Forest Rangers failed to go top of the FAZ Super Division table on Wednesday after drawing at home with Lumwana Radiants.
The match ended 0-0 at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola that saw an improving twelfth positioned Lumwana go five games unbeaten with three successive draws and two wins before that.
Forest stay put third but move to 24 points, tied with leaders Zanaco and second placed Prison Leopards.
In Choma, Red Arrows poor run continued while hosts’ Green Eagles’ form improved after the latter won 2-0 at home.
Gozon Mutale put ninth placed Eagles ahead in the 43rd minute; Anos Tembo added the last goal ten minutes before full-time to put the hosts on 18 points.
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Zanaco have taken an overnight lead of the FAZ Super Division log following a 2-1 Midlands derby victory away at Kabwe Warriors as the season resumed from the fortnight Christmas break.
But the seven-time champions had to rally from one-down to leave Godfrey “Ucar”Chitalu Stadium in Kabwe with the 3 points.
Twiza Chaibela put Warriors ahead in the 2nd minute but that lead lasted just fourteen minutes when Zanaco captain Ziyo Tembo struck with the equalizer.
Ernest Mbewe scored the winner in the 55th minute to lift Zanaco from third to first on 21 points and relegating Prison Leopards, who have 20 points, to number two.