Joseph: Mulungu amudalitse Mponda pondikumbukira

Wosewera watsopano ku timu ya FCB Nyasa Big Bullets, Blessings Joseph, wati wathokoza kwambiri kwa mphunzitsi Peter Mponda pomwe wamukumbukiranso ndi kumukhulupilira kuti atha kugwiranso ntchito limodzi.

Iye amayankhula atasaina mgwirizano wa zaka zitatu kutimuyi pomwe tsopano wachoka ku timu ya Chitipa United ndipo wati ndi wokondwa popita ku Bullets.

Iye wati zikuonetsa kuti Mponda amakhala akumutsatabe kulikonse amayenda ndipo asewera chimodzimodzi momwe amachitira ku Chitipa.

"Chitipanso ndi timu yaikulu ndipo ngati ndimasewera bwino Bullets ndi kundiona ndekuti ndi zotheka kuseweranso kunoko nde ndilimbikira kuchepetsa kulakwitsa kuti anthu atikonde." Anatero Josephy.

Katswiriyu wasewerapo timu ya Wizards yomwe inali ya Mponda mu zaka khumi zapitazo ndipo uku ndi kukumananso kwa iye ndi mphunzitsiyu.

Henderson walonjeza zabwino ku Bullets

Katswiri wotseka kumbuyo watsopano ku timu ya FCB Nyasa Big Bullets, Chikumbutso Henderson, wati akuyembekeza kusewera bwino kuposa momwe amachitira kutimu yomwe wachoka ndipo anthu ayembekezere zabwino.

Iye amayankhula atatha kusaina mgwirizano wa zaka ziwiri kuchokera ku timu ya Mzuzu City Hammers ndipo wati ndi okondwa kamba koti wapita ku timu yaikulu.

Iye wati akukhulupilira kuti apeza upangiri watsopano ku timuyi womwe upititse patsogolo kwambiri luso lake kumpira.

"Tikumana ndi anthu atsopano omwe andiphunzitse zambiri zomwe zindithandize kupita patsogolo ndi zina zomwe ndikudziwa kale nde masapota andilandire kuti tigwire ntchito." Iye anatero.

Henderson wakhala katswiri mbambande kutimu ya Mzuzu City Hammers pomwr mu chaka cha 2024 anayithandiza kuthera mu matimu anayi amu TNM Supa ligi komanso kufika mu ndime yotsiriza ya Castel Challenge Cup.

Mponda happy with Henderson, Josephy signings

FCB Nyasa Big Bullets head coach, Peter Mponda, says the team has made very good signings as they look to cover their defense but their attack is okay.

He said this when Chikumbutso Henderson from Mzuzu City Hammers and Blessings Josephy from Chitipa United were signing contracts with the team on Monday afternoon.

He said the two are good signings of the teams and has explained their quality in the players.

"Josephy worked with me for three years before leaving for Sable Farming, he is good and composed, if you want to play from the back, he is a player suitable for that. Henderson is also good, got height and also plays with the ball." Said Mponda.

He has since not ruled out other new signings at the team but says only those who are more better than the players who are at the team are those who are coming.

The signings come after the departure of defenders, Nickson Nyasulu and Gomegzani Chirwa plus Precious Phiri, who have been outst

MPONDA HAPPY WITH SINGO AND MPOKERA'S STAY

FCB Nyasa Big Bullets head coach Peter Mponda says he is happy with contract extension of their two midfielders, Yankho Singo and Blessings Mpokera as they are good players who help the team.

Mponda said this on Wednesday after Singo penned a three year deal while Mpokera signed a two year extension deal with the People's team.

He said: "I think this is a reward for Singo for his performances last season while Mpokera can play as a right back, centre back and number 6 so i am happy that they are staying."

He further said that it is important for players to sign long term deals as it helps the coach when planning at a team.

He has however said more signings and contract extension will happen at the team in the coming days.

"CHATAMA IS HAPPY AT RESERVE" - CHIGOGA

FCB Nyasa Big Bullets' Chief Executive Officer, Albert Chigoga, says the work given to Enos Chatama is more huge at the team as he has the work of finding good players for the main team and that he is happy with his role.

Chigoga was asking to the question on why the team did not consider Chatama for the replacement of Kalisto Pasuwa as the head coach at the team instead Peter Mponda was chosen.

He said every person at the team is open for any job only that Chatama was employed to be at the Reserve which is a huge role also.

"If you look at his movements and how he does when coaching, you would tell that he enjoys his work so I don't know in the future because I don't know what will happen but he is important to us." Said Chigoga.

Chatama has been at the team for close to 8 years now with the Reserve side and has produced a number of good players which are reliable at the team now.

He was also one of the individual that were rumoured to lea

ANALYST BACK MPONDA TO SHINE AT BULLETS

One of the country's soccer analyst, Justin Mitambo, says newly appointed FCB Nyasa Big Bullets head coach, Peter Mponda, will perform better at the team as he is capable of doing it.

