The National Bank of Malawi (NBM) Women’s Premiership second round will kick off this weekend with potentially exciting matches.
The pick of the week is the Blantyre derby between Kukoma Ntopwa Women and FCB Nyasa Big Bullets Women at Mpira Stadium on Saturday. Ntopwa Women and Bullets Women also met in the opening fixture of the competition but the former triumphed 1-0 at the same venue.
The two teams will be looking to bounce back in the title race a difficult campaign in the first round. Currently, Bullets Women, who are fourth with 14 points, trail leaders Silver Strikers Ladies with 13 points from nine matches. Ntopwa, on the other hand, are seventh with 13 points from the same number of matches.
In another potentially exciting match, Silver Ladies will meet MDF Lionesses at Silver Stadium on Sunday. So far, Silver Ladies are the only unbeaten side in the league and they will be determined to maintain their record.
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Silver Ladies coach Andrew Chikhosi said the title race was too early to call. “We are taking each game as it comes. Teams will come hard on us in the second round so we have to raise our game,” Chikhosi said.
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Lionesses Coach John Kaputa said they will be looking for a perfect start in the second round. “There is renewed hope in camp and we believe we will get a positive result,” Kaputa said.
Currently, Lionesses are third with 15 points. Second-placed Ascent Academy will face Topik Academy at Mzuzu Stadium. Ascent have 20 points from nine matches.
Meanwhile, Silver Ladies forward Deborah Henry is the leading goal scorer with 14 goals from nine matches. Ascent’s Mayamiko Mkandawire is second with eight goals from the same number of matches whereas her teammate Leticia Chinyamula has six goals. Tawinga Kawaga of Wanderers Queens and Kondawo Banda from Ntopwa Women have five goals each.
