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Sambani
By Williams Gondwa and Peter Fote:
FCB Nyasa Big Bullets have received a timely boost after four players returned to training ahead of their Confederation of African Football (CAF) second preliminary first leg match against TP Mazembe at Bingu National Stadium this Sunday.
The four players are defender Precious Sambani, attacking midfielder Patrick Mwaungulu, striker Hassan Kajoke and defender Eric Kaonga.
Apart from Mwaungulu, the trio missed the second leg match of the first preliminary round against Equatorial Guinea champions Dragon FC in which Bullets won 1-0 at BNS to advance to the second round on 3-0 aggregate.
Bullets official Facebook page reported on Friday that the four players will be available for selection ahead of the match.
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However, Mike Mkwate, Alick Lungu and Stanley Biliati are still out due to injuries. Bullets Chief Administration Officer Albert Chigoga was excited with the return of the four players.
’’This is a morale boost for us. We need all the players for the match. We want to win the first leg with a good margin,’’ Chigoga said.
Sambani was substituted in a 2-0 away win to Dragon in the first leg with a groin injury whereas Kajoke has missed four league games after he sustained a cut on his head during a goal-less draw against Mafco. Mwaungulu pulled his muscle during a 3-2 win over Civil Service United whereas Kaonga injured just a day before the match against Dragon.
Peter Banda is also eligible to play for Bullets after the club registered him before August 31. Bullets are expected to relocate to Lilongwe tomorrow ahead of the match. The second leg match is scheduled for September 30 in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Meanwhile, Bullets have disclosed that they are targeting to generate K75 million from the first leg match against Mazembe.
This comes two weeks after Bullets cried foul over the K46 million which was realised during their match against Dragon at the same venue. Bullets alleged that there was massive fraud at the gate.
According to Chigoga, the team has put strict measures ahead the match. ’’We have printed 28,000 standard tickets which translates to K75 million. We have put security features,’’ Chigoga said.
Advance standard ticket each is selling at K3000 whereas on match day the ticket will be selling at K6000. VIP ticket each is selling at K15,000 whereas corporate box for ten people is going at 200,000.
