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Bullets Confident to Defend Super League Title

By: Lackson kanyoza

Super League champions, Big Bullets are confident that they will defend the TNM Super League title even though they have started on a low note.

Bullets confident to win the title again

Bullets were held to a draw in the opening match of the TNM Super League on Saturday against Moyale Barracks at Kamuzu stadium.

Despite the stalemate, Bullets mentor Franco Ndawa is optimistic that the peoples’ team will retain the cup to set a record of winning the title in three consecutive seasons.

” I am happy that we have started well. We created three golden chances in the first half, we failed to utilise our opportunities but that’s football.

1 point its not bad for a start and let me promise Bullets’ fans that we are going to defend the Super League title this season,” Ndawa said in a post-match interview.

Bullets played without the services of captain Chiukepo Msowoya who usually spearheads the offence. Nevertheless, defenders Sankhani Nyirenda and Pilirani Zonda had more than six shots at goal in the opening 15 minutes of the match but were denied by the Moyale goal custodian Juma Chikwenga who put up an outstanding display of goalkeeping talent.

Bullets had the opportunity to put the match away in the second half from the spot kick, but Sulumba saw his shot well saved by Chikwenga who was voted man of the match.

Meanwhile, Super League sponsors, TNM were excited with the commencement of the league and expressed satisfaction with the behaviour of supporters in the opening matches.

In other matches on Saturday, MAFCO FC registered a win after beating Mzuni FC by a goal to zero. CIVO Service United came from behind to draw 2-2 against Kamuzu Barracks who wasted a 2-goal lead.

    Bullets Confident to Defend Super League Title was originally published on The Malawi Star

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Mafco slaughter Bullets

By: Andrew Cane Chilapondwa Salima based Soldiers Mafco FC taught Big Bullets some footballing lessons following a 2-nil victory in a pre-season friendly match played at Silver Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

Bullets hammared

Saidi Mtekama and Joseph Dosa did the damage as Bullets midfield looked very porous throughout the entire match.

The Soldiers were lethal from the word go as they terrorized Bullets defence which was being led by Sankhani Mkandawire, Chiku Kanyenda and Emmanuel Zoya. Patrick Masanjala, Mtekama and Martin Masoatheka were brilliant on the day as Davie Ng’ambi, Jimmy Chikulekule and George Nyirenda failed to tame their pace.

After the half hour mark, Mafco scored from the spot through Mtekama who slotted past Owen Chaima in goals for the visitors, 1-nil. Come second half, it was the same old story as Mafco dominated in the midfield to frustrate the League Champions who were below par in the match. Dosa doubled Mafco’s lead few minutes in the half when he managed to beat Zoya in defence for the people’s team.

Bullets introduced Amadu Makawa for Ng’ambi but finding the back of the net proved too difficult for the visitors. Mtekama almost sealed the game with some few minutes to play when his shot was well served by Chaima for a corner. Bullets had some chances in the half but could not find the back of the net and after 90 minutes of play, it ended 2-0 in favour of the Soldiers.

Bullets Coach Franco Ndawa said he was not disappointed with the defeat as it will help him to sort out his team before kicking off the new season. The Blantyre based giants will play another friendly match on Sunday at the same venue against Silver Strikers.

In other friendly matches, Kamuzu Barracks demolished Blue Eagles 2-nil at Chitowe whilst Max Bullets thumped Nsanama FC of Machinga 3-1. At Civo, Epac got the better of Civo Service United by claiming a 1-nil victory over the Servants on Friday afternoon.

Mafco slaughter Bullets was originally published on The Malawi Star