FCB Nyasa Big Bullets made a dream start to the new year by becoming the 2023 Airtel Top 8 winners following a 2-1 triumph over Mafco FC at the Kamuzu Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Lanjesi Nkhoma scored in both halves to settle what was both a physical and captivating cup final which marked the very end of Malawi’s top-flight football season.
What happened
Looking nothing sort of fresh, the two finalists, off the back of a long absorbing season, started the biggest showdown struggling to be on the ball.
Sooner the fouls and the misplaced passes vanished with Bullets beginning to discover their quality on the ball and invading the military outfit’s back-line through all channels.
Nkhoma found himself behind Paul Njobvu and Aubrey Chafewa but could not win the footrace over the two towering centre-backs.
The breakthrough would follow quickly after our first asking as, on the second attempt on target, Kalisto Pasuwa’s men found themselves in front.
Our top goal scorer this season in all competitions, Nkhoma, perfected his run to be at the right place to meet a well-weighted low cross from Antony Mfune for a clever tap-in and the scoreline was 1-0 after 22 minutes of football.
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