Category: Sports

The May 1 Blantyre derby * SULOM fines Bullets fined K500,000 for fans pitch invasion * National Referees Committee demanded to discipline referees involved * The result of the match is at 1-1 since at 75 minutes of stoppage, it had matured  By Duncan Mlanjira Mighty Wanderers have been found guilty of contributing towards the abandonment of the May 1, 2021 Blantyre derby against their arch rivals Nyasa Big Bullets and have since been fined a total of K1.602…

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The signing ceremony * Players will have their tailor made insurance policy covers * Ranging from life, injury, property and other needs, which shall be extended to supporters By Duncan Mlanjira Nyasa Big Bullets has secured business partnership with multinational insurance company, CIC Africa that include catering for players and supporters insurance needs as well as supporting the team’s commercialization drive. The 3-year deal was sealed on Wednesday in Blantyre in which the benefits are mutual for both parties…

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The launch of the cup in 2019 By Duncan Mlanjira The much anticipated K90 million FDH Bank League Cup, whose winners will go home with K25m as prize money, kicks off May 29 with regional leagues’ preliminaries. The competition, that was unveiled in November 2019, was due to have been played in 2020 but had been put on hold due to suspension of sporting activities in the midst of the CoVID-19 pandemic. At a press briefing on Tuesday at…

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* Sets March 2022 as an extra window By Duncan Mlanjira The emergency committee of Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced that it has postponed the qualifiers for the 2022 Qatar World Cup that were to have taken place in June due to current challenges cause by the CoVID-19 pandemic. In consultation with world football governing body, FIFA, the qualifiers will be scheduled in the existing windows of September, October and November as well as March 2022. CAF…

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The refs had to be whisked away by the police * The officiating crew of yesterday should not be found anywhere near football * Referees are also reviewing the match to determine what went wrong * The referees also encourage Kwimbira to legally sue Sumani for the alleged vulgar language abuse By Duncan Mlanjira Mighty Wanderers FC has brought in some allegations of corruption to do with the premature end of the much-anticipated Blantyre derby against their age-old archrivals,…

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The present state of the stalled construction works * Their TNM Super League representatives Red Lions using Mpira Stadium in Blantyre as home * Zomba City Council losing out on much needed revenue collection * The Community Centre ground shouldn’t have been demolished as it still was playable for elite games * A new place should have been identified to build such a new facility By Draxton Maloya, Contributor People of the City of Zomba continue to be starved…

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* Silver Strikers reclaim top spot with 4 points lead * Champions Big Bullets maintain 3rd place * Mighty Wanderers move from 10th to 9th By Duncan Mlanjira After winning two of their matches at 2-1 each against Mzuzu Warriors and Tigers FC on Friday and Sunday respectively, Chitipa United have leapfrogged from the last 16th position to 12th — overtaking 3 from the relegation zone. Going into the weekend fixtures, Chitipa United had 7 points by now have…

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