About eight districts teams over the weekend booked their places in the Castle Challenge Cup national Phase.
The six who won their respective districts preliminary phase final matches are Nkhangazaona (Mchinji) Dowa Hammers (Dowa), Mgwrizina (Salima), Magang’a FC (Dedza), Ntcheu Young Soccer (Ntcheu), Welfare (Nkhotakota) Red Devils (Likoma) and Mafana Mafana (Chitipa).
The Northern Region Football League also identified five of its six representatives for the national phase. Kadona Stars, Ekwendeni United, Luviri FC, Raiply FC, Iponga FC won their Regional Preliminary phase last round encounters over the weekend to book their places in the next phase
Kadona beat Kamntchnja 3-1 while Ekwendeni were 2-0 winners over Nyungwe United. Iponga beat Mayamiko Stars 1-0 while Kuviri beat Baka City 2-0. Reply beat Jenda United 2-0 while the match between Khuyu Cobras and Chipolopolo FC was postponed.
Most of the districts are expected to wind up their championships this weekend while the Central Regional League Preliminary phase will know its national reps between tomorrow and Thursday.
Tomorrow Kawinga will play St Gabriel Medical at Nankhaka while Silver Strikers Reserve will face Ngolowindo at Champions Stadium. Mitundu will host Spearhead at Blue Gym. On Thursday Chisomo Academy will play Mangoni Warriors while Mtengenji Monaco will play Dedza Young Soccer. Villa Fc will play Leyman Panthers.
PRELIMINARY ROUND WEEK SIX RESULTS
CENTRAL REGION
MCHINJI DISTICT
Mchinji Veterans 1(3) -1(5) Kanalero FC (Third place)
Nkhangazaona 3-2 Matutu Market FC (Final)
DOWA DISTRICT
Dzaleka future 2-0 Bowe Stars (Third Place)
Dowa Hammers 1(5) – 1(4) Dowa Young Academy (Final)
SALIMA DISTRICT-Final
Fikiza FC 3-5 Mgwirizano FC
KASUNGU DISTRICT-Final
Wimbe Spurs 1-2 Ergo FC
DEDZA DISTRICT
Dedza Eagles 5-3 Kanyama Medical Stars (Third place)
Dedza Dynamos Reserves 4-1 Magang’a FC (Final)
NTCHEU DISTRICT-Final
Mpulanga 1-3 Ntcheu Young Soccer
NKHOTAKOTA DISTRICT
Jupiters 0(4)-0(2) Ten Locks (Third place)
Afana 0(2) -0(4) Welfare (Final)
NORTHERN REGION
LIKOMA DISTRICT
Chimwemwe FC 0-2 Manozya FC (Semifinal)
Fort-hill sondwns FC 1-2 Mafana mafana FC (Semifinal)
Madimba 1(4) -1(5) Nkhwazi (Third place)
Try Again 1(2) -1(4) Red Devils (Final)
CHITIPA DISTRICT
Fort-Hill Sundwns 3-1Chimwemwe (Third place)
Manozya FC 1(4) -1(5) Mafana Mafana FC (Final)
MZUZU DISTRICT-Third place
Hot spurs FC 5-1 Chivanga Rangers FC
KARONGA DISTRICT-Semifinals
Hope FC 2-1 Ngerenge FC
Karonga Pirates 1-2 Karonga Young Stars
MZIMBA DISTRICT
Mzalangwe United 3️-2️ Chamaliwa
NORTHERN REGIONA LEAGUE
Ekwendeni United 2-0 Nyungwe United ( Cannan Mvalo, Michael Mhango)
Kadona Stars 3 ( Marko Chiwaya, Robert Luhanga, Thoko Kamanga) 1 Kamntchenja United (Clement Ndhlovu)
Mayamiko Stars 0-1 Iponga FC ( Nature Kaonga)
Luviri FC 2 ( Lucky Mkandawire*2) 0 Baka City
Raiply FC 2( Blessings Nyasulu, Douglas Msiska)0 Jenda United
