The Football Association of Malawi has unveiled a list of three nominees for the 2024 Airtel Top 8 Player of the Tournament Award.
The nominees include the Nyasa Big Bullets duo of goalkeeper Richard Chimbamba and midfielder Yankho Singo and Silver Strikers forward Chinsinsi Maonga.
The winner will be announced at a special ceremony hosted by Airtel Malawi, with the event date to be confirmed shortly.
The nominations were determined by the Competitions Technical Study Group after a thorough analysis of the competition’s statistics. A selected group of coaches from National Coaches Association, who were responsible for naming the player of the match during the competition, along with selected sports journalists, will vote to decide the award.
Briefs on the 2024 Airtel Top 8 Player of the Tournament Nominees follow.
Name: Richard Chimbamba
Position: Goalkeeper
Club: FCB Nyasa Big Bullets
Number of games Played: 3
Number of games started: 3
Total Number of Minutes played: 270
Clean sheet: 3
Richard Chimbamba was one of the key Bullets players as they defended the Airtel Top 8 title. He was unbeaten in the three matches he played in the competition.
Name: Chinsinsi Maonga
Position: Striker
Club: Silver Strikers
Number of games Played: 4
Number of games started: 2
Total Number of Minutes played: 264
Goals: 3
Chinsinsi Maonga finished as the tournament’s top goal scorer with three goals proving how vital he was to his side run in the competition as they bankers missed a third Top 8 title by a whisker. He scored all the three goals coming from the bench.
Name: Yankho Singo
Position: Midfielder
Club: FCB Nyasa Big Bullets
Number of games Played: 4
Number of games started: 4
Total Number of Minutes played: 360
Assist: 1
Yango Singo played every minute of FCB Nyasa Big Bullets run to the title and was outstanding in the midfield. He spiced up his involvement in the team with one assist as Bullets defended the championship.
