Super league rookies Bangwe All Stars are the champions of Betika Sapitwa 4 Bonanza after beating Mighty Wakawaka Tigers 4-3 on post match penalties.
The match which took place at Mulanje Park ended goalless in regulation time.
Former FCB Nyasa Big Bullets and Civil Service United goalkeeper Ernest Kakhobwe scored the winning penalty for the Bangwe based side.
Speaking after the match, Bangwe All Stars FC coach Mabvuto Lungu said he was was excited to have won the Bonanza and said the competition has helped him to assess his boys in readiness to the forthcoming TNM Super league season.
Four TNM Super League teams namely Bangwe All Stars, Mighty Wakawaka Tigers, Red Lions FC and Dedza Dynamos Salima Sugar FC took part in a two – day Bonanza which was organized to prepare the teams for the forthcoming season which is set to kick-off next weekend.
Man of match Kakhobwe: Saved two penalties and scored the winning penalty
FCB Nyasa Big Bullets beat city rivals Mighty Mukuru Wanderers to win the NBS Charity Shield inside the Bingu National Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
The Kalisto Pasuwa’s men scored a goal in each half to win the Charity shield for the sixth time in a row.
Wanderers’ English mentor Mark Harrison entrusted William Thole in goals, Lawrence Chaziya, Miracle Gabeya and captain Stanley Sanudi in defense while new signings Gaddie Chirwa and Christopher Kumwembe were entrusted to lead the attack.
On the other hand Bullets’ Zimbabwean mentor put Richard Chimbamba in goals while Nickson Nyasulu, Blessings Mpokera and Frank Willard were manning the defense.
Bullets also welcomed back Mike Mkwate who played alongside Ernest Petro and Clyde Senaji in the midfield while Lanjesi Nkhoma and Maxwell Phodo were in front.
Bullet were the first to hit the back of the net with former Silver Strikers player Maxwell Phodo registering his name on the score sheet.
Phodo opened the scoring for The People’s Team with a simple tap-in 9 minutes into the game after Clyde Senaji’s header had hit the post from a Patrick Mwaungulu’s cross.
Bullets increased the lead in the second half through substitute Stanley Billiati who finished a cross from Anthony Mfune after a blunder by Chaziya.
Wanderers who were an Improved side in the second half, pulled one back in the 77th minute through substitute Misheck Botoman.
The result means that Bullets remain unbeaten in Charity Shield since 2016.
The proceeds for this year’s Charity Shield will go towards assisting people affected by Tropical Cyclone Freddy in the Southern part of the country.
Precious Nyongolo scored twice as Balaka Police Eagles collected maximum points with a 5-0 thumping of Zomba Police Eagles in the Eastern Region Commissioner’s Trophy on Saturday.
Nyongolo opened the scoring at Balaka Stadium in the first half and completed his brace some minutes later.
The other goals for Balaka Eagles came from Isaac Saini, Mathews Lupiya and substitute Aubrey Kamala.
Sauteni. Speaking to reporters after the match
Speaking after the match, Balaka Police Officer In Charge who also happens to be the trophy’s Chairperson, Dan Sauteni, says the trophy will help to bring the men in uniform together and in turn improve their operations.
He then thanked the Eastern Region Commissioner of Police Violet Magwaya and Inspector General Merlyne Yolamu for their support towards sports which he said will help improve sporting activities inside the service.
“These sporting activities helps our officers to keep fit and this trophy in particular will help big teams like Blue Eagles FC which plays in the top flight league to identify players to play for the team,” he said.
Eastern region Commissioner of Police, Violet Magwaya launched the trophy last month with an aim of enhancing social cohesion between police officers and the community.
The Eastern policing region is the first to fulfill the national police sports initiative spearheaded by the Malawi Police Service.
Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Culture in conjunction with Tourism Malawi will from April 26 to 27,2023 hold Takulandirani Malawi International Tourism Expo 2023 at Bingu International Convention Centre ( BICC) in Lilongwe.
In an interview, Tourism Minister Vera Kamtukule said to be held under the theme ‘ We are back! Ipatse Moto!’, the expo will give Malawi an opportunity to recover from the devastating impact of all the disasters that have set it back in terms of national development and economic growth.
“This is against the background that Tourism has been positioned as the base for our structural transformation of the economy as indicated in the MW2063 and MIP1.
“The 2023 MITE will be held under the theme, We are back! Ipatse Moto! Because indeed we are coming back from all the hardships and effects of the Covid 19 pandemic that barred us from having the expo in the past two years. We are coming back stronger and we will give it our all to make sure Malawi thrives,” she said.
She added “As you may know, as a country we have been through the hardest times ever, with cyclones and disease outbreaks. Recently we have just been hit by a devastating cyclone Freddy that has left many people displaced, missing and many feared to be dead.
“At this point the nation may be on its knees and many may even wonder why we should be hosting such an expo during this tough time. But certainly this is the right time and we need to do it because we are resilient and we are a strong people. It is the right time to show the world what it means to be Malawian and why we are known as the warm heart of Africa.”
The minister said her ministry being in the tourism sector, they want to showcase the potential and opportunities that Malawi has in as as far as tourism is concerned.
Said the minister “This is why I spent my time with the team at Music crossroads to see how they can fit into the expo to promote our culture through arts, music story telling.”
Kamtukule said, they will not only give a platform to the locals but also host international buyers and international media so as to position Malawi as the preferred tourist destination in the world.
She said as part of complementing this, her ministry has come up with an aggressive domestic tourism’s strategy enshrined in the Tourism Master Plan to allow Malawi citizens enjoy the experience of the country is offering in the tourism induy.
“It is an anomaly that we the people of Malawi should not experience the parks and the good things this land has to offer,”
“Some people ask us why we are inviting all these people to Malawi yet our airports are not that nice and as magnificent as they wished they would be. And my response is, “the children in the home don’t stop eating because their father has lost a job” life must go on and the kids need to eat. We are not inviting the people to see our airports we want the to experience what it means to be Malawian. Why we are the warm heart of Africa and why such a small nation can be so resilient in the face of such challenges,” said Kamtukule.
Pikisy of ‘Unamata’ fame, Wikise, Drimo, Kell Kay, Kelvin Silungwe, Kondwani Kachamba Ngwira and Yamikani Nicholas Kachingwe are among people that have been invited to attend event.
Malawi President Dr Lazarus Chakwera has sent a goodwill message to Christians in Malawi wishing them well as they celebrate Easter festivities.
Chakwera says he is aware that the celebrations are coming at a time where Malawians are observing death of people from Tropical Cyclone Freddy and destruction of properties such as bridges and houses.
Chakwera has since described the Easter as very important to all Christians.
“The Easter holiday is here and although the celebration is happening at a time when we are reeling from the effects of Cyclone Freddy, our faith should not falter.
“Easter is a season of hope that, through the suffering of our Lord and his ultimate death, we were saved from our sin. As we reflect on the Lord’s crucifixion this Friday, and his return to life on Resurrection Sunday, let us keep the optimism alive for our country and the hope that we will rise again in a better Malawi. Happy Easter to you from the First Lady and I,” reads part of the statement.
Easter is an annual event during which Christians all over the world observe the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. On Good Friday is in fact the worst, the most horrific day in human history: the day Jesus was murdered.
Jesus Christ came to earth to seek and save us, and he was nailed on the cross. Every year Christians celebrate Good Friday as a sobering reminder of the wages of our sin: death. He died so we could live.
We worship a God of miracles, and we celebrate the victory won on Easter, when Jesus rose from death, conquering Satan, sin, hell, death, and the wrath of God.
