Bullets admit pressure piling up on title chase

FCB Nyasa Bullets have acknowledged that pressure is taking a toll on them in their bid to defend the TNM Super League title after failing to register a win in four matches.

The People’s Team, who lead the 16-team domestic top-flight league with 56 points from 28 matches, are tied on points with second-placed Silver Strikers, who have played a game more.

Bullets have drawn three and lost once in their past four league matches.

In an interview  the club’s chief administration officer Albert Chigoga said: “It is fair to read in the [league] winless streak, but that’s what football competition is all about.

“Pressure is now on us to salvage the league championship. It is still ours to lose.

“Hopefully, we’ll make most of our remaining two games and then clinch it.”

Following their 1-0 loss to Dedza Dynamos Salima Sugar last week, coach Kallisto Pasuwa acknowledged that the team’s five-game winless streak then, including an Airtel Top 8 quarter-final second leg 1-2 defeat to Civil Service United, was unusual.

He blamed it on their crammed diary.

Nevertheless, Bullets beat Blue Eagles 3-2 in the Airtel Top 8 semi-final on Sunday in Lilongwe to ease pressure.

Their next fixture is against Karonga United tomorrow at Karonga Stadium and a win could see them move within touching distance of the title as they have  a better six-goal difference than Silver.