Nyasa Big Bullets edged past Chitipa United 2:0 in the Super League's twelfth regular season round on Saturday. The match finished at 12:30 local time on 9 August 2026, and the result left the hosts still sitting at the top of the table. To be fair, it wasn't the kind of game that announced itself early.
The only goal on the board came at the eighty-third minute, a late intervention that settled the tie. And here's the thing — by then the home side had already made their case for the three points. The visitors kept knocking on the door but found the door locked.
Before this fixture Nyasa Big Bullets had collected thirty points from fifteen league outings, their record reading eight wins, six draws and just one defeat. Chitipa United, meanwhile, sat seventh with twenty-one points after six victories and six losses. The gap between them was nine points, and this result stretched it further.
The visitors carried momentum into this match after beating Ehya 1:0 and seeing off Deda Dynamoes 2:1 on their previous two outings. The hosts, by contrast, had dropped points against Deda Dynamoes and held Ehya to a goalless draw. There is unrest in the dressing room when form dips, though this was a different kind of story.
What mattered was the timing of that late goal. The heat took the sting out of it for the visitors, who had nothing to lose and everything to prove. Nyasa Big Bullets held on grimly and extended their lead at the summit.