AIRTEL Top Eight champions, Silver Strikers, have vowed to avenge the 2-1 defeat they suffered at the hands of Nyasa Big Bullets on July 6 during this year\u2019s 53rd Independence Anniversary Celebration match.<\/p>\n
The two teams met at the Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe in an ill-fated match that saw a stampede causing the death of eight fans. But the mood will be different today as the giants tussle for three points in the TNM Super League match at Civo Stadium.<\/p>\n
Both sides are coming from victorious campaigns in the Carlsberg Cup that saw them qualify for the Round of 16.<\/p>\n
Bullets ousted fellow Super League outfit, Civil Sporting Club 2-1 while Silver Strikers thumped Southern Region Football Association League Premier Division side, Polytechnic FC, 3-1. Silver Strikers Coach, Lovemore Fazili, said his mind is on today\u2019s crunch tie.<\/p>\n
\u201cForget about the Independence Day match because that was just a friendly. Of course we have some injuries in our camp but we are working on another plan. Bullets are visiting us in Lilongwe and we are ready for them,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Bullets acting coach, Elia Kananji, said winning against Civil was a motivation to his team. \u201cWe have re-discovered our winning formula and it will not be a surprise if we win against Silver. Of course we still have some grey areas that need to be polished up. But we have a squad capable of delivering,\u201d Kananji said.<\/p>\n
This will be Bullets\u2019 first game without slippery midfielder, Dalitso Sailesi, who has joined Zambian side, Lusaka Dynamos, on a fiveyear contract.\u00a0\u00a0 In other matches today, Mafco entertain Premier Bet Wizards at Chitowe where as Moyale host Blantyre United at Mzuzu Stadium.<\/p>\n
Be Forward Wanderers are away to Masters Security at Dedza Stadium while Blue Eagles host Azam Tigers at Nankhaka.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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