National Assembly has been demoted after just one season in the FAZ Super Division.
The Lusaka club was beaten 3-1 way by Forest Rangers at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola on Saturday to complete the four teams demoted to Division 1 at the end of the 2018 season.
Assembly join fellow promoted sides Kabwe Youth Soccer Academy and Monze Swallows down in the second tier together with two-time champions Nchanga Rangers.
Striker Nicholas Mulilo put Forest ahead in the 31st minute; Austin Muwowo added the second goal five minutes later before Timmy Kazembe made it three in the 54th minute.
Peter Mwaagani scored Assembly’s consolation goal in the 76th minute to finish the season on 12 goals.
Assembly finished the season on 39 points, three points behind Lumwana Radiants whom they exchanged places with at number 17 and 16 respectively.
Lumwana secured their safety following a 2-0 away win over demoted Nchanga in Chingola on the same day.
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ictor Mubanga and Hillary Bwalya scored in the 13th and 31st minutes respectively to save Lumwana who finish the season on 42 points and extend their top flight stay to a fourth straight season.
Nakamabala finished the season at number 15 on 43 points following a 1-0 home win in Mazabuka over demoted Swallows in their Southern Province derby.
Nakambala now enjoy their longest spell in the Super Division since they bounced back in 2014.
Jacob Mupeta converted a 51st minute penalty to ensure Nakamabla will be playing in the FAZ Super League for a sixth successive season.
FAZ SUPER DIVISION
WEEK 38
27/10/2018
Nakambala Leopards 1-New Monze Swallows 0
Red Arrows 0-Napsa Stars 2
Buildcon 0-Power Dynamos 1
Forest Rangers 3-National Assembly 1
-Nchanga Stadium, Chingola
Nchanga Rangers 0-Lumwana Radiants 2
28/10/2018
15h00:Kitwe United-Kabwe Warriors
Lumwana have 2 points better than Assembly not 3 .
Whilst Lumwana’s Besa Kasumba, Mutemwa Malambo and Gwen Chintu were enemies of the club who must be peacefully forced to resign on moral grounds. The Lumwana Secretary General openly bragged that he is for “green” meaning he is Mighty Mufulira Wanderers and the duo are for Nakambala, “The Sugar Boys”.
Very sad indeed..!