It has been confirmed that Kafukule Secondary School and Foundation Rock, both from Kasungu, will represent the Central East Education Division (CEED), at the national finals of the FDH Netball and Football Competition.

Kafukule Secondary School’s boys football team defeated Nkhotakota Secondary School, while Foundation Rock netball team trashed Kasungu Secondary School in the competition's CEED finals played at Kasungu Stadium on Saturday.

Speaking after the match, Kafukule coach, Hastings Mtambalika, said he was excited with the victory and expressed confidence that the team will perform well at the national finals and bring the trophy to CEED.

"We know at this stage we are representing whole CEED, hence we will put an extra gear in our preparations just to make sure that we are ready enough to competitive at such a highest level, and bring good results," said Mtambalika.

Foundation Rock's coach, Jonathan Banda, said the competition at division level was tough because of strong opponents, but expressed optimism that the team will deliver good results at the national stage, even though being their first time.

"Our target is to put CEED on the map, and we are going to fight hard to bring the trophy home. Today's victory will not make us feel like we have reached a saturation point, rather a stimulus for more hard work," he said.

Commenting on the tournament, CEED sports coordinator for the Malawi Schools Sports Association (MASSA), Patrick Chazama, said he was satisfied with how the competition ended despite a few logistical challenges encountered, especially transportation.

Chazama expressed hope that with strong coordination and technical expertise from the CEED sports committee, the teams will be well prepared and organised to compete strongly at the national finals.

CEED is comprised of five districts which are Kasungu, Ntchisi, Nkhotakota, Dowa and Salima. The division has about 131 secondary schools, and all of the took part in the competition from the first day of the tournament.