Blantyre United attacker, Jide Mbandambanda, has been linked with a transfer to Civil Sporting Club.<\/p>\n
Mbandambanda was, on Thursday, spotted at Civo Upper Stadium with Civil officials, raising speculation that he would join the Lilongwe side.<\/p>\n
However, Civil General Secretary, Ronald Chiwaula, on Saturday said they never had any discussion with the player.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is not true that we have signed him. Yes, he was at our training base with his brother, and I guess he just came to watch training. Being football people, I saw him chat with our coaches. Of course, we need some players to replace those that we have released. Maybe, if there will be a chance, we may talk to him later,\u201d Chiwaula said.<\/p>\n
Civil have lost players such as Righteous Banda, who has joined Nyasa Big Bullets, and might wish to replace him with Mbandambanda.<\/p>\n
The wild-haired Mbandambanda was Blantyre United\u2019s top TNM Super League scorer with nine goals in the 2017 season.<\/p>\n
Mbandambanda, who was once linked with a move to Bullets, was not available for a comment.<\/p>\n
Blantyre United General Secretary, Anthony Kafuwa, said Mbandambanda was a free agent.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe already issued clearances to a number of players, including Jide. We would support his move to any team because we believe in career growth of our players,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Blantyre United were relegated from the TNM Super League last season alongside Premier Bet Wizards and Chitipa United.<\/p>\n
The future of Blantyre United is uncertain as the team\u2019s long-time owner, Lawson Nakoma, bowed out towards the end of last season due to the harsh football climate that saw him run the team at a loss.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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