FOMO FC finally found their feet in the NBS Bank National Division League after dismantling Jenda United 4-0 at Mulanje Park Stadium, while Ntaja United made a bold statement in the title race by handing Bangwe All Stars their first defeat of the season.
FOMO breathe life into campaign with statement win
After two successive defeats in their opening fixtures, FOMO FC roared back to life with a comprehensive 4-0 victory over a struggling Jenda United side. Rashid Chilomo was the star of the show, netting a sensational hat-trick, while Chitsanzo Saidi also etched his name on the scoresheet as the Mulanje-based outfit announced their arrival in emphatic fashion.
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The performance was a clear reflection of training-ground focus, according to head coach Jimmy Zakazaka, who praised his charges for executing their game plan with precision.
“It was a very good game, the boys did well today. We’ve been practicing this during training, but it wasn’t working in the past games. This time, it worked according to plan and we are very happy with the victory,” said Zakazaka, visibly buoyed by the dominant result.
For Jenda United, it was a third consecutive defeat, and head coach Obvious Banda admitted the team is undergoing growing pains with a youthful squad that is still adjusting to the intensity of the competition.
“We lost it from the word go. We conceded two early goals, which disturbed us. It’s a team of youngsters and we are still learning, though it’s getting out of hand,” Banda lamented.
The result lifts FOMO to 7th in the 12-team table with three points from three games (W1 D0 L2), while Jenda remain rooted at the bottom without a point and a goal difference that continues to worsen.
Ntaja United top table with landmark win over Bangwe
Over in Balaka, Ntaja United threw the title race wide open by ending Bangwe All Stars’ perfect start with a 2-0 triumph in front of an electric home crowd. Frazer Mbewe opened the scoring in the 38th minute before Brian Kuntambira sealed the victory early in the second half with a well-taken goal in the 53rd minute.
The win, Ntaja’s second in three games, propelled the Machinga-based side to the summit of the standings with seven points, sending a warning to the rest of the division about their serious title ambitions.
Head coach Chisomo Kamlanje emphasized the importance of defending home turf in the league.
“I told my boys that we need to win as we were playing at home. It will be tough to drop points here, so they really worked hard, and we got the win,” said Kamlanje.
Bangwe All Stars’ coach Isaac ‘Jomo’ Osman accepted the result but pointed to the challenges of playing on unfamiliar territory.
“The League is tough and teams are prepared. This was also our first away game and the surface was different from what our boys are used to. We’ll go back and work on our errors,” Osman explained.
Despite the defeat, Bangwe remain fourth on the log with six points, just a point behind leaders Ntaja.
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