* Both have won at 1-0 margin with Namitete beating Ndirande Stars at Aubrey Dimba Stadium
* While FOMO were at home Mulanje Park where they defeated Chilobwe United
By Duncan Mlanjira
Namitete Zitha and FOMO FC have both won their Matchweek 14 assignments this Sunday afternoon to climb up the log table of the NBS Bank National Division League (NDL).
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Both have won at 1-0 margin with Namitete beating Ndirande Stars at Aubrey Dimba Stadium while FOMO were at home Mulanje Park where they defeated Chilobwe United.
Having amassed 22 points, Namitete have thus moved from 6th place to 5th where they have displaced Chilobwe United, who have 19 points.
Chilobwe were pushed further to 7th place as FOMO have now earned 21 points and lie on 6th.
One match was not played today following the death of Junior Banda, player for 2nd-placed Extreme FC, who were scheduled to meet rock bottom of the table Changalume Barracks.
He died on Saturday, October 10, 2026, aged 24 and a minute of silence in his honour was thus observed at both matches.
A minute of silence in honour of Junior Banda at both matches
After a goalless first time in which Namitete Zitha achieved two shots on target against Ndirande’s three, the hosts broke the deadlock in the 59th through Precious Mandiwa, who headed in from a Chrispine Namponya’s cross.
Namitete Zitha’s Chrispine Namponya won Man of the Match award
At Mulanje Park, FOMO were awarded a penalty just three minutes into the game after a reckless foul in the box, which Sebastian Chinsomba converted.
At Mulanje Park the award went to FOMO’s McPhen Mdolo
On Saturday, Songwe Border United maintained their lead of the log table after drawing 0-0 with Mzuzu City Hammers.
Songwe Border lead with 32 points, six ahead of Extreme, who now have a game in hand.
On 4th place are Embangweni United, who lost 0-4 to Ntaja United 4-0 through two braces each from Hussein Sanudi (21’, 43’) and Patrick Mponda (36’, 59’) to amass 19 points.
On Friday, seasoned Mighty Tigers, who were relegated from the top flight league in the 2025 season and are facing the same prospects in the 2nd-tier league, registered their third win at Mpira Stadium.
They beat fellow relegation-based side Bangwe All Stars 2-1 to amass 14 points while maintaining their 10th place on the log table.
They, however, opened an 8-point gap ahead of Bangwe All Stars, who are 11th with 6 points and reduced to one point behind Ndirande Stars, who are also in the relegation zone on 9th.
Meanwhile, Football Association of Malawi (FAM) describes the passing Junior Banda as “a great loss to Extreme FC and the Malawi football fraternity”.
“Born on 26 February 2002, Banda rose through the ranks of Extreme FC’s reserve team before establishing himself in the senior side.
“He was part of the Extreme FC squad that reached the semi-finals of the FDH Bank Cup in 2022 and also contributed to the club’s campaign to secure promotion to the Super League.
“FAM extends its heartfelt condolences to the Banda family, Extreme FC, his teammates, friends and the entire football fraternity during this difficult time. May his soul rest in eternal peace.”
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