By Pemphero Mpho Musowa
Silver Strikers head coach Peter Mponda has downplayed Mighty Mukuru Wanderers’ chances of winning the title, saying they do not pose a threat to his team’s lead.
Wanderers last won the title in 2017, and their newly confirmed coach, Meke Mwase, has been given the target of winning the TNM Super League as a priority or two other trophies to keep his job.
Mponda’s team has opened up a 7-point lead at the top, just hours after Nomads closed in to cut the lead to 4 with a 10-0 win over Baka City.
The Central Banker coach collected maximum points over Kamuzu Barracks on Sunday and sits comfortably at the summit.
When asked in a post-match interview if he felt any pressure, Mponda said Wanderers cannot challenge for the league.
“I do not think there is any team that is giving us pressure. If it was FCB Nyasa Big Bullets, we could say yes, these guys will come for us because they have done it before, coming from behind, but I don’t think Wanderers will catch us,” he said.
Mponda said he feels the Super League of Malawi has deliberately given Wanderers more home games to gain points and pressure Silver, which he said won’t work.
“Look at the fixture; the Wanderers have been given four easy games at home to collect points, but soon they will be given tough games, and the league will end there,” he said.
The Lali Lubani boys are second on the log table with 41 points from 20 games.
Silver leads with 48 points from the same number of games. Defending champions FCB Nyasa Big Bullets are in 9th position with 27 points from 18 games.
