Monday, April 19, 2021
  • About Us
  • ImagiNATION
  • Adverts
  • Rate Card
  • Contact Us
The Nation Online
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Life & Style
    • Every Woman
      • Soul
      • Family
    • Religion
    • Feature
  • Society
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • Chichewa
  • Enation
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Life & Style
    • Every Woman
      • Soul
      • Family
    • Religion
    • Feature
  • Society
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • Chichewa
  • Enation
No Result
View All Result
No Result
View All Result
Home Front Page

Pasuwa dares players to be serious

by Patrick Lunda
29/12/2019
in Front Page, National Sports
3 min read
0
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on WhatsAppShare on LinkedinLinkedinShare via Email

Champions Nyasa Big Bullets coach Callisto Pasuwa has cautioned players to take football seriously as a career.

The Zimbabwean coach was speaking in an end-of-season press briefing this week where he disclosed that he noticed that most players were casual when he took over the team last year.

RelatedHeadlines

Scorchers drop 19 places on Fifa rankings

Women’s football blueprint takes shape

OPC frustrates roads projects

bullets 2 | The Nation Online
Bullets players in action in one of the games last season

“Players should take football as their life. When I came here, I observed that they were not taking it seriously. There was a casual attitude. I have seen many players, who are very good, but they need to take football as seriously as their job,” he said.

Pasuwa also commended the players for surpassing his expectation to defend the TNM Super League title with an inexperienced team.

Bullets won the 15th league title in dramatic fashion after a rat-race with their rivals Be Forward Wanderers. They were separated by a point.

“I am very surprised how these  youngsters learnt so fast. It’s a miracle that we managed to do it as most of the players were promoted from the reserve side. We are still on the rebuilding exercise even for next season,” he said.

Commenting on his plans for the forthcoming season, Pasuwa said there will not be significant changes to the team.

“We brought in 14 youthful players. If there will be any  changes then it must be three, but not more than four.

Assistant coach Heston Munthali also applauded the youngsters for inspiring the team

“We didn’t expect players such as Hassan Kajoke, Nixon Nyasulu, Peter Banda who were playing in the Under-20 FMB not long ago to stand and become the team’s backbone,” he said.

On his part Bullets chief administration officer Albert Chigoga, backed the Zimbabwean coach for changing the mentality of the players.

“Bullets is a big club with a lot of interest. We have sanity in the team; our supporters are beginning to understand that we have different roles to play. Players are disciplined they don’t take it to social media to post controversial issues. The coach has helped a lot,” he said.

Chigoga also described their fairy-tale run to retain the TNM title as unexpected.

“We are very shocked that with our youthful squad were playing against experienced teams with depth, but coach Pasuwa has worked tremendously well to retain the championship,” he said.

Avatar
Patrick Lunda
Previous Post

Spare us plastic politics, please

Next Post

Last epistle

Related Posts

Malawi’s Madina Nguluwe (L) tries to beat Kenya’s Nelly Jeptanui
National Sports

Scorchers drop 19 places on Fifa rankings

April 18, 2021
tabitha | The Nation Online
National Sports

Women’s football blueprint takes shape

April 18, 2021
Lilongwe Road | The Nation Online
National News

OPC frustrates roads projects

April 18, 2021
Next Post

Last epistle

Opinions and Columns

Big Man Wamkulu

Hot babe wants to trap me, should I ran?

April 18, 2021
Political Uncensored

Mighty mess!

April 18, 2021
My Thought

Chakwera’s indecisiveness will be his downfall

April 18, 2021
People’s Tribunal

Cut the crap, act on abuse forthwith

April 17, 2021
https://www.mwnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/WFP-Afikepo-1-2.pdf https://www.mwnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/WFP-Afikepo-1-2.pdf https://www.mwnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/WFP-Afikepo-1-2.pdf

Trending Stories

  • Lilongwe Road | The Nation Online

    OPC frustrates roads projects

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Ministry defends ‘borrowing’ of Covid-19 funds

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Traders fall short of Maize export demand

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Caroline Kautsire: English Professor at Bay State College in Boston

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Chakwera’s indecisiveness will be his downfall

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Values
  • Our Philosophy
  • Editorial policy
  • Advertising Policy
  • Code of Conduct
  • Plagiarism disclaimer
  • Disclaimer
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of use

© 2021 Nation Publications Limited. All Rights Reserved.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Life & Style
    • Every Woman
      • Soul
      • Family
    • Religion
    • Feature
  • Society
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • Chichewa
  • Enation

© 2020 Nation Publications Limited. All Rights Reserved.

This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy and Cookie Policy.