SONGWE IKUYANG'ANA ZOBWERERA MU LIGI YAIKULU

Mphunzitsi watimu ya Songwe Border United Elias Chirambo wati ndi wokondwa ndi momwe timu yake ikuchitira ndipo zikulingana ndi khumbo la anthu aku Karonga kuti timuyi ilowe mu ligi yaikulu.

Iye amayankhula atapambana 2-0 ndi Chilobwe United kuti apitilire kutsogolabe mu ligi ya NBS Bank National Division mu sabata yachisanu ndi chiwiri.

Chirambo yati boma la Karonga limakhala ndi matimu awiri mu ligi yaikulu ndipo kuchoka kwa Baka City yomwe inagulidwa ndi Masters FC kukuwakankha kuti alimbikire kuti alowenso mu ligi yaikuluyi.

"Ndi khumbo lathu komanso anthu aku Karonga kuti tibwerere mu ligi yaikulu chifukwa kuno nde kulikulu la mpira kumpoto kuno nde timakhala ndi matimu awiri mu ligi yaikulu," anatero Chirambo.

Iye wathokoza anthu amu bomali komanso akuluakulu a timuyi kamba kowathandiza mu njira zambiri zomwe zikuwathandizanso kuti azichita bwino.

Songwe ili pa nambala yoyamba ndi mapoints 16 itapambana kasanu, kufanana mphamvu k

Songwe ikugawa chipulumutso mu Supa ligi

Timu ya Songwe Border United ikadapitilizabe kugonja mu ligi ya TNM pomwe yagonja masewero achi 23 pa masewero 27 omwe asewera mu ligiyi pomwe agonja 2-0 ndi timu ya MAFCO pa bwalo la Champions lachitatu masana.

Timuyi inakwanitsa kuyimitsa MAFCO mchigawo choyamba koma inagoletsetsa mu mphindi makumi awiri zakumapeto kudzera mwa Zikani Sichinga ndi China Chirwa kuti igonje mmasewerowa.

Mphunzitsi wamkulu Edwin Kaonga anati timu yake inafooka mchigawo chachiwiri mpake inagonja koma inaonetsa kaseweredwe kapamwamba mchigawo choyamba.

''Tikadapitilirabe ndipo lamulungu tili ndi masewero ndi Silver Strikers nde tibwerera tikakonze mavuto athu kuti mwina tidzachite bwino pa masewerowa,'' anatero Kaonga.

Timuyi tsopano ili ndi mapoints okwana asanu ndi imodzi (6) pomwe yakwanitsa kupambana kamodzi, kufanana mphamvu katatu ndi kugonja ka 23 ndipo anatuluka kale mu ligiyi.

Songwe eye Super League return in 2027

Songwe Border United are optimistic that they will return into the TNM Super League so soon after being relegated from the league a year after their promotion.

The team had their relegation confirmed on Wednesday after suffering a 3-0 home defeat against Mzuzu City Hammers at the Karonga United.

The team's technical Director, Gift Chilongo, said that the team will not take long in the second tier league.

''We will soon come back into the league because we are losing no player. We will keep the squad so that we win together and return in style,'' said Chilongo.

The team has had a tough season which saw them having three different coaches but have managed just one win and three draws in 25 games.

With five games left, they have 6 points in the league and have conceded 59 goals while scoring just only 9 in the process.

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Songwe suffers Elite league relegation

TNM Super League rookies, Songwe Border United have become the first team to be officially relegated from the league with five games to spare after suffering a 3-0 defeat over Mzuzu City Hammers at the Karonga Stadium on Wednesday afternoon.

The team cannot reach the amount of points for the team outside the relegation (24) as they remaining games could take them up to 21 points only.

The Ndenga Boys were promoted into the league last year after finishing top of the Northern Region Football League but struggled with performance as they have just managed to get one win and three draws in 25 games.

They have also conceded 59 goals in the league whilst scoring just 9 goals in their debut season.

The team will play in the NBS Bank National Division League next season in a bid to return to the Super League in 2027.

"Chipanda kutopa Wanderers sikanachinya" - Kaonga

Mphunzitsi watimu ya Songwe Border United, Edwin Kaonga, wati timu yake inachinyitsa zigoli nthawi yothaitha chifukwa choti osewera anatopa koma wayamikira osewera kuti anasewera bwino.

Iye amayankhula atatha masewero omwe anagonja 2-0 ndi timu ya Wanderers pomwe anakwanitsa mphindi 85 osachinyitsako chigoli pa masewerowa.

Kaonga anati timu yake inasewera bwino kwambiri ndipo kupanda kuti osewera ake sanatope Wanderers sikanapeza chigoli.

Iye watinso timu yake ilimbikirabe mu masewero atsalawa kuti mwina atha kutolako kenakake mu ligi.

"Masewero akadalipo ndithu ndipo ifeyo tizisewerabe moti sitingayankhule pano kuti tituluka kapena ayi. Tikuonetsabe dziko kuti sikuti ndife timu yoipa koma kuti zotsatira zimangotivutabe mwa tsoka basi," anatero Kaonga.

Timuyi yatsala ndi masewero asanu ndi atatu kuti itsilize onse ndipo yapambana kamodzi5, kulepherana kawiri ndi kugonja ka 19 kuti akhale ndi mapoints asanu okha pansi pa ligi.