Big Bullets FC return to the CAF Champions League for the first time in 11 years tomorrow as they face Fomboni FC in Comoros Island in the 2015 edition preliminary round first leg.
The last time Bullets participated in the competition they reached as far as the quarterfinals in 2004 when they were being sponsored by former president Bakili Muluzi.
The star studded squad then lead by Captain Peter Mponda managed memorable victories against top teams like Zanco of Zambia and Orlando Pirates of South Africa.
We take a look back at the 2004 campaign:
Preliminary Round
Bakili Bullets 2 (Fischer Kondowe, James Chilaponda) Villa SC 1
Villa SC Bakili Bullets 0
(Bullets advanced 2-1 on aggregate)
First Round
Zanaco 0 Bakili Bullets 1( Jimmy Zakazaka)
Bakili Bullets 0 Zanaco 1
( Bakili Bullets won 7 -6 on post-match penalties)
Second round
Orlando Pirates 2 Bakili Bullets 1( Ganizani Malunga)
Bakili Bullets 1(Dick Malidadi) Orlando Pirates 0
( Bakili Bullets won on away goal rule)
Group Stages
1st July 2004- Bakili Bullets 0 Etoile Du Sahel 1
25th July 2004- Enyimba 6 Bakilu Bullets 0
8th August 2004- Bakili Bullets 2 ( Dick Malidadi, Grant Lungu) African Sports 1
12th September 2004- African Sport 1Bakili Bullets 1( Robert Ng’ambi)
26th September 2004 -Etoile Du Sahel 1 Bakili Bullets 1(Fischer Kondowe)
16th October 2004- Bakili Bullets 1( Robert Ng’ambi) Enyimba 1
LOG TABLE
|
Team |
Pts |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
| Etoile du Sahel |
11 |
6 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
5 |
3 |
| Enyimba |
8 |
6 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
11 |
4 |
7 |
| Africa Sports National |
7 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
10 |
-4 |
| Bakili Bullets |
6 |
6 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
11 |
-6 |
