Silver Strikers Ladies lead the inaugural National Bank of Malawi (NBM) Women’s Premiership, sharing on 9 points with second placed Kukoma Ntopwa Women but separated by a narrow goal difference.
From three games played since its official launch on July 26, the two teams have registered a 100% winning record in which Silver Strikers Ladies scored 8 goals and conceded two while Kukoma Ntopwa recorded 6 goals against one.
On third place are Ascent Soccer, who have lost once and have scored the highest number of goals at nine while conceding two as they share 6 points with 4th-placed Mighty Wanderers Queens.
Week 4 headline fixture is a derby between 2nd-placed Kukoma Ntopwa Women against Mighty Wanderers Queens on Friday, to be played at Mpira Stadium, kicking off at 10h00 while the leaders, Silver are up against Topik Academy on Saturday at Silver Stadium from14h30.
Topik are at the rock bottom having lost all three in which they just managed scoring one goal while conceding 12 and their match should also be a centre of focus to see if they can pull a massive surprise against the emerging giants of Malawi women football.
On Sunday, Civil Service Women who are 6th with 3 points from three draws will host Ascent Soccer at Civo Stadium at 14h30 as FCB Nyasa Big Bullets Women (5th with 4 points from one win) play host to 9th-placed Moyale Sisters (one draw and two losses) at Mpira Stadium at 14h30.
MK Academy sit on 8th place with one point from a draw ahead of their match at Mzuzu Stadium at 11h00 against MDF Lionesses who are 7th with 3 points from three draws.
So, daggers are now drawn at the top in this tight race so far in which there are goals galore as Week 3 saw Mighty Wanderers Queens beating Topik Academy 3-1 at Mzuzu Stadium; Ascent Soccer losing 1-2 to visitors Silver Ladies and Moyale Sisters drew 1-1 against Civil Service United at Mzuzu Stadium.
MK Academy lost 1-2 at home Mzuzu Stadium to Kukoma Ntopwa while FCB Nyasa Big Bullets drew 1-1 with MDF Lionesses at Champion Stadium.
In the lone league opening match on July 26, Kukoma Ntopwa beat FCB Nyasa Big Bullets 2-1 that also recorded the first Player of the Match, Ntopwa’s Olivia Phikani and the following day, Ascent Soccer registered the highest goals when they beat Topik Academy 6-0 at home through the first hat-trick from Leticia Chinyamula, a brace from another Scorchers international, Fatima Lali and one from Mayamiko Mkandawire.
Mighty Wanderers Queens beat Moyale Sisters 2-0 away at Mzuzu Stadium; MK Academy Women drew 0-0 with Civil Service Women at the same venue while MDF Lionesses lost 1-2 to Silver Ladies at home at Champion Stadium.
In Week 2 at Kamuzu Stadium, Ascent Soccer beat hosts Mighty Wanderers Queens 2-0 through a brace from Mayamiko Mkandawire while Kukoma Ntopwa saw off Topik Academy 3-0 at Mpira Stadium as Civil Service drew 0-0 in a derby played at Civo Stadium.
Nyasa Big Bullets Women then beat MK Academy 3-0 in a game that also registered a brace through Vanessa Ali with the 3rd scored by Mary Chavinda.
Silver Strikers Ladies thumped Moyale Sisters 4-0 at home, Silver Stadium from four individual goals from Yamikani Mhango, Rhoda Chikuse, Ireen Khumalo and Deborah Henry.
MK Academy went on to lose 1-2 to Kukoma Ntopwa at home, Mzuzu Stadium while MDF Lionesses drew 1-1 with FCB Nyasa Big Bullets Women at home, Champion Stadium.
