Muzinga beat Panth Noir 1:0 in Ligue A's third round of the regular season on Saturday. The match took place at 13:45 local time on August 30th and ended with the home side taking all three points.
For Muzinga this was their first victory of the campaign. They had started the season with a 1:0 win over Never Give Up Academy before losing 1:2 to Le Messager Ngozi. The result moves them to five points, keeping them in fifth place with one game remaining in the top half of the table.
Panth Noir's struggles continue. After a 1:1 draw with Bummamuru on their opening day, they lost 1:2 to Rukinzo in round two. This third defeat means they sit 14th on just one point, still searching for their first win of the season.
The gap between the two sides in the standings has widened to five points. Muzinga now need one more result from their final match to secure a top-half finish, while Panth Noir face a difficult run-in if they want to climb out of the bottom four.