Bullets, Nomads stadia projects to continue: ‘Ownership to be reviewed’, says sports minister Msungama
Sports minister Ulemu Msungama has assured that government will continue with the construction of the stadiums for Nyasa Big Bullets and Be Forward Wanderers but said there will be a review of ownership.
Wanderers’ stadium site is at Kanjedza Forest near Blantyre Teachers College while Bullets’ site is at Zingwangwa Secondary School ground near Moneymen Club.
Immediate past president Peter Mutharika pledged to construct stadiums for the two TNM Super League outfits during the May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections campaign period and launched the projects in June ahead of the fresh presidential elections which he tumbled.
Now Msungama said the stadiums cannot be said to be owned by the Blantyre teams when its government constructing them.
“The stadiums are part of the nation’s development,” said Msungama on Times Exclusive television interview on Saturday.
Msungama said the Tonse Alliance led administration has committed to complete the stadia project but pointed out that “to say that the stadiums belong to Bullets or Wanderers is another issue.”
Bullets stadium will cost about K3.8 billion and will be built by China Civil Engineering while that for the Nomads will cost about K3.6 billion and will be constructed by Anhui Foreign Economic Construction Company.
The projects were allocated K1.6 billion (K800 million) each in the 2019/20 National Budget.
Msungama said progress has already been made and government will honour the construction.
Build the stadiars but should belong to the Government not individue clubs.Ndi misonkho iyi osapatsa ma company ayi-Bullets belong to Nyasa Group of companies and wonderers to Befoward company ya ku china.KOdi ndalama za misonkho tipere ku company ya ku china?,kapena Ku nyasa group of company imene ili kale ndi ana sundbird,siku transport and others mwanjira ina amwene?.Please we love the teams but we are all malawians hence we all dire need to see development for our generation not for company family generations
Nkhalamba thought he could win elections by falsely promising FREE stadiums. Government money, government property, period. If not, let them pay back the money with time.
Msungama is controversial.
Iyi yama stadium adad anaponya kwakuya 😅👍 no reverse
Because of his greedy and idiotic thinking
Ma supporter a bullets/wanderers outnumber your tonse alliance support 4-1. Just build we already know the owners
Then why did Mutharika lose the election if Maule / Manoma supporters outnumber Tonse Alliance 4 – 1? Malawians are not stupid. They can’t support a party just because of football. All the same, this stadia project can be put on hold while the funds are used to repair infrastructure in hospitals, schools etc.
Complicating things just build them and handover them to Bullets and Wanderers that’s all.Bullets and Wanderers are Malawians.
The stadiums won’t belong to the teams as they will be constructed using government money. Why didn’t the teams build with their money? They are not a charity but rather a business hence they will have to be an agreement on how to use them going forward.
its good Nsungama has started swalowing his pride. Last time he said government can not construct stadiums for private teams. Even the battle that he started with walter he will end up with bruises allover his face. Football in Malawi or sports in general does not need a stupid minister like Nsungama. If you want to know about football politics contact Kondi Nsungama to give you free lesson.
Wasowatu cholembaso nawe….
The stadiums belong to the people of Malawi . It is their taxes. Government nor football teams own them
Ku Malawi kunatsala matimu awiri? Look at The national team call ups: bullets and wanderers players all over. Ndiye muzinama kuti tichite qualify World Cup. Mumangomva?