By Hassan Osman Kargbo
Bhantal Football Club are setting the bar high in the on-going Sierra Leone Premier League (SLPL).
This football club is one of the three teams that promoted to the Sierra Leone Premier League from the division one league in the country.
Their recent match was against one of the giants team in the country, FC Kallon, and Bhantal FC defeated the Cavaliers boys by a goal to nil at the Angola Playing field. FC Kallon hosted the Bhantal FC in a fascinating encounter and the match ended in favour of the visitors by a decisive goal scored by Mohamed Bangura in the 69th minute of play.
This win against FC Kallon help the new Premier League boys to secure the second position in the league with 27 points after 14 games played, they have won 7 matches, draw 6 and lost just 1 match in the league.
Their performance in the league so far has seen football fans ticking them to be one of the favorites to win the league and they are proving it beyond all reasonable doubt that they are capable of becoming the champion of the Sierra Leone Premier League.
Bhantal FC is just two points away from the top of the table. The league leaders Bo Rangers have 29 points but Bo Rangers have a game in hand.