Match Report
The table read 4th (NAPSA Stars, 4 pts) against 3rd (RSB Berkane, 8 pts), 4 points apart. The last five rounds placed NAPSA Stars no better than 14th for form, against 4th in the standings. Per game in the league, NAPSA Stars were scoring 0.83 and conceding 2, RSB Berkane 0.67 and 0.67, against a competition average of 0.9 goals per team per game.
NAPSA Stars arrived off four straight defeats. 8 matches unbeaten backed RSB Berkane's arrival. NAPSA Stars had banked 3 of the last 15 points on offer; RSB Berkane, 13.
The venue was National Heroes Stadium in Lusaka, with room for 20,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.