By: Draxon Maloya
Lilongwe, Malawi. (News of The South) – A total of 16 goals were scored on the opening day of Malawi`s national Super League football with last year`s league runners up Mighty Beforward Wanderers scoring the highest number of goals on the opening day.
Wanderers, popularly known as the Nomads scored 5 goals with no any reply from the student’s university team from the country’s northern regions city of Mzuzu.
Playing at the Kamuzu stadium in the City of Blantyre on Saturday afternoon before a very huge crowd, Wanderers looked more merciless on the offensive and goal hungry just from the first whistle.
The official launching ceremony of the league was held in Kasungu District where champions Nyasa Bullets Football Club travelled and began their title defense against TN Stars, in which Bullets scored four goals with no any reply from the home team.
To the excitement of every moment that characterized the launching ceremony, the league sponsors, Telekom Networks Limited used traditional “Gule Wamkulu“ dance and an oxcart to bring the Super League trophy to the jam pack Kasungu stadium.
The capital city giants Silver Strikers had a tricky fixture in the northern region`s boarder and lakeshore district where they narrowly won in a five goal thriller against the host, Karonga United.
Master Security Football Club was held in a one all draw against the soldiers from the Third Battalion of the Malawi Rifles, Moyale Barracks in a game played at the Silver Stadium in the capital city.
In a mild fixture of the opening day, soldiers from the Malawi Defence Force Headquarters, Kamuzu Barracks were held by the marauding Mighty Tigers in a goalless encounter played at the Civo Stadium in Lilongwe.
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