Sanudi misses penalty as 9-man Hammers knock out Wanderers

Mighty Wanderers were just two minutes away from reaching the semi finals of the Castel Challenge Cup but conceded late before Stanley Sanudi missing a penalty after suffering a 5-3 penalty shootout defeats over Mzuzu City Hammers at the Rumphi Stadium on Sunday.

The Nomads scored from the spot in the 50th minute through Isaac Kaliati before Matthews Banda and Jimmy Msiska all picking second yellow cards for Hammers to stay with 9 players in the pitch but substitute Hassan Luwembe scored a 95th minute penalty to take the game into penalties.

In the shootout, Hassan Luwembe, Isaiah Nyirenda, Alex Orotomal, Aubrey Simbi and Jeremiah Kanyika all scored their kicks for Hammers and Blessings Singini, Sama Thierry Tanjong and Blessings Mwalilino converted for the Nomads but Sanudi's was saved to send the Nomads to off-season.

Semi finals

Nyirenda, Nyondo out as Wanderers date Hammers

Mighty Wanderers will still miss their reliable defender Emmanuel Nyirenda and last season's Castel Challenge Cup top scorer Clement Nyondo when they face Mzuzu City Hammers in the Quarter finals of the tournament at the Rumphi Stadium on Sunday.

The team's head coach, Bob Mpinganjira, said this ahead of the match to confirm their travelling squad and also said Lawrence Chaziya misses out as he has left the team.

Nyirenda and Nyondo are still nursing injuries alongside Chimwemwe Nkhoma who has been sidelined for a year now.

Meanwhile, Mpinganjira said the team will play on a familiar pitch as they were there two weeks ago and that the approach will be different from their 2-1 defeat in the league.

"They are the only team to beat us in the League but this time it will be different and we are ready for it," he said.

A win will secure a place in the semi finals where they will face FCB Nyasa Big Bullets for a Blantyre derby.

NEWS

Kansanshi Dynamos has unveiled Zeliat Nkhoma and Patrick Macheso as their new signings ahead of the second round of the MTN Super League in Zambia.

Nkhoma has left Kamuzu Barracks on a two year loan deal while Macheso has left Silver Strikers for the team.

The duo will join Francisco Madinga who is a regular at the team.

This takes the number of Malawians playing in the Zambian league to 9 players.

"Zikufunika kuti alimbikire" - Fazili

Mphunzitsi watimu ya Scorchers, Lovemore Fazili, wati ayesetsa kuthandizira katswiri womwetsa zigoli Deborah Henry kuti achite bwino ndikupeza malo mu timuyi kamba ka ukadaulo omwe ali nawo pomwetsa zigoli koma zitengera kuti mwini wake alimbikira motani.

Iye amayankhula pomwe amayitana mndandanda wa osewera omwe apite ku m'bindikiro kukonzekera mpikisano wa COSAFA ndipo wamutenga Henry pomwe anasiyidwa ulendo wapitawo.

Fazili wati kutengedwa kwa katswiriyu sikukutanthauza kuti apita nawo ku South Africa koma akuyenera kulimbikira.

"Ndi osewera wabwino ndipo ndi momwe amachinyira zigoli zikuonekeratu kuti ndi wabwino koma tsopano akuyenera kupikisana ndi anzake ndipo akachita bwino apita nawo ku South Africa," iye anatero.

Iye anatinso Madyina Ngulube naye akuyenera kuonetsa kuti atha kuchita bwino pakuti pakatipa pabweranso osewera abwino ambiri pa malo akewo.