By Chisomo Phiri
The Football Association of Malawi (FAM), through its Competitions Committee, has formally charged FCB Nyasa Bullets over incidents that occurred during their 2026 Castel Challenge Cup semi-final against Mzuzu City Hammers at Kamuzu Stadium (KS) in Blantyre on Sunday.
According to a charge sheet signed by FAM General Secretary (GS ) Abdul Chiwalo, Bullets have been instructed to submit their response within 48 hours of notification.
They face three main charges.
The first relates to failure to prevent assaults and obstruction.
The club is accused of not preventing supporters and officials from assaulting and bullying opponents, tampering with the competition area, and obstructing security, in violation of Articles 23.3 and 23.9(b) of the competition’s rules and regulations and Article 17.2(a)(h) of the FIFA
Disciplinary Code.
The second charge concerns assault and intimidation of match officials.
Bullets allegedly failed to stop their supporters from confronting and bullying match officials, contrary to Article 23.3 of the cup rules.
The third charge is bringing the game into disrepute, with Bullets accused of tarnishing football’s reputation, contrary to Article 67 of the FAM Disciplinary Code.
The charge sheet further alleges that upon arrival of the Hammers and during half-time, Bullets supporters, reportedly led by Chingeni Gumbala Kadam’manja, Shaibu Woyera, Trouble Ndikida Kapito, Alick Tsegula, Ganizani Baba, and Dyton Bello, blocked access to the dressing rooms, threatening and verbally abusing the visiting team.
At halftime, they also allegedly confronted and manhandled match officials.
Despite the controversies, Maule won the match 2-0 and will face Goshen City Dedza Dynamos in the final.
