{{Short description|Association football club in Malawi}} {{Use British English|date=October 2025}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2025}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = FCB Nyasa Big Bullets | image = Nyasa_Big_Bullets_FC_logo.png | fullname = Nyasa Big Bullets Football Club | website = {{URL|nyasabigbullets.com}} | nickname = {{unbulleted list |The People's Team |Maule |Mapale }} | short name = NBB | founded = {{start date and age|1966|df=yes}} | ground = Kamuzu Stadium | capacity = 65,000 | league = TNM Super League | season = 2025 | position = TNM Super League, 2nd of 16 | coach = Peter Mponda <!-- Kit Information -->| pattern_la1 = | pattern_b1 = | pattern_ra1 = | leftarm1 = FF0000 | body1 = FF0000 | rightarm1 = FF0000 | shorts1 = FF0000 | socks1 = FF0000 | pattern_la2 = | pattern_b2 = | pattern_ra2 = | leftarm2 = FF0000 | body2 = FFFFFF | rightarm2 = FF0000 | shorts2 = FFFFFF | socks2 = FFFFFF }}
'''FCB Nyasa Big Bullets''' is a Malawian professional association football club based in Blantyre, currently playing in the TNM Super League, the top division of Malawian football. The club was formerly known as Bata Bullets, Total Big Bullets and Bakili Bullets. Nyasa Big Bullets are regarded as the most successful club in Malawian football history, having won the Super League of Malawi a record 17 times.
==History== The club was formed in 1967 by a group of players who split from Mighty Wanderers. The original name was Nyasaland Bullets, but the club managed to source good sponsorship from Bata Shoe Company and was renamed as Bata Bullets.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.maraviexpress.com/former-big-bullets-most-memorable-mentor-coach-john-gilmore-passes-on-in-uk/|title=Former Big Bullets most memorable mentor, Team Manager John Gilmore passes on in UK|accessdate=26 April 2021|website=maraviexpress.com|date=12 November 2019|archive-date=29 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429111735/https://www.maraviexpress.com/former-big-bullets-most-memorable-mentor-coach-john-gilmore-passes-on-in-uk/|url-status=live}}</ref>
1970 season was a great success as Bullets achieved a treble after winning the Blantyre and Districts Football League (BDFL), the Chibuku Cup and Castle Cup.
In 2003, then Malawi President Bakili Muluzi adopted the team and renamed it Bakili Bullets. It was during this period that the team enjoyed one of its glamorous periods, reaching the lucrative group stages of CAF Champions League 2004.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cafonline.com/left_index.php?head=2004&loc=years_cl_pastcomp/2004.htm|title=CAF – CAF Error Page|website=cafonline.com|access-date=2019-06-12|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303212432/http://www.cafonline.com/left_index.php?head=2004&loc=years_cl_pastcomp%2F2004.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>http://championsleague.mtnfootball.com/live/content.php?Item_ID=280{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
It was also during the same period that the club had a training camp in the United Kingdom in readiness for the CAF Champions League. Currently the team is sponsored by Nyasa Manufacturing Company (NMC).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bufc.drfox.org.uk/N190703.html|title=Match Report – Boston United vs Bakili Bullets|website=bufc.drfox.org.uk|access-date=2018-12-17|archive-date=25 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625130003/https://bufc.drfox.org.uk/N190703.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Its nickname ever since is Maulle (native language for bullets).
On 8 October 2018, Rodgers Yasin was sacked as Nyasa Big Bullets head coach along with assistant Elijah Kananji.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://allafrica.com/stories/201810090159.html|title=Malawi: Bullets Sack Coaches After Masters Defeat|last=Kadewere|first=Jeromy|date=2018-10-09|work=Nyasa Times (Leeds)|access-date=2018-12-17|archive-date=7 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181107185612/https://allafrica.com/stories/201810090159.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
Bullets were coached by Peter Mponda. The 2023 football season was one of the most successful for Bullets, they won all four domestic trophies on offer; The TNM SUPER LEAGUE, The Airtel Top 8, The FDH Bank Cup, and The Castel Challenge Cup.{{fact|date=August 2025}}
==Stadium== {{main|Kamuzu Stadium}} '''Kamuzu Stadium''' is a stadium located in Blantyre, with a capacity of 50,000 seats. It is located next to the Malawi National Council of Sports Offices.
==The Blantyre derby== {{main|Blantyre derby}} The Blantyre derby between Big Bullets and Mighty Wanderers is a fiercely contested match and in contrast to most of the other games played in the Malawi TNM Super League, matches between the two rivals always attract a large fanbase.
