Former Mighty Wanderers board member Tiya Somba Banda says it was an honour to serve the club for over one-and-a-half years.
The Nomads announced his resignation on Tuesday through a press release signed by the club’s board secretary Chancy Gondwe on Tuesday evening.
The Lali Lubani Road outfit said they identified a potential conflict of interest considering their upcoming participation in the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Cup with Somba Banda’s role as the continental football governing body’s general coordinator.
Reads the statement: “To ensure the integrity and fairness of the competition, it was necessary for Mr Tiya Somba Banda to step down from his position on the Wanderers board.
“Accordingly, his resignation has been accepted effective July 31 2025.
“We sincerely thank Mr. Tiya Somba Banda for his dedication, leadership and unwavering commitment during his tenure as director and chairperson of football development. His contributions have been invaluable as we continue to make Mighty Wanderers mighty again.”
Confirming his resignation in an interview yesterday, the former Super League of Malawi president said: “It is always a great honour and opportunity to serve the club that one loves most from childhood and I will always be grateful to the president Dr. Thomson Mpinganjira for this.
“Unfortunately, other responsibilities have forced me to depart at this stage when the mission to make Mighty mighty again was in a good lane.
“I have all the confidence of the success of the team this season going forward because of the visionary leadership and the stewardship of the board. I wish the team all the success.”
He also dismissed suggestions that there could be more behind his departure other than the reasons given by him and the club.
“Ayi ndithu [not at all],” he said.
However, The Nation has established that when one is a CAF coordinator, they are not assigned to games or activities involving clubs or national teams from their home country.
