FDH Bank Premiership teams in the Central Region will battle for supremacy in the Easter Bonanza slated for April 3 to 6.
The bonanza will attract eight teams in the region.
The teams are Silver Strikers, Civil Service United, Kamuzu Barracks, Blue Eagles, Creck Sporting Club, Goshen City Dedza Dynamos, Mitundu Baptist and Mafco.
Three venues—Aubrey Dimba in Mchinji District, Dedza Stadium in Dedza District and Champion Stadium in Mponela, Dowa District— have been earmarked to host matches for the bonanza.
The draw for the competition was expected to be conducted as we went to press yesterday.
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All the teams will use the bonanza as part of preparations for the FDH Bank Premiership.
The 2026 FDH Bank Premiership is expected to start on April 25.
In an interview yesterday, Mitundu Chief Executive Officer Edgar Chipalanjira said the bonanza would be a good opportunity for them to gauge their charges.
“We want to test ourselves against the best teams. We are ready for the heat,” he said.
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Mitundu are preparing for their debut season in the FDH Bank Premiership, having finished second in the inaugural NBS Bank National Division League (NDL) last season.
On his part, Dedza General Secretary Mavuto Mugode said they were ready for the bonanza.
“It is a good opportunity for the technical panel to assess some of the players ahead of the season,” he said.
Dynamos also participated in the 2026 Sapitwa 4 bonanza at Mulanje Park. They finished third after suffering a 1-0 loss to eventual winners Ekhaya FC.
For Silver, they kicked off their preparations for the upcoming season with a 2-0 win over Mponela FC.
On the other hand, Civil lost 2-1 to Ntchisi Select on Sunday.
In a related development, Northern Region teams will meet in a bonanza, dubbed North Supa. The bonanza will attract Moyale Barracks, Chitipa United, Karonga United and Masters FC.
In the first match, Karonga will face Chitipa at Chitipa Stadium before Masters and Moyale face each other at the same venue.
Karonga will meet Masters on Sunday before Moyale and Chitipa meet at the same venue
