Nyasa Big Bullets FC

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FCB Nyasa Big Bullets
File:Nyasa Big Bullets FC logo.png
Full nameNyasa Big Bullets Football Club
Nicknames
  • The People's Team
  • Maule
  • Mapale
Short nameNBB
Founded1966; 60 years ago (1966)
GroundKamuzu Stadium
Capacity65,000
CoachPeter Mponda
LeagueTNM Super League
2024TNM Super League, 3rd of 16
Websitenyasabigbullets.com

FCB Nyasa Big Bullets is a Malawian professional association football club based in Blantyre, currently playing in the TNM Super League, the top division of Malawian football. The club was formerly known as Bata Bullets, Total Big Bullets and Bakili Bullets. Nyasa Big Bullets are regarded as the most successful club in Malawian football history, having won the Super League of Malawi a record 17 times.

History

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The club was formed in 1967 by a group of players who split from Mighty Wanderers. The original name was Nyasaland Bullets, but the club managed to source good sponsorship from Bata Shoe Company and was renamed as Bata Bullets.[1]

1970 season was a great success as Bullets achieved a treble after winning the Blantyre and Districts Football League (BDFL), the Chibuku Cup and Castle Cup.

In 2003, then Malawi President Bakili Muluzi adopted the team and renamed it Bakili Bullets. It was during this period that the team enjoyed one of its glamorous periods, reaching the lucrative group stages of CAF Champions League 2004.[2][3]

It was also during the same period that the club had a training camp in the United Kingdom in readiness for the CAF Champions League. Currently the team is sponsored by Nyasa Manufacturing Company (NMC).[4] Its nickname ever since is Maulle (native language for bullets).

On 8 October 2018, Rodgers Yasin was sacked as Nyasa Big Bullets head coach along with assistant Elijah Kananji.[5]

Bullets were coached by Peter Mponda. The 2023 football season was one of the most successful for Bullets, they won all four domestic trophies on offer; The TNM SUPER LEAGUE, The Airtel Top 8, The FDH Bank Cup, and The Castel Challenge Cup.[citation needed]

Stadium

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Main article: Kamuzu Stadium

Kamuzu Stadium is a stadium located in Blantyre, with a capacity of 50,000 seats. It is located next to the Malawi National Council of Sports Offices.

The Blantyre derby

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Main article: Blantyre derby

The Blantyre derby between Big Bullets and Mighty Wanderers is a fiercely contested match and in contrast to most of the other games played in the Malawi TNM Super League, matches between the two rivals always attract a large fanbase.

Honours

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Domestic

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  • Super League of Malawi:
  • Castle Cup (Malawi)
    • Winners (4): 1969, 1970, 1973, 1975
  • Kamuzu Cup
    • Winners (7): 1974, 1975, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1986
  • 555 Challenge Cup:
    • Winners (1): 1990
  • Embassy Trophy:
    • Winners (1): 2003
  • Chombe Tea:
    • Winners (2): 1998, 1999
  • Carlsberg Cup:
    • Winners (3): 2002, 2014, 2017
  • Tutulane Charity Cup:
    • Winners (1): 2007

Airtel Top 8 Malawi Winners (3) 2021, 2023, 2024.[6]

  • Carlsberg Charity Cup:
    • Winners (1): 2012
  • Presidential Cup:
    • Winners (2): 2012, 2016
  • Chifundo Charity Shield:
    • Winners (3): 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022

Continental

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Performance in CAF competitions

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2000 – Preliminary round
2004 – Group stage
2015 – First Round
2018–19 – Preliminary round
2019–20 – Preliminary round
2020–21 – Withdrew
2021–22 – First Round
1975: Second Round
1979: Withdrew in First Round
1993: Withdrew in preliminary round
1976 – First Round
1977 – Second Round
1997 – First Round
1998 – Preliminary round
1999 – First Round

Current men's squad

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As of January 2025 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  MWI Innocent Nyasulu
2 DF  MWI Erick Kaonga
3 MF  MWI Lloyd Banega Aaron
4 DF  MWI Nickson Nyasulu
5 MF  MWI Blessing Mpokera
6 DF  MWI John Lanjesi
7 MF  MWI Frank Willard
8 DF  MWI Precious Sambani
9 MF  MWI Mike Mkwate
10 FW  MWI Hassan Kajoke
11 MF  MWI Ernest Petro
12 MF  MWI Righteous Banda
13 MF  MWI Alick Lungu
14 DF  MWI Yamikani Fodya
15 DF  KEN Clyde Seneji
16 DF  MWI Gomezgan Chirwa
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 GK  MWI Clever Mkungula

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20 FW  MWI Lanjesi Nkhoma
21 MF  MWI Precious Phiri
22 FW  MWI Anthony Mfune
23 MF  MWI Stanley Billiat
24 GK  MWI Richard Chimbamba
25 MF  MWI McFallen Mgwira
26 DF  MWI Kesten Simbi
27 DF  KEN Collins Okumu
28 DF  MWI Yankho Singo
29 MF  MWI Patrick Mwaungulu
30 FW  MWI Maxwell Gastin Phodo
31 MF  MWI Chawanangwa Gumbo
32 MF  ZIM Kenneth Pasuwa
33 FW  MWI Ephraim Kondowe

Club officials/technical team

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  • Chief Executive Officer: Malawi Suzgo Nyirenda
  • Board President: Malawi Konrad Buckle
  • Board Members: Malawi 1. Stone Mwamadi, 2. Fleetwood Haiya, 3. Malinda Chinyama, 4.Sadick Malinga, 5. Dimitri Kalaitzis, 6.Democrotos Kalaitzis, 7 Rev. Moyenda Kanjerwa, 8. Chifundo Makande, 9.Albert Chigoga, 10. Noel Lipipa, 11. Konrad Buckle, 12. Escort Chinula
  • Head Coach: Zimbabwe Kalisto Pasuwa
  • Assistant coach: Malawi Peter Mponda (1st), Malawi Heston Munthali (2nd)
  • Team Manager:Malawi James Chilapondwa
  • Goalkeeper Trainer: Malawi Swadick Sanudi
  • Team Doctor:Malawi Felix Mwalule
  • Kitmaster:Malawi Malumbo Chikoko
  • Media Manager:Malawi Kimpho Loka

References

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