Mighty ‘Nyerere’ Wanderers eliminated rivals Big Bullets 5-4 in a dramatic penalty shoot-out in Lilongwe on Saturday to send the blues into the finals of K20 million Standard Bank Knock-out Cup in a grueling semi final clash played at Silver Stadium in Lilongwe. Despite expectations of a large turn-out, there were a lot of empty […]
As the count-down to the Standard Bank Cup crucial semi final ties begins, the four rival camps say they are all set for the big show, which starts tomorrow with Blantyre based giants Mighty Wanderers and Big Bullets battling for the first final slot at Silver Stadium in Lilongwe. In normal circumstances, the clash involving […]
Big Bullets coach Eddington Ng’onamo is relishing the task of guiding his club to pip sworn-rivals Mighty Wanderers in the Standard Bank Cup semi-finals slated for this weekend in the capital Lilongwe. Ng’onamo said after his side booked their slot in the semi-finals on Sunday with a 1-0 goal aggregate win over EPAC FC, the […]
Sunday’s Standard Bank Cup top 8 knock out second leg match involving Epac FC and Big Bullets at Silver Stadium in Lilongwe grossed total revenue of K3, 367,245.00 million from the gates, Nyasa Times, has learnt. According to Football Association of Malawi (Fam) this is the largest sum of money in history collected from the […]
Big Bullets booked their place in the Standard Bank Cup semi-finals past EPAC United in Lilongwe on Sunday after a barren draw aganst determined Epac FC in an action packed second leg match played at Silver Stadium in Lilongwe but clinched a 1-0 aggregate victory following the 1-0 win in the first leg. The Peoples Team booked […]
Mighty Wanderers, Silver Strikers and Civo United progressed through into the semi-finals of the prestigious Standard Bank Cup on Saturday, as Big Bullets and Epac will fight for their slot on Sunday. The Nomads, who drew 1-1 with the electricians in the first-leg in Nchalo, displayed a stunning performance beating their opponents 2-1 at Balaka […]
As the drought for top flight action takes its toll on Blantyre, Mzuzu and Zomba based soccer enthusiasts, it’s a full plate of action for capital city fans, who are expected to flock to the city’s major stadiums for the deciding Standard Bank Cup Top 8 knock out clashes. Saturday, the roads will lead to […]
The fate between Mighty Wanderers and Escom United on who will proceed to the semi-finals of the prestigious Standard Bank Cup will be known next week in Balaka after a 1-1 draw on Saturday in a lacklustre encounter which took place at Kalulu Stadium on Saturday. The Electricians, who featured Jacob Ngwira after his long […]
In a dramatic turn of events, Malawi government through the ministry of Sports has reversed its decision to let people watch the 2012 Presidential Cup final for free. In a statement released by the Ministry of sports and made available to Nyasa Times on Wednesday, the Presidential Cup final date (1st September, 2012) and venue […]
The Peoples Team’s player-of-the-moment Gabadinho Mhango on Saturday was once again hero of the day when he fired Bullets FC into the quarter-finals OF the K20 million Standard Bank Knock-out Cup when they outclassed Blantyre United 4-1 at Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre. Mhago registered a hat trick while Diverson ‘Agogo’ Mlozi nailed the last nail […]
Silver Strikers on Saturday afternoon embarrassed Standard Bank, who are the sponsors of the prestigious Standard Bank Cup, when they failed to show sportsmanship after going down to Blue Eagles 1-0 in a ceremonial match played at Silver stadium to mark the launch of the 2012 competition. As the game was progressing, Silver Strikers supporters […]
Malawi’s leading commercial bank, the Standard Bank, has announced the increase of this year’s Standard Bank Cup sponsorship from K15 million to K20 million. The good news was announced at the launching ceremony of the 2012-2013 Standard Bank Cup at Standard Bank Headquarters offices in Lilongwe on Saturday afternoon. “We have decided to increase our […]
The prestigious Standard Bank top eight knock-out Cup is expected to be launched on June 30th, the sponsors Standard Bank have announced. The announcement was made on Wednesday morning at a news conference held at Standard Bank Offices in Lilongwe. Speaking in an interview with Nyasa Timesafter the news conference, Standard Bank Head of Marketing […]
Two members of the Blue Eagles FC squad, who played a valuable role in helping their team win the Standard Bank Cup, have attributed their success to the player’s spirit of unity. Blue Eagles defeated two-time winners of the cup, Moyale 2-1 on December 11 to end their 16 year silverware drought at the Police […]
Victorious Blue Eagles coach Deklerk Msakakuona said he is thankful to God for guiding him to lead his charges into winning the first silverware after a drought of 16 years and promised the Malawi Police club that this marks the beginning of good things to come. Eagles defeated Moyale Barracks 2-1 on Sunday to win […]
Youthful Moyale Barracks Football Club sneaky forward Gustin Simkonda has been voted the best player of the 2011 Standard Bank Top 8 Trophy. Player of tournament The Flames striker was voted by Standard Bank customers as the most outstanding player after assisting his team to reach this year’s finals in which they lost 1-2 to […]
Blue Eagles FC, a Malawi Police sponsored club, claimed their first piece of silverware for over 15 years when they came from behind to win 2-1 over Moyale Barracks in the Standard Bank Cup final at Silver Stadium in Lilongwe on Sunday. Moyale, the Mzuzu based soldiers who were defending the cup, scored early in […]
The Standard Bank knock-out cup final will be played on December 11, according to a statement from the bank released over the weekend. The statement says the sponsors have agreed to a Football Association of Malawi suggestion that the final be played on December 11 due to a tight programme on both parties that include […]