Christopher Itaka Fires Nchanga Rangers to Top of the League

(Photo via Nchanga Rangers media)

After week three of the 2025–26 MTN Super League, Nchanga Rangers remain the only team with a 100% record following a 2-0 win over Mufulira Wanderers on Sunday at Nchanga Stadium in Chingola.

The two-time Super League champions (1980 and 1998) began their campaign with a 2-0 victory against Mutondo Stars and followed it with a 1-0 away win over Green Eagles.

At the heart of their strong start is DR Congo striker Christopher Itaka, who has scored in all three games — once each against Mutondo Stars and Green Eagles, and a brace against Mufulira Wanderers — propelling Rangers to the top of the table with nine points.

Christopher Itaka. (Photo via Nchanga Rangers FC media)

Assistant coach Boyd Mulwanda cautioned the team against complacency:

“The boys are putting up great fights. We have to keep on working hard,” he told reporters after beating Mufulira Wanderers on Sunday. “We have won three games, so teams coming to play us will work extra hard to try and beat us, but we will tell the boys to keep pushing. The demand will be too much if we don’t stay focused.”

Rangers will travel to Lusaka next weekend for their week four fixture against Red Arrows, who were held to a 1-1 draw by NAPSA Stars last Saturday.

Calvin Kaumba Chikenge September 1, 2025

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Calvin Kaumba Chikenge is an award-winning Zambian multimedia sports journalist well known for his exclusive stories and feature writing. He was voted 2023/24 MTN/FAZ Super League journalist of the year. In addition to reporting on sports for Spring TV, he interned for the Zambia Daily Mail newspaper. He is the current Ballon d'Or juror and has contributed to numerous international publications, including the Guardian in the UK, and is the editor of BolaNews.