GRITTY midfielder, Farai Madhanhanga, was for the second game running on top of the situation helping FC Platinum advance to the
first round of the 2018/2019 Caf Champions League at a the expense of battling Madagascar champions CNaPS at Mandava yesterday.
The former Harare City man muscled his way into the box before squaring the ball into the path of Rodwell Chinyengetere who slotted home the only goal of the match.
The miners had last week restricted the Madagascar champions to a 1-1 stalemate away in Antanananrivo, and yesterday’s result means they advance to the next stage of this competition on a 2-1 aggregate win.
Last time they retreated from the
competition at the first hurdle after
completing back-to-back defeats at the hands of Primero Agosto of Angola, now they have gone a step further setting the stage for a promising campaign.
The premiership kings have been firing from all cylinders on the local front and now seem to have warmed to the demands of the continental game right in time to meet the
long cherished wish for the club of reaching at least the group stages of Africa’s premier club knock-out competition.
A heavy downpour hit Zvishavane before the match and the pitch was not conducive for FC Platinum’s free flowing football, the visitors also used to playing on an artificial turf also struggled to cope with the
conditions of the pitch.
Coach, Norman Mapeza, threw in Lameck Nhamo in the starting team and the former Triangle United man did not disappoint either on his debut.Chronicle