the two coastal sides, ‘the visitors are in for surprises.’ “No more talking now, but I am sure that we can teach these teams a lesson if they take us lightly,” said the former player.”The ice has now been broken and it will be up to the players to compete equally and win matches, in order to survive the chop from the league.”Tshipo at the start of the league said they want to end among the top eight in the league before they seriously go for the title in the 2004/2005 season, but things have not been in their favour from their first match last year.Meanwhile, Civics moved into the first spot of the league with 50 points followed by Blue Waters in second with 48 points.* An error that Liverpool beat Benfica 4-1 appeared in yesterday’s edition under the results.In fact, Benfica were the victors with the same margin.We regret the error.