Fireworks are expected to fly when Nyasa Big Bullets square up against their junior team in the inaugural FDH Bank Cup Round of 32 slated for this month end.
This will be the first time the two Bullets sides will face off in a national competition in recent years.
The draw was made Friday morning at Mpira Village in Chiwembe where top eight teams from the Super League were seeded against the bottom eight elite clubs and 16 Regional Associations teams to come up with a complete list of 32 teams.
According to Football Association of Malawi (FAM), the round of 32 matches will be played on the weekend of 26 June, 2021 at venues to be announced by the country’s soccer governing body.
The competition was scheduled to kickoff in 2020, but was delayed by FAM due to the Covid-19 pandemic, which saw the Malawi Government imposing restrictions on public gatherings to prevent further spreading of the virus.
Incentives
The FDH Bank will award the winner K25 million, with the runners up walking away with K8 million whilst the semifinalists and quarterfinalists will be rewarded K2 million and K1 million, respectively.
The Bank will also give each qualification teams from Regional Leagues K500,000 and two match balls.
The sponsors will also dress all the semifinalists of the competition.
Individual Accolades
Man of the Match from the quarterfinal stage, Golden Gloves winner and Player of the Tournament will be rewarded with K200,000 each, whilst Man of the Match in the early stages will walk away with K50,000.
There will also be FDH Bank Cup Discovery which FAM will determine its prize. The competition will end on 25th September, 2021.
Full Draw
1. TN Stars vs Moyale Barracks
2. Civo Sporting vs Sable Farming
3. Dedza Dynamos vs Mafco
4. Red Lions vs Simbi United
5. Karonga Utd vs Mighty Wanderers
6. Nyasa Big Bullets vs Nyasa Big Bullets Reserves
7. Ekwendeni Hammers vs Airborne Rangers
8. Immigration FC vs Silver Strikers
9. Mighty Wanderers Reserve vs Luwinga Utd
10. Blue Eagles vs Ekwendeni Utd
11. Rumphi Utd vs Neno Giants
12. Mzuzu Warriors vs Mtopwa Utd
13. Baka City vs Dedza Young Soccer
14. Mighty Tigers vs Kasungu Police
15. Polytechnic FC vs Chitipa Utd
16. Kamuzu Barracks vs Ngolowindo FC
