"WE ARE IN CONTROL" - MPONDA

Silver Strikers head coach, Peter Mponda, says his team is not looking at other teams who are coming behind them as what he knows now is that they are in control of the League.

He said this after being held to a goalless draw against Bangwe All Stars at the Balaka Stadium to drop two points giving an advantage to second placed Mighty Mukuru Wanderers to cut their gap to five points.

The former Flames captain said what he knows is that they are in control of the League and they are focusing on the game.

"We are not at teams that are behind us, we are just focusing on our games, we should take points and move on, what I just is that we are in control." Said Mponda.

The next assignment for the Bankers was to travel to Aubrey Dimba Stadium and play Creck Sporting Club but has been postponed due to Flames' early trip to Senegal.

The Bankers remain top of the standings with 49 points from 21 games this season, five above the Nomads who are on 44 points.

"I DONT THINK THAT POINT WILL HELP THEM" - MPONDA

Silver Strikers head coach, Peter Mponda, says his team failed to score because they were playing against a defensive team that came not to win the game and the point gotten on top of them will not help them.

He said this after the team's 0-0 draw against Bangwe All Stars at the Balaka Stadium where he said it is a frustrating draw but they will pick a point which will help them in their race for the League.

"It was a frustrating draw, we were playing a team that was more defensive and did not come to win, we are fighting for the Championship and we deserved to win but we will take the point to our home, they [Bangwe] are very happy but I don't think that point will help them." Said Mponda.

He said his team is not focusing on the team that is coming behind them but what they see is that they are top of the League.

The Bankers are placed on first position with 49 points from 21 games in the League, five points ahead of Wanderers.

"DEDZA CAN ALSO SCORE FOUR" - MPONDA

Silver Strikers head coach, Peter Mponda, says his team needs to treat their second leg of the Airtel Top 8 match with Premier Bet Dedza Dynamos with conscious for if they managed to score four in the first leg, Dedza can also score the same goals.

He said this ahead of their match at the Dedza Stadium on Sunday where the team goes with a 4-1 lead on aggregate but said his team needs to have an attacking mind in order to do well in the match.

"The first 45 minutes of the game went in Lilongwe and we are going for the second 45 minutes in Dedza we need to be conscious with our friends as we scored four goals and they can also score four." Said Mponda.

He said the ideal solution to claim an easy win is to apply more through attacks from the first whistle but said a 4-1 margin was a good one to go with in the second leg.

The winner of the match will progress into the next round of the competition as they will face the winner between Bangwe All the

"DEDZA CAN ALSO SCORE FOUR" - MPONDA

Silver Strikers head coach, Peter Mponda, says his team needs to treat their second leg of the Airtel Top 8 match with Premier Bet Dedza Dynamos with conscious for if they managed to score four in the first leg, Dedza can also score the same goals.

He said this ahead of their match at the Dedza Stadium on Sunday where the team goes with a 4-1 lead on aggregate but said his team needs to have an attacking mind in order to do well in the match.

"The first 45 minutes of the game went in Lilongwe and we are going for the second 45 minutes in Dedza we need to be conscious with our friends as we scored four goals and they can also score four." Said Mponda.

He said the ideal solution to claim an easy win is to apply more through attacks from the first whistle but said a 4-1 margin was a good one to go with in the second leg.

The winner of the match will progress into the next round of the competition as they will face the winner between Bangwe All the

"IF IT WAS BULLETS BUT WANDERERS CAN'T CATCH US" - MPONDA

Silver Strikers head coach, Peter Mponda, has pulled hot words on second placed Mighty Mukuru Wanderers saying they are not afraid of them coming behind them but if it was FCB Nyasa Big Bullets it was their threat.

Mponda said this after his team's 1-0 win over Kamuzu Barracks on Sunday at the Silver Stadium where he downplayed any pressure from the Nomads in the race for the title.

"I don't think there's any team that is giving us pressure, if it was Bullets I would say that was dangerous but Wanderers can not catch us. I see now they are playing three four games at home so that they win all and move closer to us but we will be winning ours and by the time they will be playing the tough games, the League will be gone." Said Mponda.

The top two teams are separated by 7 points in the League as the Bankers have 48 points while the Nomads have 41 points from 20 games in the League.