Bullets, Nomads gearing up for Malawi Carlsberg Cup final: Captains speak of the showdown

August 27, 2015 Jeromy Kadewere -Nyasa Times 46 Comments

The footballing society will grind to a halt on Saturday to witness what many protagonists have labelled ‘the greatest match of Malawi’. Its Fischer Kondowe vs Isaac Kaliati. Red vs Blue. Blantyre derby in the capital Lilongwe. Big Bullets vs Mighty Wanderers in prestigious Carlsberg Cup final at Civo Stadium.

Bullet training at Moneymen...Photo Jeromy Kadewer
Bullet training at Moneymen…Photo Jeromy Kadewer
Kondwani Lufeyo and Richard Chipuwa ....Photo Jeromy Kadewere
Kondwani Lufeyo and Richard Chipuwa ….Photo Jeromy Kadewere
Kondwani Lufeyo and Richard Chipuwa ....Photo Jeromy Kadewere
Kondwani Lufeyo and Richard Chipuwa ….Photo Jeromy Kadewere
Nomads players after training...Photo Jeromy Kadewere
Nomads players after training…Photo Jeromy Kadewere
Chiukepo Msowoya warming up...Photo Jeromy Kadewere
Chiukepo Msowoya warming up…Photo Jeromy Kadewere
Fischer Kondowe that calls fro water for now and Carlsberg on Saturday...Photo Jeromy Kadewere
Fischer Kondowe that calls fro water for now and Carlsberg on Saturday…Photo Jeromy Kadewere

Both teams have intensified their preparations ahead of the big encounter and Nyasa Times senior sports reporter Jeromy Kadewere went to visit both teams on Wednesday in their training camps starting with Bullets at Moneymen ground before going to Limbe Country Club for Wanderers to meet captains of the teams.

Bullets, who currently top the flagship TNM Super League table and unbeaten, are favourites on paper to win the trophy which they are defending.

Their captain Fischer Kondowe believes it will be tough match.

“We are aware of the excitement of rivalry clash. But the key for us is not to be taken up by the hype and we are taking it just like any other game. We have just beaten Silver Strikers and next up is Wanderers,” Kondowe said.

“And while we acknowledge that Wanderers have some dangerous players in the likes of Isaac Kaliati and Rafiq Mussa, it will be a mistake for us to single them out for special attention.

“We are focusing on stopping Wanderers as a team. At this stage, the most important thing for us is not who the opposition is but rather the need to make sure we don’t make any silly mistakes.”

Kondowe has vast experience in such games and said he will help Bullets players to understand what it means playing at such a stage.

“You have to remember that we come from very disappointing years especially the last time when we met in the same cup, where the game ended abruptly due to violence’s. We still have some anger from that. We’d be fools to let what happened that time to happen again.

“We are going to do our best to defend the cup. We really believe that this is the time to defend Carlsberg Cup and make history. We won’t let it slip. My appeal to our fans is to observe discipline after the game. “

By contrast, Mighty Be Forward Wanderers are riding a ‘crisis’ storm of their own, with injury plague of their key players.

Their captain Francis Mlimbika is doubtful for the clash due to injury.

But he says: “Derbies are always difficult and a loss against Bullets can psychologically wound us building up to the second round of the league. We lost to Bullets in the first round and we don’t want to see a reoccurrence of that in the Carlsberg Cup Finals.

“There are a whole lot of talented players to replace those on injury list. It’s going to be a tricky affair. We just have to focus and operate as a unit.

“The last time we lost our game to Bullets l was very disappointed. After that defeat we sat down as players and the technical staff and spoke about what we wanted to get out of this season.

“This is a must win for us. I appeal to our fans to come in their large numbers to drum support to us. They should also desist from any acts of violence.”

To qualify for the finals, Bullets thumped Silver Strikers 3-0 while the Nomads edged Moyale Barracks 1-0.

Bullets are the current holders. They won the cup last year after beating Zomba United 2-0.

