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@Blantyre Chileka International Airport
I’m at the airport right now.
I’m going to meet our sister club,
Chilopwi United, here,
and take care of a few other things.
Tomorrow, we have an away game
against Lube Masters, a team based in Mzuzu.
We’ve made a pretty good start with two wins and one draw from three games,
but we still haven’t won an away game.
Of course, we need to win at home as well,
but I think it’s really important
to pick up an away win as soon as possible, where the difficulty is relatively higher.
I think we absolutely need to win this game.
I’m going to take a flight for about 40 minutes from here
to the capital of Malawi,
and then from there,
I’ll take a car for about six hours
to Nkhata Bay, where our players are staying tonight.
It takes about five or six hours.
So flying is definitely a much better option,
and apparently the route is going to open next month.
So once the flights are available,
we’ll be able to get there much faster,
and it’ll also save us quite a lot of money.
Fuel here is extremely expensive. (About 1.5 times more expensive than in Korea)
So flying is actually cheaper.
It’s 2 p.m. right now,
and my flight was originally
scheduled for 3 p.m.
But the flight coming in from Johannesburg
has been delayed,
so they say a delay of more than an hour is expected.
At Blantyre Airport, you board the plane by walking out like this.
That’s basically the entire airport building.
There are only
six flights leaving here all day.
It’s a small airport,
and after being delayed for about two hours,
we’re finally departing around 5.
(After making our way through the night, we arrive in Mzuzu, the capital of the Northern Region)
Well, as always,
long-distance car rides aren’t easy.
It’s already almost 11:30,
and I’ve arrived at a hotel here in Mzuzu.
Our team is staying
in Nkhata Bay, about an hour from here.
I was originally going to go straight there,
but if I did that, it would be past midnight,
and since all our coaches would already be asleep,
I felt like I’d just end up waking everyone up.
So I didn’t go.
Instead, I’ll join them tomorrow morning
and have a meeting with them.
I’ll get some rest for now and see you in the morning.
(Morning)
This place has relatively decent facilities,
and the price is fairly cheap,
so whenever we come to the mainland,
this is one of the places we often use in Nkhata Bay.
The coaches and players
are having breakfast and coming back now,
so I’ll wait for them.
(Traces of last night’s meeting)
How’s everyone doing?
All good.
You can tell just by looking at your faces.
(Happy faces)
Why?
You arrived in Mzuzu at around 11:30 last night.
Must’ve been tough. / It’s okay.
You guys had it harder, traveling on the His Grace.
How was the His Grace? (A small wooden boat)
It only took four and a half hours.
Doesn’t it sometimes take six hours?
Sometimes it takes seven or eight hours, even ten.
Agenda 1) Donate school supplies to schools in the Chizumulu area
There are wholesalers here in Nkhata Bay too, but it’ll probably be cheaper to buy them in Mzuzu.
People who didn’t come to the mainland: Captain Mantoh, midfielder Jiya, Expert
(They stayed on the island to give them more time to adapt)
Right after Jiya got injured, we started training Allan as a defensive midfielder by moving him up from center-back.
Did Jiya get injured during the last game?
(Jiya’s injury)
The referee only gave him a yellow card.
Like I said after the last game, we brought in a defensive midfielder.
He’s joined us here now, and he’ll go back to Chizumulu with us.
His name is Fortune Mwenda.
He’s from a place called Chirimba, near Karonga in the north.
He played in a tournament organized by Busiri, a famous [club] in Malawi, in the north.
I think he’s a player who can fill the defensive midfield position while Jiya is injured.
How did you bring him in?
We had some connections there, so we were able to bring him in.
I’ve seen some Korean people leave comments too,
saying that the players seem to understand football a little better now.
People’s perception of our team is gradually changing,
so we can’t just bring in anyone because it could affect our team.
I think it’s better to bring players in slowly, one at a time, like we’re doing now.
One good signing can really help our team.
(Talking about Emmanuel, the striker brought in this season)
We were thinking about sending Emmanuel back because he wasn’t able to adapt.
But he showed some signs of catching up in training this week,
so we’re going to give him about two more weeks.
We’ll watch him in training a little longer and might give him a chance to play.
Let’s see how he does.
Today’s game is a very important one.
