{"id":34644,"date":"2022-11-11T22:30:48","date_gmt":"2022-11-11T22:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/among-the-best"},"modified":"2022-11-11T23:11:43","modified_gmt":"2022-11-11T23:11:43","slug":"among-the-best","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/among-the-best","title":{"rendered":"Among the best"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Malawi. <\/strong><\/span>Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (Cosafa) has included Malawian attacking midfielders Peter Banda and Robert Ng\u2019ambi on the list of 10 top stars to have played in the Cosafa Under-17 Championship.<\/p>\n<p>The regional football governing body released the list through its website on Wednesday in the build up to the Total Energies Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) Cosafa Zone qualifiers slated for December 2-11 in Lilongwe.<\/p>\n<p>\u2019\u2019The Cosafa men\u2019s Under-17 Championship has seen a number of the region\u2019s top stars pass through the competition over the years, providing the introduction to international football at an early stage. Some have gone on to have stellar careers while others have faded into obscurity, unable to turn their talent into professional careers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe enjoyed a successful spell with Stars where he won the MTN 8 and Telkom Knockout cups. He has had an excellent career as a goal-scoring midfielder and it is a surprise to many that he was not snapped up by a big team over the years,\u2019\u2019 reads part of the report.<\/p>\n<p>Ng\u2019ambi earned recognition for finishing as top goal scorer in the 2001 edition of the developmental competition when Malawi winning on home soil. He went on to enjoy a decorated career with Nyasa Big Bullets before earning a move South Africa\u2019s Premier Soccer League where he played for Black Leopards and Platinum Stars.<\/p>\n<p>Ng\u2019ambi is now back in the country having retired from active football. Banda was recognised for scoring five goals for the Junior Flames as they won bronze in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>He played for Nyasa Big Bullets and helped them to win the 2019 TNM Super League title in which he was named Player-of-the-Season. The former Griffin Stars goal poacher then moved to Sheriff Tiraspol in Moldova on loan.<\/p>\n<p>\u2019\u2019His switch to leading Tanzanian side Simba SC had allowed him to play on the international stage, and he is already a fixture in the senior national side,\u2019\u2019 Cosafa\u2019s website reports. Banda said he was happy with the recognition. \u2019\u2019It is an honour for me. I am really humbled,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n<p>The list also comprises former Bafana Bafana star Delron Buckley, Zimbabwean Archford Gutu, South African Steve Lekoelea, Zambians Patson Daka, Chisamba Lungu, Lameck Banda, Joseph Banda and Zito Luvumbo from Angola.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\">Malawi<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Malawi. Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (Cosafa) has included Malawian attacking midfielders Peter Banda and Robert Ng\u2019ambi on the list of 10 top stars to have played in the Cosafa Under-17 Championship. 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