{"id":11972,"date":"2020-07-13T15:57:35","date_gmt":"2020-07-13T15:57:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/tanzania\/?p=11972"},"modified":"2020-07-13T15:57:35","modified_gmt":"2020-07-13T15:57:35","slug":"mbao-kmc-mbeya-city-glorify-relegation-battle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/tanzania\/sport\/mbao-kmc-mbeya-city-glorify-relegation-battle","title":{"rendered":"MBAO, KMC, MBEYA CITY GLORIFY RELEGATION BATTLE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>AfricaPress-Tanzania:<\/strong> WITH Singida United already succumbed to relegation, surprises will be term heralding results of the four remaining matches of the Premier League with six teams at the danger zone are engaged in the fierce run.<\/p>\n<p>The race to against relegation, however, has been very fruitful to KMC and Mbeya City who are now almost out of relegation zone, but to Mbao FC , they are yet to shrug\u00a0 off the threat despite raking in\u00a0 12 points in their campaign.<\/p>\n<p>To the surprises of football analysts, Mbao who are placed at 19<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0position have had the best performance in their last-five match, but are still not safe.<\/p>\n<p>The Mwanza-based side have won four matches out of five and they have been better in performance than even the top riders; Simba,\u00a0 Azam, Young Africans and Namungo. Parading 35 points, Mbao\u2019s late campaign earned them 12 points that make them bridge the gap with their closest challengers.<\/p>\n<p>With 37 points , Lipuli\u00a0 who are placed 18<sup>th,<\/sup>\u00a0have been the newcomers of the relegation zone\u00a0 and that position\u00a0 came after collecting four points in their last five matches. They won once and draw once before losing three matches consequently.<\/p>\n<p>Also not safe from relegation are 17<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0placed Ndanda FC who have garnered six points out of targeted 15 points. The points came from three draws, one win and a single loss in their last five matches.<\/p>\n<p>Mtibwa Sugar, who are placed 16<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0and eligible to face a play-off if they cling to that position at the end\u00a0 of the league, might not see the top flight league next season if they don\u2019t wake up from a slumber.<\/p>\n<p>Mbeya City with 39 points at the 15<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0position, Alliance with 40 points at the 14<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0place and KMC with 43 points at the 12<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0place, have been among the best performers in their last five matches.<\/p>\n<p>KMC who were placed at 18<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0position prior to the Premier League resumption seem almost safe from relegation at the 12<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0position. What placed them are 10 points they garnered from three wins and a draw while losing only once in their most recent matches. From the standings, there is a possibility that three other teams to join Singida United, won\u2019t be known until the 38<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0round of the unfolding league.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AfricaPress-Tanzania: WITH Singida United already succumbed to relegation, surprises will be term heralding results of the four remaining matches of the Premier League with six teams at the danger zone are engaged in the fierce run. 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