Right?
We have to win.
We have to win.
Let’s give it our best.
I’ll be cheering hard for you from the sidelines too.
Have you been to Chibavi Ground before? (Today’s venue)
No, I haven’t.
This is exactly where the short-stud football boots we got this season are needed.
It’s very hard.
And there’ll be a lot of spectators.
It’ll probably be similar or even more.
Especially because we’re playing against them.
A lot of fans will come.
Are the fans hostile? / No.
Chibavi, the league leaders, are doing well. (3 games, 3 wins)
They’re playing away at Zenda today. (A former second-division team currently on 2 wins and 1 draw)
If they win away at Zenda too, that’ll make things a little troublesome.
Exactly, because they’ll have 12 points.
This is Fortune Mwenda, from Chirimba.
He plays in the No. 6 position.
Takulandirani. (Welcome)
I heard about Chizumulu United from a friend, so I already knew about the team.
When I heard that Chizumulu was interested in me,
I was ready to come here for Chizumulu without hesitation.
End of meeting
So I met with the coaches this morning and had a good meeting.
(Mornings are cold here. It drops to 10°C)
Fortune will spend about two to three weeks
getting accustomed to the team,
basically going through a trial period,
and then we’ll decide whether to officially sign him.
Some of you may be wondering why I’m not wearing
my Deépo beanie
and am wearing this one instead.
I was wearing my Deépo beanie on the way here,
but I lost it somewhere.
So this is the only beanie I have,
so please understand why I have no choice but to wear this one.
I’ll bring another one over from Korea in October. Shout-out to Deépo.
And thankfully, we have an advertisement today.
It’s also one of Chizumulu United’s sponsors this season,
and WIP has released a new body wash,
rather than a deodorant.
[Removes 99% of sweat, odor, and body odor with one use] It gets rid of all those summer sweat smells right away.
[WIP ‘Clean Ritual Body Wash’]
[Clean and refreshed] I’ve been using it since I was still in Korea before this season,
and I liked it so much that I wanted to introduce it to my subscribers too.
Honestly, thanks to WIP’s deodorant,
the quality of life for me and the coaches has improved tremendously since last season.
Whether we’re traveling or staying somewhere,
it gets rid of the smells, and I’ve also been using the Clean Ritual Body Wash recently.
Personally,
I’m not really a fan of smelling strongly,
so I’ve never even used perfume before.
Rather than leaving a strong scent, it’s subtle,
[24-hour freshness from scalp to toe] and it leaves you feeling clean and refreshed, which I really like.
And because it contains plant-derived
ingredients, even people with sensitive skin can
use it very comfortably.
And at the same time, it lathers really well.
After spending so much time around the pitch and getting soaked in sweat, I realized how important body wash is.
(Even with a not-so-clean towel, it lathers really well)
It’s an all-in-one product that can take care of everything with just one body wash.
So for people like me who hate anything too bothersome,
and who, like me, have even shaved their head
to avoid all that hassle,
and finally, thankfully, WIP has also prepared
a special discount for Changbakgol subscribers.
If you purchase a set of three body washes, you’ll get 63% off,
plus one additional full-size bottle,
and one 30ml travel-size body wash.
If you’re interested, please go to the link
in the description or comments and check it out.
It’s been improving our quality of life here in Malawi.
Anyway, I’m going to head with our players and coaches
to Chibavi Ground, where today’s game is being played.
(Leaving for Mzuzu, the capital of the Northern Region, where today’s game will be held)
Do we have today’s lineup?
It’s already been submitted to the league.
We have a bus and driver we normally used last season,
but he suddenly got a schedule in Zambia this week,
so he said he wouldn’t be able to go with us this week.
But this one is purple too,
so it matches our team colors, which is pretty nice.
[Maybe because they drive on the left here,
there are a ton of Japanese cars around.]
This kind of vibe.
With this lovely energy,
let’s get started.
Let’s go.
(Sitting in the front passenger seat)
Let’s go.
Let’s go.
Banya is watching some videos about dribbling techniques.
(Arriving at a restaurant in Mzuzu for lunch)
Moster is doing a great job.
He’s taking a lot of work off my hands.
