Epoupa eligible to play against Chapungu Christian Epoupa Ntouba headbutts Peter Muduhwa
Christian Epoupa Ntouba headbutts Peter Muduhwa

Christian Epoupa Ntouba headbutts Peter Muduhwa

Ricky Zililo, Senior Sports Reporter
THE Castle Lager PSL’s leading striker, Christian Epoupa Ntouba, is eligible to play the remaining 36 minutes of Dynamos’ match against Chapungu that was abandoned after 56 minutes in June when goal posts at Ascot Stadium collapsed.

Ntouba missed Dynamos’ 0-1 defeat to champions Caps United, as he was serving suspension for a straight red card that he picked last weekend against Highlanders after his club decided to ignore a decision by Zifa president Phillip Chiyangwa to rescind the player’s red card.

The Cameroonian forward, who has scored 12 goals, was red-carded for head-butting Bosso defender Peter Muduhwa in a high tempo game that ended in a 1-1 stalemate at Rufaro Stadium.

The PSL yesterday said Ntouba is eligible to play against Chapungu, indicating that he will serve his suspension in their next match against Shabanie Mine.

“The players who were on the field of play on the day that the match was abandoned are all eligible to play when the game continues on Thursday. This means even the Dynamos striker Christian Epoupa Ntouba is eligible for the encounter, as his suspension doesn’t cover this match.

“As for supporters, they will have to pay to watch the remainder of the game,” said Kudzai Bare, the PSL communications officer.

At the time that the June 18 match was abandoned at Gweru’s Ascot Stadium after the goal post collapsed and city council workers failed to fix it, Dynamos were leading 4-0. Ntouba was on target, with the other goals coming from Denver Mukamba and a brace by Emmanuel Mandiranga.

Chapungu goalkeeper, Talbert Shumba, landed on the post as he retreated trying to save a speculative drive by Dynamos’ Tichaona Chipunza, who had caught the goalie off guard.

Efforts to fix the goal post were in vain and after one hour and 35 minutes of stoppage, match commissioner Israel Mugwagwa, in consultation with referee Martin Chivandire, called off the match.

The PSL ordered that the encounter resumes in the 56th minute when the match was abandoned on the same score line.

In addition, each team will have to meet its own costs for the match.

The league went on to add in their regulations a clause stating that in future, matches called off as a result of natural causes like the Chapungu-Dynamos circumstances should be replayed within 72 hours.

Meanwhile, defending champions Caps United will be in action against Hwange at the Colliery Stadium tomorrow in another rearranged fixture.

Castle Lager PSL Rescheduled matches

Thursday, September 21: Chapungu v Dynamos (Ascot), Hwange v Caps United (Colliery)
***Chapungu v Dynamos match will resume in the 56th minute

Table

P     W     D     L     F     A     GD     Pts
Chicken Inn     25     16     3     6     28     12     16     51
FC Platinum     25     14     9     2     27     12     15     51
*Dynamos     24     15     4     5     39     18     21     49
Ngezi Platinum Stars     25     15     4     6     44     25     19     49
ZPC Kariba     25     11     6     8     26     21     5     39
How Mine     25     10     7     8     22     25     -3     37
Caps United     23     9     8     6     31     23     8     35
Triangle United     25     9     8     8     26     25     1     35
Black Rhinos     25     9     6     10     26     22     4     33
Highlanders     24     9     6     9     21     23     -2     33
Bulawayo City     25     9     5     11     29     32     -3     32
*Chapungu     24     7     9     8     15     17     -2    30
Yadah FC     25     8     6     11     22     30     -8     30
Harare City     25     7     7     11     19     20     -1     28
Shabanie Mine     25     6     8     11     16     25     -9     26
Hwange     25     6     5     13     21     31     -10     23
Tsholotsho FC     25     2     10     13     14     34     -20     16
Bantu Rovers     25     3     3     19     22     52     -30     12

*match abandoned

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