By Kondwani Kandiado
Fresh from clinching the FDH Cup after beating champions FCB Nyasa Big Bullets on post match penalties, Blue Eagles continues to sour when they edged Wimbe United 4-0 on Saturday to get to the top of Group B in the central region premier league.
The eagles have now 28 points from 12 games displacing Wimbe United who now come second with 27 points having played 13 games.
The eagles were on target in the 7th and 13th minute of the game through a brace from Gilbert Chirwa and Francis Maloya extended the lead in the 19th and 80th minute to seal the game at 4-0.
Eagles assistant coach, Sankhani Mkandawire said he is happy that the team is back to the summit of the group’s table.
“It was not easy, we knew they are a good side and were coming from a win but we could not allow to get a draw or loss at our own backyard after emerging champions in the FDH cup,” he said.
His counterpart, Ziggy Nkhata of Wimbe attributed the loss to transport challenge they encountered on their way to the venue.
“It was a difficult game we have to accept but we had a breakdown as we were coming such that we arrived abit late and our players did not have ample time to do some warm-up,” he said.
He, however, said they would get back to their drawing board to rectify the challenges they face to do well.
Extreme FC and Mitundu Baptist are topping Group A and C respectively with 24 and 26 points.
For topping group B, Blue Eagles have won 8 games with 4 draws and have never tasted a defeat.
Speaking in an interview, Central Region football association general secretary Antonio Manda said he is impressed with the league’s progress.
” As Central Region Football Association, we are on cloud nine because we haven’t registered any pockets of violence since the inception of the league,” said Manda.
Pic: Blue Eagles and Wimbe players scrambling for the ball.
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