adminBLANTYRE. – Callisto Pasuwa’s Nyasa Big Bullets recovered from their Champions League exit with a stunning p e r f o r m a n c e as they thrashed Mukuru Wanderers 4-0 at Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe on Saturday.
The Wanderers are the Bullets biggest rivals.
The Bullets have now booked a spot in the finals of FDH Bank Cup, the richest knockout tournament in Malawi, with a sponsorship of K90 million (about US$87 000).
Interestingly, they will face their reserve side in the final.
Gomezgani Chirwa, Hassan Kajoke (penalty), Anthony Mfume and Adepoju Babatunde were on target for Pasuwa’s men.
“Our plan was to score and defend our goals. In our recent games with Wanderers, we managed to score but conceded needlessly,” said Pasuwa.
“It’s a great win and it will be a great final.”
The Bullets Reserves qualified for the final by beating Extreme 2-1 in the first semi-finals.
Nyasa Big Bullets struggled to secure fuel to travel to Lilongwe for the FDH Bank Cup semi-final against their rivals Mighty Mukuru Wanderers.
Malawi has been experiencing a severe fuel shortage. The People’s Team bus was parked at a service station in Blantyre for three days since Tuesday, waiting to fill up.
However, Bullets chief executive officer Suzgo Nyirenda downplayed their experience, saying they already had a plan in place to ensure the team travelled to Lilongwe.
On Saturday, Zomba-based Malawi Defence Force side Red Lions failed to travel to Lilongwe to face Blue Eagles at Nankhaka in TNM Super League.
The Super League of Malawi rescheduled the match to yesterday at the same venue.
A statement from Sulom read: “Blue Eagles vs Red Lions will be played on Sunday 25th September 2022 due to unforeseen circumstances on the part of Red Lions. Any inconvenience is deeply regretted.”
But the Blue Eagles were not amused.
A statement from the Eagles read: “The email citing the change came last night, breaching the 48 hour rule in the process.”
Sulom general secretary, Williams Banda, confirmed that the match was rescheduled after Red Lions failed to get fuel to travel to Lilongwe and that they did not breach any rule.
He said: “Force majeure, which allows matches to be rescheduled outside 48 hours, was involved after a due procedure.” – Malawi Nation
Mathew Masinge
Online Reporter