FAM wants more fans at Charity Shield

Football Association of Malawi – FAM officials are encouraging fans to patronise Sunday’s Charity Shield match at Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe.

The game which marks the start of the 2023 soccer season will see a thrilling encounter between FCB Nyasa Big Bullets and Mighty Mukuru Wanderers.

Funds raised from the match will be directed towards supporting Cyclone Freddy survivors.

The FA’s commercial and marketing director Limbani Matola says; “we call upon football fans to come in large numbers to support this cause. We all need to hold hands and this is the opportunity for football fans to contribute towards fellow citizens who are struggling and are desperate for survival.

Meanwhile, as a build up to the event, NBS Bank who are sponsors of the match have presented kits to the teams.

Tamanda Longwe, the bank’s head of marketing and customer experience says, “we are expecting fellow Malawians to patronise this game in large number because the cause for the charity shield is a good one. Many people who were affected by Cyclone Freddy will be helped through the same.”