09/12/2023
posted by Football Association of Malawi
09 December 2023
Media Release
Airtel Top 8 Updates
FAM wishes to announce that the FAM Appeals Committee has commenced the appeals process on the FAM Disciplinary Committee determination on the appeal by Mighty Mukuru Wanderers against the FAM Competitions Committee.
Wanderers expressed intention to appeal against the FAM Disciplinary Committee’s determination which upheld the decisions by the FAM Competitions in relation to events during the 2023 Airtel Top quarterfinal first leg between Silver Strikers and Mighty Mukuru Wanderers at the Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe on 23rd September 2023.
Wanderers were on Friday 8th December 2023 served with the Disciplinary Committee motivated decision and have four days to submit their grounds of appeal whose hearing is scheduled for Wednesday 13th December 2023.
As a result of this process the Airtel Top Semi-final match between Silver Strikers and MAFCO which was scheduled for Sunday 10th December 2023 has been postponed to a later date.
On the other hand, FAM has commenced disciplinary proceedings against Mighty Mukuru Wanderers Football Club, in respect of the team’s failure to show up at Kamuzu Stadium for the 2023 Airtel Top 8 quarter final 2nd leg match which was scheduled to be played on Wednesday, 6th December 2023.
As per Article 10.6 of the 2023 Airtel Top 8 Rules and Regulations, such failure resulted in Wanderers team losing the match by two goals to zero (2-0).
Accordingly, Mighty Mukuru Wanderers, has been invited to provide the Secretariat of FAM with its position in relation to the two charges of failure to show up at the venue according to scheduled time contrary to Article 10.6 of the 2023 Airtel Top 8 Rules and Regulations and behaving in a way that brings the name of the game of football into disrepute contrary to Article 13.2.d of the FIFA Disciplinary Code.