I think Moster will be taking a lot of responsibility
for the videos going up on the Golbakchang secondary channel from now on, which is reassuring.
(The new and existing players seem to be getting along really well)
Are you okay now?
My beloved beef and nsima~
It’s delicious.
It’s delicious.
(Mzuzu is a big city, so we bought 60 bottles of water)
(And we arrive at today’s stadium)
We’re almost at Chibavi Ground, and as you can see,
Chibavi Primary School
is right next to Chibavi Primary School’s ground.
These two teams,
the two teams participating in the league, use it as their home ground.
There’s not even a net.
We arrived about an hour and a half before kickoff,
but surprisingly, the opposing players are already getting ready. (Not actually)
And someone even came from Korea
to watch this game.
I think I can see them over there,
so I’ll go say hello.
[Wow, so this is Chibavi Ground.]
There aren’t even nets on the goals.
It’s not even wrapped with sacks, and there aren’t any lines drawn.
?? If they don’t fence off the ground, don’t they get fined? / Yeah, probably.
I guess they have enough money.
He’s wearing the jersey of the team I support. (Tottenham)
Haha, you don’t even like Tottenham.
I support Tottenham. (He’s never watched a Tottenham match)
(Greeting the visitor)
(The coaches hearing Korean again after a long time)
You’re the coach, right? / Yes.
I’ve seen you so many times in the videos.
(Greeting the players briefly as well)
[(Thankfully, I also received the tape and refreshments they prepared for me)]
Let’s do well.
I also got to meet Jaebaek, who came to watch the game. (The video he filmed will be uploaded on the channel above)
Ah, Chibavi Ground.
I’m a little disappointed.
I mean, this was last season’s second-place team.
The ground itself is actually okay.
It’s pretty flat and there aren’t any bumps,
so I think it’ll be good for us to play the kind of football we want.
But first of all, there are no nets,
and the lines haven’t even been properly drawn yet.
The ground isn’t even fenced off with anything.
It’s just completely open.
That means they aren’t even going to collect admission fees,
but the regulations changed this season,
and if you don’t fence it off,
you get fined 200,000 kwacha.
Actually, in our last game,
we got fined 200,000 kwacha for this.
If it were me, instead of paying a fine,
I’d just put up the fence.
But I’m sure they have their reasons.
Anyway, we’re going to play with the ground completely open.
And right now, we’re one hour before kickoff,
but they’re still playing another game here,
which seems to be a local match,
so we can’t warm up inside the stadium.
We’re warming up here instead.
This is another first for me.
We’ve got to do what we’ve got to do.
Still no lines have been drawn and the nets haven’t been installed.
We’ve done a lot of training over the past two weeks to deal with the pressure of away games.
We’ve faced various kinds of pressure every time we’ve played away,
but I believe today will be different from our previous away games.
With Jiya injured, Allan is coming in. (Unlike the graphic, Allan is playing defensive midfield and Movert is at center-back)
He’s trained in that position two or three times, so he should be okay.
What can you tell us about Lube Masters?
They have a lot of strengths, so we can’t underestimate them.
But they don’t seem very well organized as a team yet.
The players are very motivated today, and everyone is looking toward a higher level.
Everyone has also been showing a different attitude in training.
Anything else you’d like to add?
I’d just like to thank the Chizumulu fans in Malawi and Korea.
Please keep supporting us and enjoy the journey.
We love you all. Thank you.
(Mayamiko took his chance after Tinashe’s injury and kept a clean sheet in the last game)
(He starts again today)
(The starters and substitutes warming up separately)
(Set-piece training)
The set pieces change a little every game.
Today, we’ve also prepared
some short set pieces.
It’s 2:13,
and we still haven’t seen a glimpse of Lube Masters.
I don’t think the referees have arrived either.
Disappointing.
So disappointing.
Let me briefly explain Lube Masters.
This team is based in Mzuzu,
and they’re the reserve team of Mzuzu City Hammers, the biggest team in Mzuzu.
Mzuzu City Hammers
is a very historic club,
and they were relegated to the second division last season.
So naturally, they lost a lot of players from the first team,
and they called up a lot of players
to Mzuzu City Hammers.
They travel by bus,
and it’s only 15 minutes before kickoff,
so not having them here yet is pretty serious.
