SRFA congratulates Ekhaya, ask them to boost squad

The Southern Region Football League has congratulated Ekhaya FC for winning the 2024 Thumbs Up Southern Region Premier Division League and earning a promotion in the TNM Super League.

The Association's Chairperson, Raphael Humba, said they are happy to have produced a champion with a game to spare and believe that they will finish well on January 15th as Ekhaya play FCB Nyasa Big Bullets Reserve at the Mpira Stadium.

He has however provided a very simple advise to the champions in order to avoid relegation in the elite League.

"They have to know that Super League football is very different from where they are coming from. They have to be prepared financially and also beef up their squad so they match the league's standards." Said Humba.

Ekhaya FC has equalled the record set by Wizards FC in 2015 when they moved straight from Division One League to Premier Division then straight to the Super League.

Jika: Bangwe muyionanso ikumenya mpira

Mwini wake watimu ya Bangwe All Stars, Mphatso Jika, wati chitsogolo chenicheni cha timuyi sichinaoneke poti akudikilira mkumano ndi anthu osiyanasiyana omwe amakhudzidwa ndi timuyi koma wapereka chilimbikitso kuti timuyi ikadalipo.

Iye amayankhula kutsatira mphekesera zomwe zikumamveka kuti atha kuyisiya timuyi kutsatira kutuluka mu ligi yaikulu ya TNM mu chaka cha 2024.

Iye wati ndi wodandaula kwambiri kamba koti khumbo lake loti timuyi ikhale imodzi mwa matimu akuluakulu linathera panjira komabe timuyi ipitilirabe ndipo banja lake linavomereza.

" A CEO athu anachokapo anapita ku China koma afika pompano tikatero nde tidzakambirana zonse zokhudza timu chifukwa ndi anthu oti atithandiza kwambiri nde chiganizo sindingapange ndekha." Anatero.

Bangwe All Stars inalowa mu ligi mu chaka cha 2023 pomwe inamaliza pa nambala yachisanu ndi chiwiri (7) koma mu chaka cha 2024 inakanika kutsalabe pa tsiku lomaliza itagonja 1-4 ndi Creck Sporting Club.

SRFA: Humba not contesting, Elections on Feb 8

Southern Region Football League chairperson, Raphael Humba, has announced that he will not contest on his position marking his end of tenure at the Association next month.

Humba confirmed the news on Friday when also confirming the date set for elections at the SRFA as 8th February following Football Association of Malawi's order to Regional Association to hold elections before 28th February this year.

He said he has done his part at the Association and it is time for the people to also help in the development of football.

"It is now the time that people should come out and take positions and contribute to the development of our football rather than just criticizing people that they have failed." He said.

He also said everyone who has been in active football for more than five years is allowed to contest and needs to go to their 8 district Associations to provide them with a manifesto.

Humba has been at SRFA for over a decade now.

MKONDA SENDS EKHAYA INTO TOPFLIGHT LEAGUE

Former Mighty Mukuru Wanderers midfielder, Francis Mkonda, scored an opener as Ekhaya FC stun Ndirande Stars 2-0 to earn TNM Super League promotion a year earlier than their targeted period.

The team needed a win on Thursday at the Kamuzu Stadium and Mkonda scored at the blink of half time before Mwayi Banda striking late to seal the win.

Meanwhile, it was two goals in the last two games en-route to the promotion as he also scored an opener against Mighty Wanderers Reserve last Monday at the Mpira Stadium.

The team eyed a promotion in the League in 2026 but they have managed to jump from Division One to the elite League in just a period of two years.

They complete the number of teams to play in the League as Central region produced Blue Eagles as champions while Songwe Border United won the Northern region league.

MPOKERA: "OSEWERA ALIYENSE AMAFUNA ATASEWERAKO BULLETS"

Wosewera watimu ya FCB Nyasa Big Bullets, Blessings Mpokera, wati ndi zinthu zokoma Kwambiri kusaina mgwirizano woonjezera kutimuyi poti ndi zopambana kukhala ku timu yaikulu ngati Bullets.

Iye amayankhula atasaina mgwirizano wa zaka ziwiri kupitilira kukhalabe kutimuyi kufika mu chaka cha 2027 ndipo wati akuyembekezeka kuti akhale ndi nthawi yabwino kutimuyi.

Iye wati chaka chatha timuyi sinachite bwino pomwe inavutika kwambiri koma chaka chino osewera ayesetsa kuti zinthu zikhale bwino ndipo savutika pansi pa mphunzitsi watsopano, Peter Mponda.

"Ndikukhulupilira kuti pomwe a Mponda anali ndi Pasuwa anaphunzira zambiri nde sitiona kusiyana poti mpira wawo ndi umodzi."

Mpokera ndi mmodzi mwa osewera omwe anachokera kutimu yachisodzera yatimuyi ndipo amasewera pakati komanso kumbuyo kwa timuyi.