Silver Strikers FC
Silver Strikers Football Club is a Malawian professional football club based in Lilongwe, currently playing in the TNM Super League, the top division of Malawian football. The club was founded in 1977 as a social team for Reserve Bank of Malawi staff members. hence the nickname the bankers. They have won eight Malawi league titles, one Malawi National Championship, three Malawi FAM Cup and three Top 8 Cups. History The early years (1977–1989) Reserve Bank of Malawi was headquartered in Blantyre and its football team played in the fourth tier of the Blantyre and Districts Football League (BDFL). The bankers promoted quickly to the 3rd Division and finished as runners-up gained promotion to the 2nd Division the following season. They went on to earn promotion to 1st Division in their maiden 2nd Division season, this time as Champions. Reserve Bank of Malawi Head Office was transferred to Lilongwe, and with them went their football team. In Lilongwe, they started off the 1980 season in the Lilongwe and Districts Football League (LDFL) where existing greats of that region – Civo United, CCDC FC (Capital City Development Corporation) and Mitco FC, were already in fierce battles. It didn’t take long for the