Action in the Airtel Top 8 Cup returns this weekend with defending champions Silver Strikers taking on Blue Eagles in the first semifinal on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Nyasa Big Bullets and Be Forward Wanderers will then be involved in the final last four match after seven days.<\/p>\n
Eagles Head Coach, Deklerk Msakakuona, said it is possible for his team to beat Silver in a match to be played at Civo Stadium in Lilongwe.<\/p>\n
Both teams returned to training yesterday after accomplishing their weekend TNM Super League assignments.<\/p>\n
The cops drew 1-1 against Mafco at Nankhaka Stadium on Saturday but the Central Bankers were victorious as they narrowly edged Nchalo United 1-0 on Sunday at Kalulu Stadium in Chikwawa District.<\/p>\n
Msakakuona said he is aware that Silver will be aiming at avenging the defeat they suffered at the hands of Eagles in the 2015 Standard Bank Cup final, courtesy of Gabriel Chirwa\u2019s lone goal.<\/p>\n
He said his charges are responding well to training and expressed the desire to end his team\u2019s trophy drought for the past two seasons.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have intensified our preparations and we do not have any injuries that can affect our performance at the moment. We are working more on finishing because we are losing a lot of scoring opportunities in our games. But what we want is to make sure that we reach the final,\u201d Msakakuona said.<\/p>\n
Silver Strikers Team Manager, Francis Songo, said they did not rest after their Southern Region tour as they returned to the training ground upon their return to the Capital City.<\/p>\n
Songo said his players are hungry for victory as they are aiming at becoming the first side to reach the final in their quest to retain the cup.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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