Three teams are gunning for the FMB Under-20 Youth Football League title in Blantyre as the league enters week 24.<\/p>\n
Ntopwa Super Boyz are topping the table with 55 points from 25 games while Griffin Young Stars lie second with 54 points from 24 games.<\/p>\n
Maggie Chombo Academy are third with 54 points from 25 games.<\/p>\n
The league\u2019s Fixtures Secretary, Joseph Semu, said the race for the championship is turning out to be tricky and stiff.<\/p>\n
\u201cOf course, it is appearing to be a three-horse race but if you look at the table closely you will notice that the race is wide open to teams in the top six,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Semu said the contest for the championship will be concluded within the next six weeks.<\/p>\n
Maggie Chombo Academy founder, Maggie Chombo Sadiki, said she was confident that her team will defend the title despite being third on the table.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe championship is far from being decided. We will fight tooth and nail to retain it. At the start of the second round, we slumped a bit but we have recovered,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Griffin Young Stars Coach, Griffin Saenda Jnr, said it would be difficult for the team to win the title because most of the players were new.<\/p>\n
Saenda, whose team boasts of this year\u2019s Under 17 Cosafa Cup top goalscorer Peter Banda, said his target was to finish among top four teams.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe race is hot and it will be a miracle if we win the league title. However, I have challenged my players to finish in the top four,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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