Touch & Go touches and leaves premiership

CORRY IHUHUA TOUCH & Go had their hopes of keeping a place in the MTC Namibia Premier League (NPL) for another season blown away after a 4-0 loss to Blue Waters at Walvis Bay on Sunday.

The score line effectively saw them being relegated from the league they joined last season, despite having one match to go before they join the first division. Touch & Go are at the base of the table and have lost a shameful 15 matches from their 21 encounters, while conceding the highest number of goals, which now totals 72.The side, which managed four wins and two draws in their campaign to stay afloat in the 12-team league, will meet league champions Civics in their last match at their Khoaseb Stadium.A high score is likely judging from the poor Touch & Go defence in their last few matches.On Saturday, they were hammered 8-3 by Eleven Arrows and lost 7-2 to Tigers the previous weekend.The spokesperson of the side, Jefta Gaob, said after entering top-flight football that the team did not join the league to make up the numbers, but that statement has now backfired after the team showed a consistently poor form.The other team that will possibly join them are Tsumeb giants Chief Santos, who have garnered 17 points from their 21 matches, compared to SKW, who now have 20 points from their two wins over the weekend.Santos are in a difficult situation and need to beat Oshakati City, and they will hope that SKW lose to Orlando Pirates in their last matches.Pirates are in the position of winning N$90 000 if they finish fourth with a win over SKW.They also have a chance in the NFA Cup final, where they will meet SKW a week after.They stand to win a whopping N$350 000 if they beat SKW in that final.Pirates cannot afford to lose if they have serious intentions of picking up the cash.Civics were already crowned as the champions at Walvis Bay on Sunday after their 3-1 win over Eleven Arrows and have bagged their N$500 000 first prize, while Ramblers and Blue Waters still have to fight it out for the second spot, which comes with a prize of N$225 000.The third-placed team receives N$130 000, the fifth N$45 000, while the team in the sixth spot receives N$30 000.Touch & Go are at the base of the table and have lost a shameful 15 matches from their 21 encounters, while conceding the highest number of goals, which now totals 72.The side, which managed four wins and two draws in their campaign to stay afloat in the 12-team league, will meet league champions Civics in their last match at their Khoaseb Stadium.A high score is likely judging from the poor Touch & Go defence in their last few matches.On Saturday, they were hammered 8-3 by Eleven Arrows and lost 7-2 to Tigers the previous weekend.The spokesperson of the side, Jefta Gaob, said after entering top-flight football that the team did not join the league to make up the numbers, but that statement has now backfired after the team showed a consistently poor form.The other team that will possibly join them are Tsumeb giants Chief Santos, who have garnered 17 points from their 21 matches, compared to SKW, who now have 20 points from their two wins over the weekend.Santos are in a difficult situation and need to beat Oshakati City, and they will hope that SKW lose to Orlando Pirates in their last matches.Pirates are in the position of winning N$90 000 if they finish fourth with a win over SKW.They also have a chance in the NFA Cup final, where they will meet SKW a week after.They stand to win a whopping N$350 000 if they beat SKW in that final.Pirates cannot afford to lose if they have serious intentions of picking up the cash.Civics were already crowned as the champions at Walvis Bay on Sunday after their 3-1 win over Eleven Arrows and have bagged their N$500 000 first prize, while Ramblers and Blue Waters still have to fight it out for the second spot, which comes with a prize of N$225 000.The third-placed team receives N$130 000, the fifth N$45 000, while the team in the sixth spot receives N$30 000.