Setting up the camera.
(The players just relax in the bus because they haven’t arrived)
(Coach Mcfallen gives the substitutes a few words)
(Lube finally arrived around 2:30, and the game was about to begin)
(Moster also takes some photos of Lube)
(Today’s referee, one assistant referee, and the match commissioner are all women)
(And somehow, somehow, the game begins)
We were about 15 minutes late,
but fortunately,
we weren’t too late, and things were pretty hectic before the game.
Starting this season, player lineups
and things like that have to be registered electronically,
and when Mackson was separately filling it out by hand,
he wrote the players’ names differently from their legal names.
He wrote the names they’re usually called,
but our players are registered
under their real names, not just the names we call them.
So we had to rewrite everything,
and things got pretty hectic.
Moster also filmed quite a lot before the game.
Anyway, the first half has started here in Chibavi.
(Mayamiko looking composed)
(Dickies Nyirenda passes the ball while lying on the ground)
(The opening stages were intense)
It’s been about 15 minutes since kickoff,
and it’s been about 15 minutes since kickoff,
and so far, it looks pretty even.
Neither team has had many chances,
and the atmosphere doesn’t seem particularly hostile toward us
or anything like that.
So far, it’s definitely more encouraging than the previous MAFU game.
(The prepared set piece)
(Benjamin makes a great run through the defense and passes, but someone sends it flying)
Good, good, good, good.
Actually, the crowd is cheering for us when we attack.
It’s not just because they’re supporting us,
but this is a ground that many teams based in Mzuzu use,
so I think that’s probably part of it too.
One interesting thing today is that the referee is a woman.
But according to Robert,
she actually officiates better than the male referees.
There haven’t been any problems so far,
and after being disappointed by male referees so many times,
I actually trust her a little more.
(Dickies seems to have some kind of problem with his boots)
(His boots came apart, so he changed into a new pair)
So he’s come back out wearing a new pair.
We’re a little past the 30-minute mark of the first half,
and nothing much has happened.
It’s just been pretty even,
and in the previous game against MAFU, maybe because it was my first away game,
I was really nervous.
But today, I don’t seem to be that nervous,
and the atmosphere at the stadium is also…
I thought that was an own goal.
I thought that was an own goal.
I thought that was an own goal.
What a shame.
(Joseph Banda heads the ball back to the goalkeeper)
Like Brighton’s Lewis Dunk,
who’s really good at passing the ball back to the goalkeeper with his chest like this.
That’s exactly what it feels like watching that.
(The build-up begins)
(Foul)
0
I like this referee.
She’s making good calls.
(Another set piece)
(Laban makes a good run into the box, but the finish is disappointing)
We’ve gotten much better at set pieces.
(Half-time)
The first half ended without much happening.
Last season,
we actually conceded a lot of goals.
It wasn’t unusual for us to concede two or three goals per game,
but this season, we’re barely conceding at all. (2 goals conceded in 4 games, including this one)
On the other hand, our scoring has been disappointing.
(There was nowhere else to go, so I just found a random place to sit)
(Right-back Ronald seems to have a bruise on his abdomen)
(A lot of people gathered around to watch while the tactics were being explained)
(Jordon comes on for the injured Ronald)
(Charles also comes on at the same time)
(Ronald Ndalama can no longer continue)
(Second half begins)
Allan blocks a dangerous one there.
Here’s Changbakgol, whose lips are getting completely dry despite saying he wasn’t nervous.
(Benjamin easily gets past his man)
Mzuzu is rocking because of Benjamin’s play right now.
It would be perfect if he could just score.
He’s still showing us his dribbling,
Wow, what a save.
That?!
I’m so disappointed with the assistant referee.
We’ll have to see it again,
(The final pass continues to be disappointing)
The final pass today
has been a little disappointing throughout.
It’s still 0-0.
We haven’t been able to create a single threatening chance either.
Exactly.
Ah, come on.
Oh!
Ah, so close, so close.
Changdir.
The second half is also passing by without much happening.
We barely had any stoppage time,
so I think they’ll give us three or four minutes.
(Mcfallen continues coaching passionately until the end)
(The game ends in a 0-0 draw)
(Moster is disappointed that he couldn’t capture a celebration again today)
That was a tough game. 0-0.
