Mindset, determination: Pasuwa explains how to overcome resilient Moyale

The gulf between FCB Nyasa Big Bullets and the leaders, Silver Strikers was widened to 9 following the Bankers’ late win over Karonga United. The way Peter Mponda’s side grounded the results against the Ingwinas showed their determination.

The next assignment for the Bankers is a trip to Blantyre to face their inter-city rivals, FCB Nyasa Big Bullets at Kamuzu Stadium. The people’s team before shifting their attention to Sunday’s super clash, have to deal with Moyale Barracks at Mzuzu Stadium on Monday, a game that was initially slated for Sunday.

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A win will see their gap with the leaders crippled to 6 going into the top-of-the-table clash. Mzuzu City Hammers pipped Bullets to the second place following their convincing 2-0 win over Mighty Mukuru Wanderers.

Moyale Barracks have fired warning shots at FCB Nyasa Big Bullets ahead of the Monday Afternoon Football at Mzuzu Stadium. The Soldiers are searching for the winning formula after playing four games without a win.

After a good start to the season, the Kaning’ina Soldiers lost consistency as they have recorded four back-to-back draws, sitting 10th with 10 points from seven games.

Speaking ahead of the crucial meeting, Prichard Mwansa, head coach for the team said they are geared to upset the title chasers.

“It will not be an easy game but we have to control the game and take all the points,” he said. “FCB Nyasa Big Bullets will come flat out, we already know this.

“We have been preparing for the game and we feel that as are ready for the battle. We need to work hard to get points because we are coming from draws.”

Pasuwa calls for players’ positive mindset

Moyale Barracks are unbeaten at home this season, staging a late comeback against Mafco FC before thumping Civil Service United 3-0. The two wins were followed by three back-to-back draws against Mzuzu City Hammers, Dedza Dynamos Football Club, and Chitipa United.

FCB Nyasa Big Bullets are coming from a 2-0 win over Mzuzu City Hammers and dropping points will not be an option amidst the heated title race as the Silver Strikers are flying higher in the TNM Super League.

“We need to correct ourselves here [at training] because they [Moyale] will not look at how they performed previously before facing us. They will raise their tempo.

“I always advise my players not to look for names, and the opponents at hand. We need to have the correct mindset so that we collect points by the end of the day,” he said.

Bullets’ last visit against Moyale, needed Lanjesi Nkhoma’s magic to rescue a game in a five-goal thriller after Love Jere and Raphael Phiri cancelled Ephraim Kondowe’s brace at Rumphi stadium.

Moyale Barracks bagged maximum points against Bullets in 2021 courtesy of Lloyd Njaliwa’s strike but they have lost 9 of their last 11 league meetings against Bullets.

Bullets travel with a trimmed squad but Pasuwa ‘has nothing to do’ but use the available resources

10 players are expected to miss the game against Moyale Barracks after suffering respective injuries. Providing fresh updates on the injuries, FCB Nyasa Big Bullets announced that Collin Mujuru and Crispin Mapemba have all joined the already-swollen injury list and they will also miss the team’s encounter with Silver Strikers next weekend.

Kalisto Pasuwa hasn’t had his full squad this season with six players, Mike Mkwate, Frank Willard, Clever Mkungula, Alick Lungu, and Stanley Billiati all still nursing injuries after surgeries.

“We put trust in all the players,” said Pasuwa. “We have a problem where people are going to question why we make some changes to the starting lineups but they are not going too deep to ask what is happening.

“We have so many factors that are affecting us to come up with a lineup for a particular match. As a team, we have tried as much as possible to manage our [training] sessions.

“These [injuries] will affect us in terms of combinations but we can’t do anything about it. We go and use the players who are fit for the game.”