Karonga United Coach, Dave Muyombe, has downplayed his side\u2019s 0-1 defeat to Manyamula FC in a Simama Premier Division match played last Sunday.<\/p>\n
It was Karonga\u2019s second defeat in five games in the Northern Region Football Association league.<\/p>\n
Karonga also lost 1-2 to Rumphi Medicals a week earlier.<\/p>\n
The losses have left the 2016 TNM Super League participants lying on fourth place with nine points\u2014six behind leaders Chilumba Barracks FC.<\/p>\n
But Muyombe said the losses cannot affect his team\u2019s pursuit of the Premier Division title.<\/p>\n
\u201cAlthough the penalty we conceded was a bit controversial, we have no one to blame but ourselves. The referee had a good game and we had the chances. But finishing was the problem,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Asked if teams are becoming hard to overcome, Muyombe said there was no difference between this year\u2019s campaign and the one they participated in 2015.<\/p>\n
\u201cSometimes losing games early in a season helps your team to grow.<\/p>\n
Nonetheless, we need to find a formula for consistency. This can surely assist us to keep in touch with the teams that are above us.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur target is to win the [regional] championship and make a quick return to the Super League,\u201d Muyombe added.<\/p>\n
Karonga were runners-up in the 2015 season, but got a place in the Super League on behalf of the then champions Chilumba.<\/p>\n
The Malawi Defence Force prevented Chilumba from participating in the Super League due to financial problems.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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