The Football Association of Malawi (FAM) Competition Committee having reviewed relevant match footage, reports from match officials and two protest letters from Mighty Mukuru Wanderers made the following findings and determinations.

Awarding the match to Silver Strikers FC who win by a margin of two goals to Zero (2-0) after finding Mighty Mukuru Wanderers FC guilty of causing the abandonment of the match following their players’ refusal to continue with play in protest of the referee’s decision contrary to article 10.3 of the 2023 Airtel Top 8 Rules and Regulations.

The committee also imposed upon Wanderers FC a financial sanction of Five Hundred Thousand Kwacha (K500 000.00) for being found guilty of failure to take the necessary precautions to prevent their supporters from displaying unsporting behaviours by throwing objects into the field of play and damaging stadium seats.

“We have also ordered Mighty Mukuru Wanderers Football Club to pay for the costs associated with the repair and restoration of any damaged facilities at Bingu National Stadium which stands at K22 083 400.00 (Twenty-Two million and Eighty- Three Thousand Six Hundred Kwacha) as per the preliminary assessment by BNS Authorities,” reads part of the verdict.

They also imposed upon Wanderers FC a financial sanction of two million Kwacha (K2 000 000) for being found guilty of bringing the game of football, FAM, and the name of the sponsor into disrepute.

FAM has since refer the matter on the decision by referee Godfrey Nkhakananga to the FAM Referees’ Committee for review and necessary measures on the referee as the Committee is of the view that Referee, may have made an error in the interpretation of the Laws of the Game by giving an advantage to Silver Strikers after he had blown the whistle for an infringement.

“We also found Mighty Mukuru Wanderers protest inadmissible because according to Article 13.5 of the Airtel Top 8 Rules and Regulations,” said.

Here with a confirmation kuti apapa nde apwetekana.