VICTORIA, Seychelles — Rovers reclaimed the top position in the SFF Championship League table on Tuesday night after producing a commanding 5-0 victory over Victoria City at Stad Linite, lifting their points tally to 28 from 11 matches and restoring their narrow one-point advantage over second-placed La Passe in what is shaping up to be one of the most competitive title races in recent seasons.
The result matters deeply to Seychellois football fans, as the SFF Championship League serves as the primary pathway to the Absa Premier League, making promotion a prize of considerable sporting and financial importance for the clubs involved. Rovers’ return to the summit underlines their credentials as serious title contenders, while the closeness of the race ensures that supporters of all clubs remain fully invested in every result until the final whistle of the season.
Rovers set the tone early, opening the scoring inside three minutes through Evariste Rakotondrahaja. Christiano Louis then stamped his authority on the contest with two well-taken goals in the 29th and 39th minutes, before Fredo Rahelinadrasana added a fourth shortly before the interval. Marcus Camille completed the scoring late on, leaving Victoria City overwhelmed by Rovers’ pace and movement. Rovers have now scored 40 goals this season, more than any other side in the division, with Rahelinadrasana leading the scoring charts on 10 goals. Louis is close behind on nine, with Rakotondrahaja adding eight, giving Rovers a formidable trio of consistent match-winners.
La Passe remain firmly in pursuit and continue their mission to return to the Absa Premier League following last season’s demotion for fielding ineligible players. Their 5-3 victory over PLMS briefly took them to the top of the table and kept them within one point of Rovers, with a game in hand that could yet prove crucial. La Passe have built their challenge on balance at both ends of the pitch, conceding just 10 goals — the best defensive record in the league — while maintaining a potent attacking threat through Brandon Fanchette, who has scored nine times this campaign.
Northern Dynamo sit third on 22 points and continue to apply pressure from behind, while Victoria City remain fourth despite Tuesday’s heavy defeat. Tigers moved into fifth after a 2-0 win over Beau Vallon, and PLMS present one of the league’s most curious contrasts — seventh on 11 points yet boasting the league’s leading scorer in Faneva Tiavina, who has found the net 11 times despite his team’s defensive frailties. At the foot of the table, Bel Ombre remain second from bottom with a goal difference of minus 28.
With goals flowing across the division and individual scorers playing defining roles, the SFF Championship League race for promotion promises an absorbing and dramatic conclusion.
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