DD to Face Ntopwa in Pres. Cup

Dan Chemis (NYFA) General Secretary during the draw Dan Chemis (NYFA) General Secretary during the draw Pic: FAM

The draw for 2019/2020 Presidential National Women’s Championship which took place today at Mpira village in Blantyre has pitted central region champions DD Sunshine and Ntopwa Super Queens in the first Semi-Final whereas Southern Region champions Blantyre Zero will take on the northern region champions Moyale Sisters in the second semifinal.

The games will start on Saturday February 8 with two semifinals and the final will be played the following day.

Reacting to the draw, Ntopwa FC owner and Technical Director Isaac Jomo Osman said his charges are ready to face DD Sunshine having lost to the defending champions by a goal to nil during the same stage last year at the Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe.
“We played them (DD Sunshine) last year in the semis and here we are one year down the line, we hope to beat them and it will a sweat revenge probably we can go on to win the championship.
“Playing in Blantyre is an advantage to us though we are facing strong opponents but we are ready to fight and win the cup.
“Get this right, we are expecting nothing but a win against DD on Saturday because we started preparing way back because we knew this would happen,” Osman said.

In his remarks Blantyre zero representative Jafali Sanudi said though his charges are being considered as the favorites in their game against Moyale Sisters to move through to the finals, they are well aware of the abilities of the Mzuzu based outfit and they are not taking the fixture lightly.
“In every fixture, people always try to compare the teams that are playing at that particular time, in this people are saying we have gotten a fair draw but I don’t think so.
“Moyale are the champions in the northern region it means they have done a tremendous job and deserve to be here with us, we just have to accept and respect that and go on in the field of play come Saturday and perform well to get the result.” said Sanudi.

Meanwhile Football Association of Malawi’s Communication manager Gomezgani Zakazaka said they are expecting entertaining games over the weekend.
 
The winners will take home K3 million prize while the runners up will get K1 million. The Semifinalists will receive K500, 000.00 each.

Presidential Women's National Championship Draw

Semifinal 1

DD Sunshine vs. Ntopwa Super Queens
    
Semifinal 2
Blantyre Zero vs. Moyale Sisters

Fixtures:

Saturday 8th February 2020

Blantyre Zero vs. Moyale Sisters @ Mpira Stadium- 12:00 hrs

DD Sunshine vs. Ntopwa Super Queens @ Mpira Stadium - 14:30hrs

Sunday 9th February 2020

Match for third place
Lose Semifinal 1 vs. Loser Semifinal 2@Mpira Stadium- 11:30 hrs

Final
Winner Semifinal 2 vs. Winner Semifinal 1@ Mpira Stadium- 14:30

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