Castel Challenge Cup: Wanderers through to the round of 16 after a narrow victory over FOMO FC

By McLloyd Kudzingo


Chiukepo Msowoya came to the rescue as Mighty Mukuru Wanderers struggled to beat Mulanje-based Southern Region Football Association Premier Division side, FOMO FC, in a Castel Challenge round of 32 match played at Kamuzu Stadium on Thursday afternoon.

Msowoya scored the only goal of the match in the 85th minute, connecting well a corner kick taken by Francisco Madinga

The Nomads were below their best but the introduction of Christopher Kumwembe, Isaac Kaliati, Felix Zulu and Fransisco Madinga in the second half proved fruitful .

FOMO FC



Both the hosts and the visitors managed to create some chances but failed to convert them until Msowoya’s decisive goal.

The Castel Challenge Cup is a National Knockout Cup organised by the Football Association of Malawi (FAM) and sponsored by Castel Malawi.

The K1 billion three-year sponsorship has seen Castel pumping in over K320 million towards the cup this year alone.

Mighty Mukuru Wanderers