Kalembelembe, Chimbiya Stars, Mponela FC up for the fight in the TVM Division One League

Three teams—Kalembelembe FC, Chimbiya Stars and Mponela FC—have taken the fight for the championship in the Central Region TVM Division One League to another level, with two games to play before the end of the season.

One of the three teams will likely win the title at the end of the season, depending on their final two games’ results.

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After playing 12 games each, Kalembelembe FC and Chimbiya Stars are tied on 24 points and are only separated by goal difference.

Kalembelembe FC, who top the log standings, have won seven games, drawn three times and lost twice while scoring 20 goals and conceding seven.

Second-placed Chimbiya Stars, in the same number of games, have recorded seven wins, drawn three times and lost twice as well, but they have scored 17 goals and conceded eight in the process.

Third-placed Mponela FC have 22 points from the same number of games, managing seven wins, four losses and one draw.

Another team with slim chances of winning the title is Creck Sporting Reserve, who have 18 points and are assured of a maximum of 24 points in 14 games.

Civil Sporting Reserve are fifth with 17 points, Simbi FC occupy sixth position with 15 points, while Play Football Malawi are just a point ahead of bottom-placed Lobi Young Soccer with eight points against Lobi’s seven.

General Secretary for the Central Region Football Association, Antonio Manda, has expressed satisfaction with the level of competition in the league.

“Teams have shown us that they were ready for the real battle based on their performance so far, which is good for us,” Manda said.

He commended Apostle Vitumbiko Mkandawire of Time for Victory Ministries for the support to the league.

“Teams are motivated because they know that there is something they are fighting for, a development that has led to the promotion of the game in the region,” he said.

Manda believes the region is in a better position to align with the transformation of the game agenda as championed by FAM President Fleetwood Haiya.

Wilson Bwemba of Creck Sporting Reserve is leading the top goal scorers’ chart with nine goals, followed by his teammate Emmanuel Mitole, who has eight goals, while Amani Masamba of Kalembelembe is third with five goals.