Mighty Be Forward Wanderers kept their hopes of maintaining the record of winning inaugural trophies as second-half goals from Jaffalie Chande and Joseph Kamwendo earned them a 2-0 home win Azam Tigers in the Airtel Top 8 Knock-out quarterfinal first leg played at Balaka Stadium on Sunday.

Mzuzu based side Moyale Barracks moved closer to the Semi-Finals of the inaugural Airtel Top 8 Knock-Out Cup when they claimed a 2-0 win over Mafco FC in the first leg of the competition's quarterfinal match played at Chitowe Stadium in Dwangwa, Nkhotakota on Saturday.

Airtel Malawi Limited on Wednesday officially unveiled the trophy for the 2017 Airtel Top 8 Knock-Out competition slated to kick off from this weekend.

A sigh of relief for Mighty Be Forward Wanderers as their versatile forward Peter Wadabwa and enterprising midfielder Yamikani Chester have resumed training ahead of their Airtel Top 8 quarterfinal first leg match against Azam Tigers at Balaka Stadium on Sunday.