Attacking midfielder Patrick Macheso and shot-stopper Pilirani Mapila have been both nominated in the 2023 Castel Challenge Cup Individual awards.
Macheso who is also a joint top goal scorer of the tournament with five goals has been nominated for the Best Player of the Tournament award whilst his counterpart has been nominated for the Best Goalkeeper award.
To earn the award, Macheso was involved in all five matches the Central Bankers played in the tournament accumulating 339 minutes in action. He competes with Hassan Kajoke and Lanjesi Nkhoma from FCB Nyasa Big Bullets.
In goals, Mapila is competing with Rahaman John from Bangwe All Stars and Richard Chimbamba of FCB Nyasa Big Bullets for the Goalkeeper of the Tournament award. Mapila was in the starting lineup of the five games and got three clean sheets from the 406 minutes he was involved in the tournament.
According to a statement from the Football Association of Malawi, a selected group of coaches under the National Coaches Association who were responsible for selecting Player of the Match in the competition and some football journalists will vote for the awards.
The winners will be crowned on 21st February 2023 in Blantyre