Mitambo said this after the appointment of Mponda who has penned a three year deal with the People's team and said Bullets is a new team to him so he can do better.

"I believe in him much. He is a big machine and I believe he will perform. He managed to stop the unstoppable Bullets meaning he knows how to handle it in order to shine." Said Mitambo.

Mponda lead Silver Strikers to their first league win in 11 years after winning the TNM Super League in 2023 becoming the first season for Bullets to miss the League in 6 years.

"I WANT TO WIN EVERYTHING" - MPONDA

Newly appointed FCB Nyasa Big Bullets head coach, Peter Mponda, says he knows that he is able to handle the pressure at the team and his main target is to win everything.

He said this when the team was unveiling him on Monday after signing a three year deal with the team and said he is happy to return to Bullets.

He said the team has two much pressure than Silver Strikers where he was last time but he is able to handle it and win more.

"It is a team which has much pressure. It has many supporters and it demands to win so when I look at all this, I saw that I'm able to handle that pressure. It is every coach's wish to win everything." He said.

Mponda returns to the team two years after his departure and ended the People's team's run of winning the League when he was at Silver Strikers.

"THE AIM IS TO RETAIN THE LOST GLORY" - CHIGOGA

FCB Nyasa Big Bullets Chief Executive Officer, Albert Chigoga, said it was hard to decide who to replace Kalisto Pasuwa as there was a need to bring a person who knows the team already and Peter Mponda was the only option.

Chigoga said this on Monday during a press briefing which unveiled Mponda as a head coach of the team and said he believes Bullets will do extremely better this season.

"We needed the one who had the knowledge of the team, the knowledge of the players, culture and philosophy and Peter Mponda was the one. The aim is to restore the lost glory because last season we struggled." Said Chigoga.

He further said the team will not give Mponda targets in order not to give him pressure and a three years contract is to give him much time to build a strong team.

NO TARGETS IN MPONDA'S CONTRACT

FCB Nyasa Big Bullets says they do not want to give much pressure on their newly appointed coach, Peter Mponda, that is why he has not been given any target in the contract he has signed.

The team's Chief Executive Officer, Albert Chigoga, said this when the team was unveiled Mponda after signing a three years deal with the People's team to mark his return at the team.

He said he hopes he will do better but the team does not want to pile more pressure on him but rather support him.

"He [Mponda] has also said himself that a coach needs to do well. We have not put any targets on him so that we don't give him pressure, what we need to do is just to give him support." Said Chigoga.

Mponda returns to the team two years after departing and will replace the outgoing Kalisto Pasuwa, whom he worked as his deputy from 2019 to 2022.

NEWS

FCB Nyasa Big Bullets has announced the appointment of Peter Mponda as the head coach of the team replacing Kalisto Pasuwa.

The team made the announcement through their Facebook page on Monday pending unveiling ceremony later in the morning.

Meanwhile, Mponda returns to the team two years after his departure to Black Leopards of South Africa before returning home to Silver Strikers where he snatched the People's team the TNM Super League trophy.

Robert Ng'ambi has reversed his decision and has accepted to be assistant to Peter Mponda at FCB Nyasa Big Bullets, Zicco Mkanda has also joined the team as Strikers trainer.

The people's team are expected to make significant changes to the team's technical panel, there are new faces in areas like the team manager, goalkeeper's trainer.

According to Wa Mpira, the whole technical panel will be unveiled on Monday morning at the team's offices where they will hold a Press conference.

Source: Twaha Chimuka

BULLETS, GOME DISCUSS ON NEW DEAL

FCB Nyasa Big Bullets has opened discussions with their captain, Gomegzani Chirwa, for an extension in his contract as it is expiring in February 2025.

According to our source, the team is keen to keep the player after establishing himself as one of the important defenders as he plays as a full back and a center back for the team.

However, Chirwa could ask for more as he has not been happy with the team's board which has been blocking moves for the players just as the case with Precious Sambani, the source further said.

Bullets signed Chirwa in 2018 from Civil Service United and has won the TNM Super League in each year he has played at the team except in 2024.

ANALYST SAYS SILVER WAS MPONDA'S TESTING FIELD

One of the country's soccer analyst, Justin Mitambo, says Peter Mponda's move from Silver Strikers shows that he wanted to prove FCB Nyasa Big Bullets bosses that he can do great things but was not into the Bankers' project.

He said this following the resignation of Mponda at the Area 47 side and as per Wa Ganyu reports, he is making a return to the People's team to replace Kalisto Pasuwa who has departed at the team.

He said for one who has won the League and is in a project of making the team grow, he could not leave the project just like that and that may be a mistake of his career.

