Dedza beat Ekhaya to secure Castel semi final spot

Goshen City Dedza Dynamos have become the first team to book a place in the semi finals of the Castel Challenge Cup after beating Ekhaya FC 2-0 in the Quarter finals at the Mpira Stadium on Saturday.

The team faced a third top flight League side in the tournament but it was not a problem for them as Luke Chima and Gift Magola scored late to secure a win.

Head coach Alex Ngwira was happy with the win as he said it will motivate the team after having an awful season in the League.

"We want to reach in the final and it is possible also to win it. We planned to restrict them from passing so that they should play long balls which worked for us and happy," said Ngwira.

The team will face the winner between Blue Eagles and Chitipa United in the semi final and this is their first time to secure the place in the stage.

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Ngwira anticipate tough game against Ekhaya

Goshen City Dedza Dynamos head coach, Alex Ngwira, said he expects a tough match against Ekhaya FC but his charges are ready to face the Cowboys in the Castel Challenge Cup quarter finals.

He said this ahead of the match on Saturday at the Mpira Stadium where he highlighted that cup games are tough as they just need one winner to progress to the next round.

"We faced each other in the league and both encounters ended into a draw but now we need one winner in the game which makes it tough," said Ngwira.

He also said that the team will utilize their chances in the game so that they should do better.

The winner of the game will progress through to the semi finals of the tournament while the loser will start their off-season.

DEDZA BEATS MAFCO TO BOOST SURVIVAL CHANCES

Goshen City Dedza Dynamos increased their chances of surviving in the TNM Super League this season after opening a four-point gap above the relegation zone with a 2-1 win over relegation threatened MAFCO side at the Dedza Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

George Mboma opened the scores 11 minutes into the first half before Chifuniro Mpinganjira doubling it in the 53rd minute but Chifundo Molosoni pulled one back four minutes later to put the game alive.

Head coach Alex Ngwira hailed his boys for the job well done and execution of his plan into the game but still got worried with missing a lot of chances into the game.

''The battle is just too tight and we need to fight for ourselves because if we fail that means there is no one who can save us so we will try hard so that we do better in the remaining matches,'' said Ngwira.

The win lifted the team up to 11th on the log table with 30 points from 8 wins, 6 draws and 13 defeats in the League.

Sherperd Bushiri talent identification program ideal to Dedza Dynamos' long-term plan

The plans to have a strong Goshen City Dedza Dynamos side in the near future have began with a launch of football talent identification program through the Sherperd Bushiri foundation in order to have good players for the team.

This has been known through a press release by Prophet Sherperd Bushiri's Director of Communication, Aubrey Kusakala, dated 21 November 2025 which highlighted the whole plan.

The release said they know how Dedza Dynamos is struggling now in the league as they find themselves in the relegation zone but they believe that they will survive this season.

''We acknowledge the tough situation, but we also recognize and appreciate the hard work the boys and technical panel are putting in. We have full confidence in their ability and determination to fight and remain in the league,'' reads part of the release.

As part of preparing for the next season and a long-term strategy,

Dedza Dynamos target Super League triumph in 2027

TNM Super League outfits, Dedza Dynamos, have set a target to win the League in 2027 after receiving a major boost of K1.2 billion worthy sponsorship from Prophet Shepherd Bushiri.

The team's Chief Administrative Officer, Gaston Kankosi Banda, said their partnership with Goshen will help them have quality players and good management of the team.

"In football, when there is money success is also there so the sponsorship gave us too much energy and we see it possible to win the League in the next two years," Banda said.

The team was shot in the arm by Bushiri in a deal that runs for two-and-half year and they have changed their name to Goshen City Dedza Dynamos.

Source: Zodiak