Yabwanya says will not work with CEO Nyirenda if elected FA Malawi president as  tickets scandal exposed

Football Association of Malawi (FAM) presidential aspirant Willie Yabwanya Phiri has said he will not work with the FAM secretary general Suzgo Nyirenda if elected to the country’s football hot seat at the December 12 elections.

Suzgo Nyirenda : Yabwanya says he is not fit for purpose in new football development
Suzgo Nyirenda : Yabwanya says he is not fit for purpose in new football development

Yabwanya, the Karonga United owner, told Times TV that he will have “serious problems” working with Nyirenda if he wins the election.

“He  [Nyirenda] has shown serious traits of bias towards the incumbent [Walter Nyamilandu] and that is lacking in as far as the the role of General Secretary is concerned,” the Canadian based FAM presidential hopeful said in an interview on Times TV with Brian Banda.

“ I will have problems working with him if I succeed. We will cross the bridge when we get there,” he added.

His comments come amidst reports of FIFA World cup complimentary tickets scandal where FAM bosses are reportedly to have sold Malawi’s tickets allocation on the black market in Mozambique.

FIFA issues complimentary tickets to FIFA executive members, Sub-committee members, Confederation members and FA presidents.

The complimentary tickets are for the use of the FIFA members, sponsors in their various countries, Government officials because of the funding that most members get from Governments.

FIFA 2014 Brazil complimentary tickets were issued to FA presidents in South Africa, Johannesburg during the FIFA Seminar prior to the 64th FIFA congress in Rio de Janeiro in April 2014.

We can reveal that the FA presidents of Mozambique and Malawi , Walter Nyamilandu  were among those who received 15 complimentary tickets but they never got to the intended people.

Nyasa Times impeccable sources said the Nyamilandu led  FAM  sold the tickets on the black market in Mozambique through an agent called Michel.

“You can check with State House those who were there during the 2014 FIFA World cup if they got the complimentary tickets, they will tell you none got the tickets, it is because these tickets were sold in Mozambique,” said our source.

FAM bosses are said to have met Michel to sell their tickets on black market in order to fetch high returns. Michel offered each association a return of 150% above the market rate.

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Joseph Moyo
8 years ago

yabwanya akhoza kuwinila juju koma za mpira saziziwa saziwa zot Malawi under 17idachitabwino?Komanso under20mmbuyomu idachitanso bwino nthawi ya andrew chikhosi?MANIFESTO MBOLA amijiga mbuyomu adathandzapo fam mbuyomu ngat WAlter adalephera iwonso adalephera chifukwa walter ngat amawatenga iwo ndye ndimunthu ofunsa kugwira ntchito ndi anzake.ndpo walter akunena zoona vuto ndi funding chifukwa timu ikachitabwino imayenera kusungwidwa izi zimafuna ndarama ndye ngat imakanika funding nation team ndye under chani chani?Nyamilandu alamulanso enawa sakundfikapo ai.akunena za ma ticket ogulisidwa ku moshko akadapinduliranj ma player?Za ziiiiiii.muzabwerenso bwino apa mpira simuuziwa anthu onse mungawachite cooperate ku mpira ndi ma ref omwe atola nkhan muwona ngat ndiulele?Mutenga… Read more »

Pseudo code(the devil incarnate)

mtolankhani amene ukulemba izi ukuoneka kuti uli ndi nkhani ndi Walter Nyamilandu, the story is about Yabwana and Suzgo Nyirenda, dikira mphwanga Walter akuwina and udzanya manyi sizidaoneke

saeed
saeed
8 years ago

Za Nyamilandu ife ai. Akumufunao amabera limodzi ndalama zamageti. Akuti mtengo olowera akweza mmalo monena njira zothesera kubedwa kwandalama mmageti. Mwalephera man kapumeni moti Malawi yenseyu anzeru ndinu nokha.

pwiya wa pwiya
pwiya wa pwiya
8 years ago

Lets concentrate on issues as I see these allegations are just mudsliding. If people had issues against incumbent, why did they keep quiet all this time only to raise them during elections? Walter woyeeee!!!!

Kk
Kk
8 years ago

He he didnt said like that but Brian Banda put a word in his mouth he said Nyirenda is not transparence i heard the interviews on times tv reboardcust it for truthsness

Wisdom Of Karonga
Wisdom Of Karonga
8 years ago

I am puzzled by the level of attacks directed at Yabwanya. Make no mistake, football is manufactured in Karonga, check the statistics and you will see that the district has produced a lot of good players for the national team. What the district needs now is good playing grounds and academies, and in ten years time, Malawi will be somewhere in football.I am trying to imply that Karonga can produce enough talent or arsenal to serve the national team given the required resources,and Yabwanya is a product of the district where people have a strong passion for football like the… Read more »

jojo
jojo
8 years ago

Ife tili pano kudikira owina

jedida
8 years ago

its pathetic. let the guys defend themselves.

jedida
8 years ago

lazy malawians like thieves my friend.

mankhaulee mlaamu baabaa
mankhaulee mlaamu baabaa
8 years ago

kamo ya

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