SRFA congratulates Ekhaya, ask them to boost squad

The Southern Region Football League has congratulated Ekhaya FC for winning the 2024 Thumbs Up Southern Region Premier Division League and earning a promotion in the TNM Super League.

The Association's Chairperson, Raphael Humba, said they are happy to have produced a champion with a game to spare and believe that they will finish well on January 15th as Ekhaya play FCB Nyasa Big Bullets Reserve at the Mpira Stadium.

He has however provided a very simple advise to the champions in order to avoid relegation in the elite League.

"They have to know that Super League football is very different from where they are coming from. They have to be prepared financially and also beef up their squad so they match the league's standards." Said Humba.

Ekhaya FC has equalled the record set by Wizards FC in 2015 when they moved straight from Division One League to Premier Division then straight to the Super League.

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Jika: Bangwe muyionanso ikumenya mpira

Mwini wake watimu ya Bangwe All Stars, Mphatso Jika, wati chitsogolo chenicheni cha timuyi sichinaoneke poti akudikilira mkumano ndi anthu osiyanasiyana omwe amakhudzidwa ndi timuyi koma wapereka chilimbikitso kuti timuyi ikadalipo.

Iye amayankhula kutsatira mphekesera zomwe zikumamveka kuti atha kuyisiya timuyi kutsatira kutuluka mu ligi yaikulu ya TNM mu chaka cha 2024.

Iye wati ndi wodandaula kwambiri kamba koti khumbo lake loti timuyi ikhale imodzi mwa matimu akuluakulu linathera panjira komabe timuyi ipitilirabe ndipo banja lake linavomereza.

" A CEO athu anachokapo anapita ku China koma afika pompano tikatero nde tidzakambirana zonse zokhudza timu chifukwa ndi anthu oti atithandiza kwambiri nde chiganizo sindingapange ndekha." Anatero.

Bangwe All Stars inalowa mu ligi mu chaka cha 2023 pomwe inamaliza pa nambala yachisanu ndi chiwiri (7) koma mu chaka cha 2024 inakanika kutsalabe pa tsiku lomaliza itagonja 1-4 ndi Creck Sporting Club.

SRFA: Humba not contesting, Elections on Feb 8

Southern Region Football League chairperson, Raphael Humba, has announced that he will not contest on his position marking his end of tenure at the Association next month.

Humba confirmed the news on Friday when also confirming the date set for elections at the SRFA as 8th February following Football Association of Malawi's order to Regional Association to hold elections before 28th February this year.

He said he has done his part at the Association and it is time for the people to also help in the development of football.

"It is now the time that people should come out and take positions and contribute to the development of our football rather than just criticizing people that they have failed." He said.

He also said everyone who has been in active football for more than five years is allowed to contest and needs to go to their 8 district Associations to provide them with a manifesto.

Humba has been at SRFA for over a decade now.

MKONDA SENDS EKHAYA INTO TOPFLIGHT LEAGUE

Former Mighty Mukuru Wanderers midfielder, Francis Mkonda, scored an opener as Ekhaya FC stun Ndirande Stars 2-0 to earn TNM Super League promotion a year earlier than their targeted period.

The team needed a win on Thursday at the Kamuzu Stadium and Mkonda scored at the blink of half time before Mwayi Banda striking late to seal the win.

Meanwhile, it was two goals in the last two games en-route to the promotion as he also scored an opener against Mighty Wanderers Reserve last Monday at the Mpira Stadium.

The team eyed a promotion in the League in 2026 but they have managed to jump from Division One to the elite League in just a period of two years.

They complete the number of teams to play in the League as Central region produced Blue Eagles as champions while Songwe Border United won the Northern region league.

MPOKERA: "OSEWERA ALIYENSE AMAFUNA ATASEWERAKO BULLETS"

Wosewera watimu ya FCB Nyasa Big Bullets, Blessings Mpokera, wati ndi zinthu zokoma Kwambiri kusaina mgwirizano woonjezera kutimuyi poti ndi zopambana kukhala ku timu yaikulu ngati Bullets.

Iye amayankhula atasaina mgwirizano wa zaka ziwiri kupitilira kukhalabe kutimuyi kufika mu chaka cha 2027 ndipo wati akuyembekezeka kuti akhale ndi nthawi yabwino kutimuyi.

Iye wati chaka chatha timuyi sinachite bwino pomwe inavutika kwambiri koma chaka chino osewera ayesetsa kuti zinthu zikhale bwino ndipo savutika pansi pa mphunzitsi watsopano, Peter Mponda.

"Ndikukhulupilira kuti pomwe a Mponda anali ndi Pasuwa anaphunzira zambiri nde sitiona kusiyana poti mpira wawo ndi umodzi."

Mpokera ndi mmodzi mwa osewera omwe anachokera kutimu yachisodzera yatimuyi ndipo amasewera pakati komanso kumbuyo kwa timuyi.

GAVI INSPIRES BARCA INTO SUPER CUP FINAL

Gavi scored a goal and assisted the second one to inspire Barcelona to a 2-0 win over Athletic Bilbao and book a place in the final of the Spanish Super Cup.

The midfielder scored in the first half with a fine goal but Barca on the lead and had to set up golden boy, Lamine Yamal for the second in the second half.

The team will play the winner between Real Madrid and Mallorca who face later today in another thrilling semi final match.

Reported by Hastings Kasonga

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.

"TIGWIRA NDI MPONDA NGATI TINACHITA NDI PASUWA" - SINGO

Katswiri wosewera pakati kutimu ya FCB Nyasa Big Bullets, Yankho Singo, wati iye asewera chimodzimodzi pansi pa mphunzitsi watsopano, Peter Mponda, chimodzimodzi mmene ankasewerera ndi Kalisto Pasuwa kamba koti akusewerera timu.

