The Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM), sponsors of TNM Super League champions Silver Strikers, has advised the membership to assemble a powerful squad to be a dominant power on all fronts.
RBM Governor MacDonald Mafuta Mwale made the remarks in Lilongwe throughout the membership’s gala night time awards ceremony on Saturday.
Mwale mentioned the staff shouldn’t be passengers within the Caf Champions League however be there to compete.
“We believe that Silver is a team that has everything. As such, it has no excuse for not performing well in all competitions.
“Last year, our board approved that the team should take part in the Caf Champions League. As such, we expect them to compete,” Mwale mentioned.
Mwale mentioned the Central Bank was additionally able to bankroll the staff to beef up the squad to resist warmth in all competitions.
“We have challenged them to recruit good players as they plan to take part in the Caf Champions League. We want them to sign the best cream of players, both foreign and local. We want to see the team mounting a serious challenge in all competitions,” he mentioned.
In addition, Mwale challenged the membership to defend the TNM Super League title.
“We do not want a situation when we stayed for 11 years without winning the league title. It might be easy to win the title but very difficult to defend. As such, we believe that they will be ready for the big task,” he mentioned.
Silver Vice Board Chairperson George Chiusiwa attributed the staff’s success final season to “a huge investment’ from the bank.
“We are geared to achieve more and we want to pay back to the bank for the trust [placed in us]. The bank has always supported the team and, as such, players are motivated,” Chiusiwa mentioned.
On his half, Silver Coach Peter Mgangira mentioned he was optimistic that the staff would construct on final season’s success.
“There is belief in the squad that everything is possible after what we achieved last season. We have a group of youngsters who are hungry for success,” Mgangira, who changed Peter Mponda after the latter was appointed FCB Nyasa Big Bullets coach, mentioned.
Meanwhile, Silver have awarded excellent people.
Midfielder Chimwemwe Idana was named Player of the Season whereas George Chikooka was named goalkeeper of the season.
MacDonald Lameck and Uchizi Vunga gained the most effective defender and midfielder award, respectively.
Chinsinsi Maonga gained essentially the most improved participant award whereas Binwell Katinji was named the most effective striker.
In a associated growth, Chikondi Gondwe was named Player of the Season within the girls’ class.
She additionally gained the highest goal-scorer award.
Lasuli Jali and Feston Paul gained the Reserve Team Player of the Season and Under-20 Player of the Season accolade, respectively.