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46 replies on “Bullets, Nomads gearing up for Malawi Carlsberg Cup final: Captains speak of the showdown”

  2. B means bullets. forward means pasogolo. B FORWARD MEANS pasogolo ndi bullets. BULLETS 3 AKAMADZI 1

  4. Kulakwaa, Mulungu amapembezedwa ndi aliyense. Nkhuni zachita expire zulo pa Linthipe. Yalakwa basi Sailesi akachita blanda pa 37 minutes 19 seconds chigoli choyamba cha noma. 11 minutes 51 seconds gole wa BB AKASIYA Mpira ukulowa kumakawona ngati ukupita kunja. Chigoli china chikagola pa 91 minutes 36 seconds wogoletsa Fischer. Mpira ukatha pa 94 minutes. MANOMA 2-BB 1. MUsakachose coach akutelo ndi ambuye kuti zichitikedi zija zoti sibwino kusakaniza ambuye ndi satana.

  5. Mene zikuwonekela game yapakamwa BB YAWINA 4-0 Koma 90 minutes yakuLILONGWE will make The NOMADS which people believe is not the people’s team be VICTORS of the day. By 5 koloko madzulo, Lilongwe isokonekela ndi 2-1 victory in favor of NYERERE

  9. From failures to warriors,from zero to heroes,from nothing to something and from beasts to bests! Thats the spirit of NOMADS. We will make IT! Keep fire burning NYERERE ZOLUSA.

  10. Ayi zabwino zonse. Ine maliro anga adzaika ndi aBB basi. Anoma ndichizolowezi chawo chomangoti tiwina. Bb ngati ingagonje kungoti yakwiya ndimizimu, chifukwa china ndi china bb ilbwino.

  13. We want our sponsors to be happy and us fans timwe wamkaka nde don’t think it will be easy to beat us inu a BB…. Manoma woyeeeeeeeee!!!!!!

  18. I pray for the pipoz team to make it tomorrow, the hand of Lord has to be upon you guyz. Let the world know that we are saving the living God. I realing the blessings upon you players in the name of Jesus.

    AMEM

  20. Guyz the whole team like Nomadz cnt afford madzi abwino ku training…..ayayaya mwandifoola ndithu….nomadz since 1962 koma zoopsa

  21. BB Moto Moto zinthu zatani?zasintha!!Ndikutitu zinthu zatani? Zasintha!!Anoma be forward atengelatu Zigubu zonyamulilamo misozi,Koma ndiye kulikanthu pa 29 eni ake achikho ndi eni basi ngati wina akukuchenjeza kuti akubera nawenso umakhala ochenjera kuziteteza.BB Moto moto zinthu zatani?Zasintha!!!ndikutitu zinthu zatani?Zasintha!

  22. Guyz Bullets ndi nkhani zina.
    Ndiye neba samala utha kuona chilango chinanso mmanja mwa ma Palestina.

    Ine ndiye ndakuchenjezA

  25. Look at the pitch and then look at the cup yomwe akumwera madzi Fisher yo. Team ngati bullets madzi a mchigubu ku training. koma ku Malawi nde umphawi ndiwosayambaditu. Koma pa ma ground pokhapo tikanasinthako. Ndiye paja madzinso kulibe. Kodi mwati tinachimwa chani amangwetu mwina angotikhululukira ziyendeko

  36. Neba uzadyeretu chakudya chamasana chochuluka coz chamazulo suzachimva kukoma bullets itakuwonesanso kuti iwe ndi mwana mawure woyeeeeeee ana achepa

  38. Ndili chete kudikila zomwe ziti zichitike pa 29 pano. My humble appeal to my fellow BB supporters is not to indulge in cheap talk. Let’s go to CIVO on 29 and haunt them so that they know BB is indeed the People’s Team.

  42. Ife ndi aganyu basi, thou Iam in exile. Ndikwere iti; BB, noma, ok Man City woyeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

  45. Paja 2003 Referee KALIYOTO NGOSI messed up everything, the title belonged to NOMA pano tikukangochitenganso chimenecho. MORE FIRE MIGHTY MANOMA.

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