Iye amayankhula atatha kusaina mgwirizano wa zaka zitatu zoonjezera ndi timuyi ndipo wati ndi wokondwa kukhalabe kutimu yaikulu ngati Bullets.

Iye wati akuyembekeza kuchitabe bwino ndi timuyi ndipo alimbikira kuti akhalebe wodalilika kutimuyi ndikusewera mozipereka.

"Mphunzitsi aliyense tikuyenera kugwira naye ntchito chimodzimodzi nde a Mponda tilimbikira ngati timachitira mmbuyo muja palibe kusiyana ayi. Ngati osewera, umayenera kulimbikira pa mphunzitsi aliyense." Anatero Singo.

Osewerayu anachokera kutimu yachisodzera ya Bullets mu 2022 ndipo mu zakazi wazitolera Kwambiri mpaka wasewerako timu ya dziko lino.

CHAWINGA, KABZERE PLAY THEIR FIRST 2025 MATCHES

Scorchers internationals, Tabitha Chawinga and Rose Kabzere, have played their first matches in 2025 as they help their respective teams to pick win in the Arkema Premiership in France.

Chawinga played the whole 90 minutes in a game that Olympic Lyonnais beat Dijon 2-0 to reclaim the top spot with 31 points from 11 games and a game in hand as second placed PSG has 29 points from 12 games.

Meanwhile, Kabzere's Montpellier moved up to fifth in the standings thanks to a classy 1-2 win over Strasbourg on Wednesday.

Kabzere was introduced on 66th minute and really helped the team offensively to score twice and claim maximum points.

In another match that involved a Malawian, Charles Petro played for 45 minutes as FC Botosan drew 1-1 against Ludogorets in a friendly match on Tuesday.

Reported by Hastings Wadza Kasonga Jr

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Mzuzu City Hammers are targeting former FCB Nyasa Big Bullets Reserve goalkeeper's trainer Vincent Gona to take the same role at the club.

Mzuzu City Hammers have played the whole of last season without goalkeeper's trainer and see Gona as right candidate to fill the gap.

Source: Twaha Chimuka

Balikinho Mwaka-no-show

Mighty Mukuru Wanderers midfielder Balikinho Mwakanyongo has gone awol from the club for almost a month now, the player was last seen when Wanderers played their Castel Challenge Cup Semi Final against Panthers Fc and was not in the team's matchday squad for the final and has since not availed himself to the club and is still nowhere to be seen.

Source: Twaha Chimuka

NEWS

Trevor Kajawa has dumped Bangwe All Stars and joins Chilobwe United ahead of the 2025 season .

The Southern Region Division One champions will play in the Thumbs Up Southern Region football League in 2025.

TRANSFER NEWS

FOMO FC forward, Arthur Kalondola, is nearing a move to MAFCO FC as the soldiers are looking for his services .

However, they are in a competition with fellow military side, Kamuzu Barracks, who also want the player.

SILVER AWARD GALA IN FEBRUARY

Silver Strikers says it will hold an award presentation gala in February this year to appreciate players who performed well in 2024 in their all teams.

The team's Chief Executive Officer, Patrick Chimimba, spoke to Zodiak on Wednesday that the team has already set the plans for the event and that it will not disturb the team's preparation for 2025 season.

"Our sponsors prepared a small event after the League which made us change the program and also we were waiting for our Women's team to finish their games to award all the teams together." Said Chimimba.

The senior team won the TNM Super League in 2024 while their Youth side won the U-19 FCB Katswiri League in Lilongwe and Womens team is fighting for the Championship of the Central Region Womens League.

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

NKHANI

Timu ya Civil Service United yatsimikiza kuti osewera awo atatu, Muhammad Biason, Chikaiko Batson ndi John Dambuleni, awonjezera mgwirizano wawo ndi chaka chimodzi kutimuyi.

Timuyi yatsimikiza nkhaniyi lolemba masana kudzera pa tsamba lawo la mchezo la Facebook.

Pa osewerawa, Batson ndi Biason ndi osewera kutsogolo pomwe Dambuleni amasewera kumbuyo chapakati kutimuyi.

"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.

MALAWIANS OUTSIDE MALAWI

•Kieran Ngwenya played the whole match as Dunfermline Athletics beat his former team, Partick Thistles 4-1 in Scotland on Saturday afternoon.

•Limbikani Mzava was on the bench as Magesi FC played a goalless draw against TS Galaxy in the DSTV Premiership on Saturday afternoon.

•Gabadinho Mhango was replaced on 84th minute as Marumo Gallants played a goalless draw against Richards Bay on Saturday.

•Malawian England based forward, Shaquille Gwengwe, scored a lone goal as his team, Dorchester Town grabbed an away point in a 1-1 draw against Havant & Waterlooville in the Southern Region South League in England on Saturday.

•Jubril Okedina was not even on the bench as Cambridge United lost 0-1 to Bristol City in England on Saturday.

NKHANI

Nyuzipepala ya Times yalemba kuti timu ya Silver Strikers ichotsa osewera asanu ndi anayi (9) patsogolo pa ligi yamu chaka cha 2025.

Mdindo wamkulu kutimuyi, Patrick Chimimba, wati osewera angapo awuzidwa kale koma kwatsala awiri omwe akukambirana nawo kuti asiyane mwapaubale mbali zonse zitamvana poti mgwirizano wawo ukadalipo.

Mmodzi mwa osewera yemwe achoke ndi Emmanuel Muyira yemwe mgwirizano wake watha ndi timuyi ndipo ena akhale akulengezedwa zonse zikayenda bwino.

Source: Times

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.