Nomads rues fixture jam after Moyale defeat: ‘Organisation of games unfair’
Be Forward Wanderers team manager Steve Madeira has said his club has been b unfairly handicapped by fixture congestion which contributed to the defending champions of the FISD Challenge Cup launched last season in Malawi, to be kicked out of the competition following their 2-0 loss to Moyale Barracks on Tuesday at Mzuzu Stadium.
Nomads, who had to travel from Blantyre, played three games in a week, they lost to Silver Strikers on Saturday in a top of the table league match and won against Blue Eagles on Sunday before travelling to Mzuzu for a Tuesday fixture in Fisd Cup.
Madeira claimed the scheduling is unfair.
“Fatigue caught up so much on Wanderers players. We have to concentrate on the league [title campaign] now,” said Madeira.
He feels the fixtures are chosen to give rest to some clubs and not to others.
During the game, the Nomads were first to register their hunger for an early goal just four minutes when Isaac Kaliati brilliantly beat two defenders on the right, but his shot on goal was fumbled by youthful goalkeeper Simeon Harawa before one of his defenders cleared the ball away.
The clearance found Moyale’s Gift Nyando on the other end whose powerful shot went over the cross bar.
Four minutes later, Esau “Black Mamba” Kanyenda’s shot from the left hit the upright, giving confidence to Wanderers fans of better things to come.
But it was in the 23rd minute when Lesman Singini for Moyale Barracks broke through on the right flank and his pin point cross found Timothy Nyirenda in the box, who connected it first time into the nomads’ net.
Four minutes before recess, Gift Nyando, with his clever footwork, dribbled past two Nomads’ defenders and his final shot was handled in the box by Kondwani Lufeyo, forcing FIFA referee Patrick Ngoleka from Lilongwe to award the soldiers a penalty. Timothy Nyirenda took advantage to complete his brace in the game.
Wanderers head coach Yassin Osman introduced two pairs of fresh legs before the start of the second half. Ernest Tambe and Yamikani Chester replaced Raffik Mussa and Mike Kaziputa respectively.
Later in the 68th minute, left back and Captain for nomads Francis Mlimbika was sacrificed for an attacker in the name of Jabulani Linje.
The Nomads piled a lot of pressure on the soldiers but the defence of Ntopijo Njewa, Lovemore Jere, Boyboy Chima and Suwedi Limbani together with the alertness and agility of goalkeeper Simeon Harawa denied them even a single goal until full time.
Moyale coach Nicholas Mhango said it was like catching a crocodile with a simple fishing hook which was not at all easy.
“It was a bit scaring to meet Wanderers for the fourth time after losing the past three games but I thank my boys for putting up a gallant fight in this particular match. We hope to do better in forthcoming games in this cup,” explained the jovial Mhango.
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to my coach please make sure you utilising of useful players not kanyenda all the time.anawonso ndi ma player
A team of 30 players played 3 games in 4 days. That means an average 10 fully fit players per game. So why is the issue of fatigue coming in? Someone is going nuts somewhere….
You don’t have thirty players all of high quality
Join the discussionsumaudziwa iwe mpila kagweleuko. sumadziwa kuti mumakhalaso ma injury komaso ma suspension mu m
team??. kungosiya osacommenta ndibwino kusiyana ndikuonetsa umbuli wako ku mtundu wa amalawiSo,out of your best eleven that beat Blue Eagles 2-0 at Balaka,are you trying to convince us that,19 of your so called 30 man squad are useless???????????????Since Esau got signed, Chande is rotting on the bench……….kenako akati akufuna kupita ku Silver muzilira eti????????
Then this song came into my mind……’ paja mvula ikagwa kuchuluka zolira lira’
u once said Manomadz have more than 30 players, WHY not using the players who wee on bench during the other games?
Fatigue?
Anyway, this is foot ball…..
Neba kamba zina. Wafa basi utulukilamo season ino without a single cup, league akusokoneza alipo ambiri. Challenge you fail to win games against big teams like bullets and silver, umangopezelera ana kkkkkkk
Exactly Chibwantanana, my exact question indeed. And it was the same Mr Madeira amatiwalira kuti cholinga chosayinitsa ma player ambiri was these kind of situations. pano aluza he’s singing a different tune. KKKKKKKKKKKKK muyisova.