TNM Super League pacesetters Blue Eagles at the weekend dropped two places to third position following wins by Mafco FC and Silver Strikers.
Eagles, who were on bye, have 35 points from 18 games.
Mafco beat Be Forward Wanderers 2-1 at Chitowe Stadium in Dwangwa, Nkhotakota on Saturday to go top with 37 points from 19 games.
Richard Mbulu scored both goals for the Malawi Defence Force (MDF) side in under 25 minutes while the Nomads hit one back through experienced midfielder Joseph Kamwendo.
Wanderers are now on eighth position with 29 points from 19 games having been held to a goalless draw by Dwangwa United on Sunday.
Silver moved up from fourth to second position on Saturday following a 2-1 win over Mzuzu University (Mzuni) FC at their Silver Stadium backyard in Lilongwe. Mike Roberts and Victor ‘Vibre’ Limbani were on target for the Bankers while Frackson Ziba scored for Mzuni.
Silver now have 36 points from 18 games.
It was a bad outing for Mzuni who on Sunday also lost 1-0 to Kamuzu Barracks at Civo Stadium via Manasse Chiyesa’s strike.
Kamuzu Barracks have now moved up to fourth with 34 points from 20 games while Mzuni are now seventh with 30 points also from 20 games..
Civil Service (Civo) United struggles in the top-flight league continued when they collected just a single point from their Northern Region foray where they lost 1-0 to Karonga United on Saturday before holding Moyale Barracks to a goalless draw.
Civo are yet to register a win since they hired Charles Manda as coach at the start of the second round.