Chief Justice Richard Banda led the cheers for Malawi against Chad

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Chief Justice Richard Banda led the cheers for
Malawi against Chad
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The First Gentleman, retired Chief Justice
Richard Banda SC on Saturday graced the crunch
tie between Malawi and Chad at Kamuzu Stadium and
witnessed the home team sail through to the next
stage of the qualifiers for next years Africa
Cup of Nations.Chad was responsible for
Malawis failure to qualify for this years
edition in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon when with
nothing to play for, the Chadians pinned Malawi
back with a stoppage-time equaliser in NDjamena
last October.
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The result meant that Malawi failed by a whisker
to be among the 16 nations at Africas biggest
football showpiece and had to contend with
painfully watching neighbours Zambia become
African champions for the first time. But on
Saturday, Malawi dumped Chad in the competition
with a 20 win.The First Gentleman was ushered
into the pitch to offer fair play handshakes to
the teams by Sports Minister Enock Chihana.
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Players said the First Gentleman asked them to
have courage and be brave to overcome Chad.
He was later seen celebrating the two goals
Malawi scored and the victory at the end of the
regulation time.As a sportsman, Banda was a
track and field athlete.Banda also played
football for and was once the captain of the
Malawi national team. He earned the football
nickname Shoeshine because of his dazzling
football skills.
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He later headed the Football Association of
Malawi and also became the President of the
Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association of
Malawi.Malawi must now wait for the draw in
July to know the identity of their next opponents
in competition.