We expected a positive result today,
and I think a draw is a positive result for us.
We struggled in midfield early on, but we improved in the second half.
When we return to Chizumulu, we’ll keep training so that we can finish our chances.
We always create more chances, but we keep failing to finish them.
If we don’t score, eventually the defense is inevitably going to come under pressure.
But ultimately, I’m grateful for the effort the players showed today.
Anything else you’d like to say?
I just want to reassure the fans in Malawi and Korea.
We’re coming out onto this pitch and giving it our best.
We’re working hard every day
so that we can earn promotion at the end of this season.
A lot of people tell me not to feel pressured all the time,
but football is ultimately about results, so there’s no way around the pressure.
We’re continuing to work hard to produce those results.
Anything you want to say to the players on the bus?
I’m going to have plenty of time with the players, so I think you can handle it.
Now we have to worry about the next game.
We should check whether Ekwendeni are coming to Chizumulu on Friday.
If they say they’re coming on Friday, I’ll go into Chizumulu through Chambo on Wednesday. (Okay, delayed)
Thank you all for fighting together today.
I know everyone gave their best.
Getting our first away point was what we all wanted,
but I don’t think we can call it a good enough result.
Promotion is only for the team that finishes first.
We’re in a position where we can’t achieve that unless we win a lot of games.
You three.
Last season, the champions, Mbabweni, won almost all of their home games.
That means if we want to win the league, we have to win half of our away games too.
So what I’m saying is that we shouldn’t be satisfied with this result.
Let’s stay focused and try to win more games.
You all did well today. Thank you.
(The players happily sang songs all the way back)
We also had a meal,
and after four games, we’re now
on two wins, one draw, and one loss.
We’re currently fourth out of fifteen teams in the league. (Two points behind first place)
Honestly, I wasn’t satisfied with the result.
Of course, considering we drew away
against last season’s second-place team,
it’s not a bad result,
but I don’t think we should be satisfied with it.
But after the game, they were singing and everything.
But honestly,
it’s not a bad result,
but I wanted them to be a little more disappointed,
and I wanted them to want a little more.
Then again, if you think about it the other way,
if we’d ended up with a 0-0 draw
and everyone was just depressed,
it might be better to keep the atmosphere positive
and carry that energy into the next game.
Anyway, there’s no single right answer.
Personally,
watching them singing at the end,
I actually had a really good feeling about today’s game beforehand.
So I thought we were almost certainly going to win.
I really thought we’d win,
so this feels like such a disappointing result.
Since 2024,
I’ve been watching Chizumulu’s games,
and this is the first time I’ve ever seen a 0-0 scoreline.
There was always at least one goal.
It’s also crazy that this is the first one I’ve seen in three years.
If things continue like this,
I think the next away game is going to be really important.
The next away game is against Euthini,
and it’s one of our longest away trips.
We’ll take a boat to the mainland,
and as far as I know,
we’ll then have to drive for another three hours or so.
Most of our team members
are heading back to Nkhata Bay now,
and tomorrow we’ll take the boat
back to Chizumulu.
I’ll stay here for about two days,
do some editing,
and then head into Chizumulu.
Thank you for watching today’s video as well.

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New Signing, First Away Point — Chizumulu United vs Lube Masters

2026-08-08 · Changbakgol

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The chairman treks from Blantyre to Nkhata Bay to meet the squad ahead of an away trip to Chibavi Ground, introduces new defensive-midfield signing Fortune Mwenda, and watches Chizumulu United grind out a scoreless draw against Lube Masters for their first point on the road.

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The chairman makes his own long journey — a delayed flight, a hotel stopover, and a long drive — to reach the squad in Nkhata Bay ahead of an away fixture against Lube Masters, reserve side of Mzuzu City Hammers. On the way he meets new defensive-midfield signing Fortune Mwenda, brought in to cover for the injured Patrick Jiya, and checks in on Emmanuel Mkandawire's struggle to adapt. At a bare, unfenced Chibavi Ground, Chizumulu battle through a tense, goalless 90 minutes, missing several presentable chances but also keeping a clean sheet, and come away with their first away point of the season — a result the chairman calls positive but not one to be satisfied with.

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