By Sheminah Nkhoma

Lilongwe, September 4, Mana: Former Silver Strikers Captain and defender Mike Robert died on Tuesday at Kamuzu Central Hospital in Lilongwe after battling with kidney failure.

In an interview with Malawi News Agency (Mana), brother to the deceased who plays for the Blue Eagles football team, Jacob Robert confirmed the death, saying Mike had been sick for a long period.

“Indeed my brother has passed on after suffering from kidney problems but recently he was also diagnosed with cerebral Malaria and died in the evening of Tuesday at the hospital,” He said.

Robert who also played for Dowa stars and Dowa medicals before joining Silver Strikers will be laid to rest in his home village in Dowa district.