Premiership trio in relegation web

African Lyon

Premiership trio of African Lyon, Toto Africa and Police Morogoro are kicking off the tenth round this weekend with all of their coaches spending sleepless nights on how best to move out of the relegation web.

While Police Morogoro have plunged deep into the relegation tunnel and would take at least two wins in a row to disengage, Toto and Lyon have relatively soft workload to accomplish the task.

The cops from Morogoro have paltry two points and are still searching for their first league win of the season.

The team lost seven of their fixtures to lodge deep into the unpleasant zone.

Coach John Simkoko has a huge workload to plot resurgence firepower enough to move out of the drop-off zone.

Going by the standard they displayed during their match against Yanga at the National Stadium in Dar es Salaam mid this week, the cops from Morogoro are still being given the benefit of doubt to excel.

The troubled side meets stubborn Ruvu Shooting at the Mabatini Stadium in Mlandizi tomorrow.

Shooting is a good team and the cops should work beyond the call of duty if victory is their prime target.

Lyon will be at home to visiting Kagera Sugar at the Chamazi Stadium on the outskirts of Dar es Salaam after losing to Coastal Union in Tanga during one of the mid-week premiership fixtures.

Lakeside boys of Toto Africa will also be at home to visiting Mtibwa Sugar who are having a torrid season to endure as they gaze the relegation borderline with just two-point cushion.

Toto might drag Mtibwa Sugar into relegation tunnel for the first time since the Morogoro team won the premiership berth if they win this home fixture.

At home to Tanzania Prisons are rookies Mgambo JKT who have won three of their four previous fixtures to cause some ripples in the standings table.

Mgambo have proved a tough team to beat, particularly after their dramatic three-back-to-back wins and a barren draw with holders Simba over the weekend.