Lions roar past Jenda to maintain lead

Red Lions maintained their perfect run in the League after claiming their 6th straight win with a comfortable 3-0 win over winless Jenda United at the Balaka Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

Mphatso Magaleta netted twice in each half before Brown Gondwe adding another to extend their number of points on top of the League standings.

Head coach for the Lions, Malumbo Mkandawire, was excited with the result. "We are happy that we have won despite that it was hard to find goals in the first half but we came strong in the second half. We are happy to win."

Head coach for Jenda, Uchizi Nkunika, described the result as disappointing. "It's very painful to travel a long distance and claim this kind of result. We conceded in the first half but then we managed to hold them until final minutes when we lost it again."

The win took Lions up to 18 points from 6 wins and one defeat while Jenda remain bottom of the table with no point from 7 games.

Lions breaks into NDL top three

Red Lions claimed their second consecutive victory of the season as they beat resilient Chintheche United 3-1 at the Balaka Stadium on Sunday to move into the top three of the League.

Abel Gerald's 27th minute strike for Lions was cancelled out by Robin Chioka 6 minutes later but the forward restored the lead on 55th minute before Mathews Simbeyi's 85th minute strike sealed the win at the Balaka Stadium.

Head coach for the hosts, Malumbo Mkandawire, said despite claiming a health win, they faced a tough side making the game hard.

"It was a tough game, maybe people are just hearing about Chintheche United. It is a good side, well organised and it demanded our hardwork in order to win." Said Mkandawire.

On his part, head coach for Chintheche , Isaac Katete, said his team played very well despite losing in the match and he will take the positives from the overall performance.

"We started very well and we controlled the game up until we gifted the

"AYI! AYI! SITINAGULITSE MASEWERO" - MKANDAWIRE

Wachiwiri kwa mphunzitsi watimu ya Red Lions, Malumbo Mkandawire, wati timu yake inavutika kwambiri kamba koti Moyale inawapanikiza kwambiri makamaka mchigawo chachiwiri.

Iye amayankhula atatha masewero omwe agonja 7-0 pa bwalo la Mzuzu ndipo wati timu yake sinagulitseko masewerowa koma kungoti zawavuta basi.

"Masewero sanali abwino poti sitinasewere bwino komanso kuti Moyale inatipanikiza kwambiri nde zinapangitsa kuti atichinye zigoli zambiri. Ayi ayi sikuti chifukwa choti tonse ndi asilikali ayi koma anzathuwa anatipanikiza kwambiri nde tikaphwasulanso timuyi ndi kukonzanso." Anatero Mkandawire.

Red Lions imapita mmasewerowa ikudziwika kale kuti yatuluka ndipo mchigawo choyamba imatsalira 1-0 ndipo zisanu ndi chimodzi zinazo zabwera mchigawo chachiwiri. Timuyi yamaliza ndi mapointsi 29 pa masewero 30.

Wolemba: Hastings Wadza Kasonga Jr

RED LIONS YATULUKA MU SUPA LIGI

Timu ya Red Lions ikubwereranso ku ligi yaying'ono yakummwera kwa dziko lino ya Thumbs Up Southern Region Football league pomwe yatuluka muligiyi loweruka angakhale kuti sinasewere masewero kamba koti MAFCO yatola pointi lero.

Lions inali ndi 29 points ndipo pamafunikira kuti adzagonjetse Moyale Barracks ndi zigoli zodutsa 13 komanso kuti MAFCO isatole pointi iliyonse koma maloto amenewo akanika.

MAFCO yatola pointi imodzi kuti ifike pa mapointsi 33 chimodzimodzi Ekwendeni Hammers komanso Civo United yomwe Red Lions singafikire kuti itsatire Extreme FC kotuluka. Awa ndi matimu ena omwe ali pa chiopsezo chotuluka.

8. Dedza Dynamos 28 -8 35
9. Blue Eagles 28 1 34
10. Mighty Tigers 27 -2 34
11. Civo United 28 0 33
12. MAFCO 28 -8 33
13. Ekwendeni Hammers 29 -12 33
14. Moyale Barracks 28 -7 31

Reported by Hastings Wadza Kasonga Jr

RED LIONS IKUFUNIKIRA ZIGOLI 13 KUTI ITSALE MU LIGI

Moyo wa timu ya Red Lions kuti isatuluke mu ligi ya TNM ya chaka chino ukunka nucheperabe pomwe tsopano ikufunikira zigoli 13 kuti idzapambane pomwe idzakumane ndi Moyale Barracks mmasewero omaliza.

Timuyi yalepherana 1-1 ndi FCB Nyasa Big Bullets pa bwalo la Balaka ndipo kupambana kwa Ekwendeni Hammers pa Civo United 3-2 kwaononga moyo wawo pomwe maso awo akuyang'ana pa MAFCO yomwe ili pa nambala 13 ndi 32 points.

Wachiwiri kwa mphunzitsi watimuyi, Chifundo Masapula, yemwe nthawiyi samadziwa zotsatira za masewero ena, anati ngati moyo ulipobe, akalimbikira posewera ndi Moyale.

"Sitikudziwa kuti mmene anzathu asewera kuti zili bwanji komabe ngati agonja ndekuti ndi Moyale tidzapita ndi mphamvu zonse kuti tidzachite bwino." Anatero Masapula.

Lions ili ndi mapointsi 29 pa masewero 29 omwe yasewera mu ligiyi ndipo ikadali pa nambala 15 mu ligiyi.

Wolemba: Hastings Wadza Kasonga Jr