"This decision has just shown that Peter Mponda's heart was not at silver strikers because under normal circumstances you don't expect someone who has just signed a contract to resign. I think Mponda went to silver just to prove a point to bullets that he is capable. No wonder after being approached by Bullets he couldn't think otherwise." Said Mitambo.

"TIMAFUNA ENA AMVEKO KUTI KUTENGA CHIKHO KUMAKOMA BWANJI" - CHIGOGA

M'dindo wamkulu kutimu ya FCB Nyasa Big Bullets, Albert Chigoga, wati matimu ayembekezere fumbi mu chaka cha 2025 pomwe chaka chino amangofuna matimu ena alaweko msuzi wa zikho ndipo chaka cha mawa zikubwerera ku mapale.

Iye amayankhula pa mwambo womwe timuyi inali kupereka mphoto kwa osewera omwe achita bwino mu chaka cha 2024 lolemba usiku.

Iye wati mwambowu umayenera kuchitika kutimuyi chaka chilichonse kutimuyi posatengera ndi mmene achitira mu chaka kuti athokoze ntchito ya osewera ndi aphunzitsi.

Iye wati timuyi ili mkati mokonza kuti chaka cha mawa adzapitilire kuchitanso bwino mu zikho zonse.

"Ine ngati CEO ndikuwauza anthu kuti kukhale kukuchitika zambiri kufikira nthawi yomwe zokonzekera ziyambe kuti tibwerere mchimake ndipo mu 2025 kuli fumbi apa timangofuna kuti ena alaweko mmene zimakomera kutenga chikho." Anatero Chigoga.

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"WE CAN NOT UNDERRATE HAMMERS" - PASUWA

FCB Nyasa Big Bullets head coach, Kalisto Pasuwa, says he expects a tough game against Mzuzu City Hammers as the team plays good Football but the People's team are looking for one positive result to progress into the final.

He said this ahead of the semi final match in the Castel Challenge Cup on Tuesday at the Kamuzu Stadium where he said his team had no time to train as they are travelling much and playing in spaces of three days in their matches.

He however was worried with injuries and tiredness of the players as the team is not having a left back but will still go to fight for a win.

"We lost Alick Lungu and Frank Willard due to injury and red card respectively and we also had some other guys who had knocks due to the pitch which was bumpy and hard." Said Pasuwa.

The winner of this match will face Mighty Mukuru Wanderers in a final to be played at the Bingu National Stadium on 21 December 2024.

BULLETS SET HAMMERS DATE IN CASTEL SEMIS

FCB Nyasa Big Bullets has booked their place in the semi finals of the 2024 Castel Challenge Cup after beating lower league side, MMF Marine 1-3 at the Dedza Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

Lloyd Aaron and Wongani Lungu scored great goals in the first half before Alick Lungu killing off the game in the second half after Alex Mbewe had put the game alive with a fine goal early in the second half.

The team will now play Mzuzu City Hammers in the last four at the Kamuzu Stadium and Coach Kalisto Pasuwa, has described Hammers as a good team.

"It will be a good game, Hammers is a good team that plays good Football and well structured I think playing them will be a motivation to us and may the best team wins and go into the final." Said Pasuwa.

The possibility of a Blantyre Derby in the final of the tournament is quite very possible as Mighty Mukuru Wanderers face Panthers on Sunday at the Kamuzu Stadium before Bullets hosting Hammers on Tuesday.

MORE INJURIES AT BULLETS WORRIES PASUWA

FCB Nyasa Big Bullets head coach, Kalisto Pasuwa, says too much travelling, playing in space of few days and poor pitches are reasons why his most of his players are picking more injuries this season.

He said this after losing out left back, Alick Lungu to an injury following a hard tackle on him as the team beat MMF Marine to book a place in the semi finals of the Castel Challenge Cup at the Dedza Stadium on Saturday.

He said his team is having no time for recovery of the players due to playing games in a space of three days and that playing in rains on poor surfaces is making him lose players in each game they are playing.

He said: "We are travelling a lot and also we have been playing on weather which is not okay and the pitch not suitable for a team to play football but again in terms of the health of players, we are playing games in space of three days and players are not recovering hence many injuries."

On the extent of Lungu, he said

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BULLETS TO HANDLE HILLTOP WITH CARE

FCB Nyasa Big Bullets head coach, Kalisto Pasuwa, says he expects a tough opposition when playing against non-League side, Hilltop FC from Mzuzu as he doesn't know much they play.

He said this on Tuesday ahead of their match at the Mzuzu Stadium on Wednesday afternoon and said it would be tough to them because if travelling and also no knowledge on how their opposite play.

"We need to be ready in everything, we don't know them so if we say they are not in any League and think that we have already won then it would be tough." Said Pasuwa.

He also talked of his players missing a lot of chances which he said the team needs players to remain focused and fight for the team.

The winner of the match will have to travel to Dedza Stadium where they will face MMF Marine on Sunday.