No injury worries for Wanderers ahead of Standard Bank cup final

October 27, 2015 Jeromy Kadewere -Nyasa Times 33 Comments

Mighty Be Forward Wanderers look set to receive a huge boost ahead of their Standard Bank Cup Final match on Saturday against Civo United with no injury concerns.

Nomads players arrive for training ground.-.Photo Jeromy Kadewere
Nomads players arrive for training ground.-.Photo Jeromy Kadewere

The Nomads   have struggled with injury problems this season and while only one key player still unavailable, they look set to welcome a host of players back into their line up for this weekend’s match.

The Nomads have received a return boost with Ishamel Thindwa, Francis Mlimbika and Jabulani Linje, who also played this week against Azam Tigers  all confident of being fit for the game.

Mlimbika and Thindwa were both omitted from the Nomads squad that travelled to Lilongwe last week for Blue Eagles and Tigers encounter but are back training with the Nomads and expect to be available on Sunday.

Mlimbika also popularly known as ‘FM7’  has not started a match since the Nomads victory against Max Bullets in the Carlsberg Cup but is almost certain to reclaim his place from Ted Sumani.

However, the Nomads will still be without underrated midfielder maestro Rafiq Mussa, who is yet to properly recover from his knee injury.

But the news that Mlimbika, Thindwa and Linje are all available is a huge boost for the Nomads , who will no doubt take great confidence heading into their weekend clash against their fiercest rivals.

Linje is one of the most exciting and talented strikers in the League —a a claim that could also perhaps be made for  Thindwa, although the latter has stayed for a long period of time without any competitive match since he returned from Zimbabwe due to an injury. Getting back their starting left back in Mlimbika  is also a huge boost.

Wanderers also will take a huge advantage into this one basing on their cup history.

The Nomads never lost in cup final since 2003 having appeared in 8 cup finals from 2003-2015. They managed to win 7 times and 1 cup final ended prematurely after they scored a winning goal which was disallowed by referee Kaliyoto Ngosi the Carlsberg Cup against Big Bullets.

In 2003 wanderers played against Moyale in BP top 8 finals where they won the cup beating Moyale by 1-0. In the same year, the Mighty Nomads played Big Bullets in Carlsberg cup final in a match which   ended prematurely after the referee disallowed a goal scored by Muzipase Mwangonde.

In  2005, The Nomads played against Civo in Fam cup finals and won the match by 1-0.

In  2007 they played against Escom United in a Presidential Cup final and they won 4-2 in penalties after a 1-1 draw in 90 minutes. the match ended 1-1 after 90

In 2010, wanderers played Mafco in a Presidential Cup and they won 1-0 courtesy of  Anthony
Banda”s header.

In  2012, The Nomads played Silver Strikers in Standard Bank final The match ended 2-0 in favour of the Nomads. In  2013, The Nomads played Silver again in Standard bank where they also won 1-0.

Come 2015, Wanderers played Big Bullets in the Carlsberg cup final and they won 2-1 .

What a record by the Nomads in cup final matches. The answer millions of Malawians are asking now is, will Civo United stop the Nomads come Saturday as far as scooping cups in concerned.

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33 replies on “No injury worries for Wanderers ahead of Standard Bank cup final”

  5. B4 Wanderers ndinyerere zimalowetsa kuuna wawa chakudya chanthawi yamvula.Saturday tikasunganso chakudya china chanthawi yamvura Noma 2-0 Civo United that’s my prediction

  6. Noma sizocheza amenewa ndi akatakwe pa ma cup games & we are excepting to gate this cup again thi s sunday. noma woyeeeeeee

  7. B4WRD WANDERERS SIZOCHEZA MULIMO. WOMWA TEA WAMKAKA ADZAMWABE & ADZAKWANSO.NO NOSENSE PA MA CUP GAMES.MAKOBIDI ODIBWA MWACHANGU NAONI MANOMA KUTI A CHING CHIANG-WA TISAWAKHUMUDWITSE.NZOSOWA IZI ABALEEE.GOD BLESS MANOMA,NDI WANKAKA BASI.

  11. B4wrd. …Wamkakaso basi….3 games K9milion and 4 games K10million. ……..neba 30 games K15 million aaaaaaa nonsense

  12. Timwe wa Mkaka chaka chokolora ngakhale kudzala pa mwala umakolorabe, Ambuye dalitsani Manoma kuti dzanja lanu likhudze zosowa zathu. Bravo Noma

  13. Pankyeni nu Noma Pankyeni nu Be forward. Ndi panyuma pako we Victor Zuma Nyirenda as we used to call you at KRADD Eagles.

  16. As a Banker and being a Lilongwe resident I wish CIVO united all the best. Nomads must know that this is Lilongwe and you will feel it. Ine ndakwera CIVO coz ndi team ya ku Lilongwe osati makape a ku Blantyre ozolowela kugula ma walkman a ufa daily.

    Bankers are now suporting CIVO on this day.

  20. Vuto la Civo ndi loti akamapita ku stadium amakhala ngati kuti akupita ku Capital Hill ku ntchito ayiwala kuti ndi nkhondo akukayiputayo. Panganikoni mbiri chaka chino eeeeeee.

  21. Go go manoma ! Give us an early xmas gift by grabbing this one, osati zosewera ma game 30 chikho chimodzi ai neba ukumva bwanji mthupi ?

  22. Nomads the Club of Cup Scoopers. We Kip fire burning. Nyerere woyeeee. Wakhathikhathi pa wk end.

  23. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,NOMA YOMWEYO KUTI WAWAWAWAWAWAWAW…………..ndine supporter wamkulu kuno kumudzi ,go NOMA gooooooooooooooooooooooo

  29. The game will take place on 1 November, 2015 which is Sunday and not Saturday as indicated on this electronic media. Wanderers 2 Civo 1 we will maintain our status like we did with neighbor for Carlsberg cup at CIVO.

  30. Good presentation, I hope the statistics are accurate, we are looking forward to a very exciting final!!

  32. Report yotsamila mbali imodzi. Actually ndikhoza kukulipilira sukulu kut atleast kalemebdwe ka nkhani kazikhala kaneutral ndikusiyila owerenga apange chiganizo.
    Taonani tsopano tonse mwatikankhila mbali yanu. Mawa musadzalembenso chonchi.

    Poly.

  33. Acoach tipempheko mwana Mapopa Kaunda kuti mukamuyeseko pamodzi ndi Linje.kapena kuchokera Bench akasinthane ndi Sulumba

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