==Honours== ===Domestic===
*'''Super League of Malawi:''' ** '''Winners (17):''' 1986, 1991, 1992, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020–21, 2022, 2023 ** Runners-up (4): 2008, 2012–13, 2016, 2017 *'''Castle Cup (Malawi)''' ** '''Winners (4):''' 1969, 1970, 1973, 1975 *'''Kamuzu Cup''' ** '''Winners (7):''' 1974, 1975, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1986 *'''555 Challenge Cup: ''' ** '''Winners (1):''' 1990 *'''Embassy Trophy:''' ** '''Winners (1):''' 2003 *'''Chombe Tea:''' ** '''Winners (2):''' 1998, 1999 *'''Carlsberg Cup: ''' ** '''Winners (3):''' 2002, 2014, 2017 *'''Tutulane Charity Cup:''' ** '''Winners (1):''' 2007 '''Airtel Top 8 Malawi''' '''Winners (3)''' 2021, 2023, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web | title=Airtel Top 8 final grosses K116.4 million – The Times Group | url=https://times.mw/airtel-top-8-final-grosses-k116-4-million/#:~:text=Bullets%20won%20a%20record%20third,thanks%20to%20Ernest%20Petro's%20goal. | access-date=2025-08-30 | website=times.mw}}</ref> *'''Carlsberg Charity Cup:''' ** '''Winners (1):''' 2012 *'''Presidential Cup:''' ** '''Winners (2):''' 2012, 2016 *'''Chifundo Charity Shield:''' ** '''Winners (3):''' 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022
===Continental=== *'''Kagame Interclub Cup''' ** Runners-up (1): 2021
==Performance in CAF competitions== *'''CAF Champions League: 7 appearances''' ::2000 – Preliminary round ::2004 – Group stage ::2015 – First Round ::2018–19 – Preliminary round ::2019–20 – Preliminary round ::2020–21 – Withdrew ::2021–22 – First Round
*'''African Cup of Champions Clubs:''' 3 appearances ::1975: Second Round ::1979: Withdrew in First Round ::1993: Withdrew in preliminary round
*'''CAF Cup Winners' Cup:''' 5 appearances ::1976 – First Round ::1977 – Second Round ::1997 – First Round ::1998 – Preliminary round ::1999 – First Round
==Current men's squad== ''As of January 2025'' {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no=1|nat=Malawi|name=Innocent Nyasulu|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|no=2|nat=Malawi|name=Erick Kaonga |pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=3|nat=Malawi|name=Lloyd Banega Aaron |pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=4|nat=Malawi|name=Nickson Nyasulu|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=5|nat=Malawi|name=Blessing Mpokera|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=6|nat=Malawi|name=John Lanjesi|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=7|nat=Malawi|name=Frank Willard|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=8|nat=Malawi|name=Precious Sambani|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=9|nat=Malawi|name=Mike Mkwate|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=10|nat=Malawi|name=Hassan Kajoke|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=11|nat=Malawi|name=Ernest Petro|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=12|nat=Malawi|name=Righteous Banda|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=13|nat=Malawi|name=Alick Lungu|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=14|nat=Malawi|name=Yamikani Fodya|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=15|nat=Kenya|name=Clyde Seneji|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=16|nat=Malawi|name=Gomezgan Chirwa|pos=DF}} {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=17|nat=Malawi|name=Clever Mkungula|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|no=19|nat=Malawi|name=Mphatso Magombo|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=20|nat=Malawi|name=Lanjesi Nkhoma|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=21|nat=Malawi|name=Precious Phiri|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=22|nat=Malawi|name=Anthony Mfune|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=23|nat=Malawi|name=Stanley Billiat|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=24|nat=Malawi|name=Richard Chimbamba|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|no=25|nat=Malawi|name=McFallen Mgwira|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=26|nat=Malawi|name=Kesten Simbi|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=27|nat=Kenya|name=Collins Okumu|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=28|nat=Malawi|name=Yankho Singo|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=29|nat=Malawi|name=Patrick Mwaungulu|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=30|nat=Malawi|name=Maxwell Gastin Phodo|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=31|nat=Malawi|name=Chawanangwa Gumbo|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=32|nat=Zimbabwe|name=Kenneth Pasuwa|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=33|nat=Malawi|name=Ephraim Kondowe|pos=FW}} {{Fs end}}
==Club officials/technical team== * Chief Executive Officer: {{flagicon|Malawi}} Suzgo Nyirenda * Board President: {{flagicon|Malawi}} Konrad Buckle * Board Members: {{flagicon|Malawi}} 1. Stone Mwamadi, 2. Fleetwood Haiya, 3. Malinda Chinyama, 4.Sadick Malinga, 5. Dimitri Kalaitzis, 6.Democrotos Kalaitzis, 7 Rev. Moyenda Kanjerwa, 8. Chifundo Makande, 9.Albert Chigoga, 10. Noel Lipipa, 11. Konrad Buckle, 12. Escort Chinula * Head Coach: {{flagicon|Malawi}} Gilbert Chirwa * Assistant coach: {{flagicon|Malawi}} Peter Mponda (1st), {{flagicon|Malawi}} Heston Munthali (2nd) * Team Manager:{{flagicon|Malawi}} James Chilapondwa * Goalkeeper Trainer: {{flagicon|Malawi}} Swadick Sanudi * Team Doctor:{{flagicon|Malawi}} Felix Mwalule * Kitmaster:{{flagicon|Malawi}} Malumbo Chikoko * Media Manager:{{flagicon|Malawi}} Kimpho Loka
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [http://www.nyasabigbullets.com/ Website] * [http://www.facebook.com/nyasabigbulletsfc Facebook] * [http://www.twitter.com/nyasabigbullets Twitter] * [http://www.instagram.com/nyasabigbullets Instagram]
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