The Football Association of Malawi (FAM) is set to conduct the draw for the Round of 32 of the FDH Bank Cup this morning at Mpira Stadium in Blantyre. This follows the successful completion of the regional preliminary rounds of the competition.
The regional preliminary stage saw 63 teams participate: 12 from the National Division League and 51 from the Regional Leagues Premier Divisions (14 from the South, 12 from the Centre, 9 from the Eastern Region, and 16 from the North). The cup will be played on a knockout basis.
A total of 32 teams will feature in today’s draw, comprising 16 from the Super League and 16 from the four Regional Leagues and the National Division League. The 2025 edition of the FDH Bank Cup is scheduled to run for five months, from July to November 2025.
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According to FAM’s Competition Manager, Gomezgani Zakazaka, eight teams will be seeded to prevent them from facing each other in the Round of 32.
“The draw will commence with the Round of 32, where the top eight Super League teams as of the log table on Monday, July 28th, 2025, namely: Mighty Wanderers, FCB Nyasa Big Bullets, Silver Strikers, Blue Eagles, Ekhaya FC, Karonga United, Civil Service United, and Kamuzu Barracks, will be seeded,” Zakazaka stated.
He further explained the draw procedure: “These seeded teams will be placed in one pot and drawn against the other 24 teams (the remaining 8 Super League teams and the 16 Regional Leagues teams) from a separate pot. During the draw involving the seeded teams, there will be an additional draw to determine the home teams in those specific matches, while for other pairings, the first team drawn will be designated as the home team.”
In the Round of 16, the winners of the Round of 32 matches will face each other to determine the eight teams that will qualify for the quarterfinals. Teams will be paired based on their match numbers, with the winner of Match Number 1 facing the winner of Match Number 16, and so on, up to the pairing of the winner of Match Number 8 against the winner of Match Number 9. In this round, the winners of matches 9-16 will serve as the home teams.
The draws for the quarterfinals and semifinals will be conducted after the Round of 16, with specific dates to be announced later.
The qualified teams for the national draw are as follows:
Super League: Mighty Wanderers, FCB Nyasa Big Bullets, Silver Strikers, Blue Eagles, Ekhaya FC, Karonga United, Civil Service United, Kamuzu Barracks, Creck Sporting, MAFCO FC, Chitipa United, Dedza Dynamos, Moyale FC, Mighty Tigers, Mzuzu City Hammers, Songwe Border.
Regional Playoff Qualifiers:
- South: The Boyz, FC Thondwe, Zingwangwa United, Bangwe All Stars.
- Central Region: Mitundu Baptist, Mchinji Villa, FC Shire, Chatoloma Admarc.
- Eastern Region: Red Lions, Prison United, Becks Academy.
- Northern Region: Baka City, Chilumba Barracks, Sporting FC, Jenda United, M’mbelwa Warriors.
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