Kinnah makes another U-turn: I am not even DPP but apolitical

November 9, 2018 Chipambano Mbewe –Nyasa Times 32 Comments

Former Malawi national football team Coach Kinnah Phiri  who has distanced himself from joining UTM saying he remains a member of ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has made another clarification as he has distanced himself from joining  DPP saying he is infact apolitical.

Kinnah Phiri: I am not UTM or even DPP, am apolitical as a football adminstrator

In August, Phiri was spotted attending a UTM rally in Mzuzu where he also made some remarks.

In twist of things, Kinnah, who is Malawi’s all-time top-scorer for the national team,  has clarified  that he is not  joining DPP.

“God morning community, I just wanted to rectify what has been wrongly reported. Infact, I have quited UTM and politics in general,” he wrote.

Phiri  has also denied saying that he was forced to wear a UTM t-shirt.

“Am just following my heart to stay away from politics and continue with my football career,” said Phiri in one of the famous local WhatsApp forum called ‘Voice of Livingstonia  Sports Desk’ different sporting descipline officials as well as reporters and former national team players.

And speaking on Times Radio on Friday morning,  Malawi’s most celebrated football player  insited he is apolitical and not a member of DPP.

“They must look at me  as a coach and as football administrator. I can only participate on football activities,” he said.

During a career spanning seven years from 1974 to 1981, Kinnah scored the 67 goals in 110 games, followed by his successor at Bata Bullets Lawrence Waya on a distant 29 goals from 125 matches.

He also led Malawi to the finals of the Africa Cup of Nations as coach for the Flames.

 

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32 replies on “Kinnah makes another U-turn: I am not even DPP but apolitical”

  1. Its not surprising. If a strange thing paces through a village, children trail it and Kina is behaving like one and many others in UTM are doing the same out of exitement.

  2. Kinah, you are a man and half. Munthu wa nzerutu samangotsatira zinthu nthawi zonse. Kuzindikira kuti ‘izi ndi za ulukhu ndiye nzeruzo’. You are great Kinna pokana za chibwana. You are too professional to play mpira womanga pa mchenga ndi ana.

  6. Hehe Kinnah andikumbutsa chizungu chawo cha 1974 pa MB C interview akumati am a football instead of saying am a footballer. Kulubwalubwa basi

  7. He saw his players like Mponda and others making inroads in politics and he decided to follow suit. This is not ndale you played in football Kinnah. Try something else.

  11. greedy bastard traitor, mwambi oti= pakamwa ndi pa boma sunauve iwe kinna.???????????????????????? pamakumangitsa.
    look how posing. bugger

  12. mr kinnah, just go on and die hard wth passion for football. do no waste time to be a politician. you are almost complete old dude

  19. He thought that UTM will not be allowed to be registered. Now he is not sure of what is coming next. Be principled Kinnah Phiri. Chilumba/Karonga guys are known to be straight. Why uguruguru?

  21. Extortion. Not good if you are naive in politics. Probably threatened to loose something big, but made a mistake. He mentioned the extortionist. “I am DPP”. Mistake. The extortionist tells him not to expose him, hense, “am non partisan”. Nanguzizwa kuti DPP, not even MCP? Aaa. Wakulu?

  22. Mtengereni ku St John of God ku Mzuzu msanga ngati ku Zomba kwatalika asanayembe kuopa mmabini. Misala ndi nthebda yowopsa abale.

  24. Kinna was known for his dribbling skills in those days whilst playing soccer he is applying the same now in onother circle called politics unfortunately in this game their are no Bannet Gondwe, Spy Msiska, Humphrey’s Nthara, Patric Chikafa Yasin Osman etc to help in score goals this is a different field all together

  25. A Kinnah Phiri, ndale simasewera ampira, munalowelera za eni, mwachepa nazo. My advice to you Mr Coach, Footballer just be quiet, asiileni acha eni ake izi.

  27. Koma Kinna Phiri mutu wake ukugwira. I heard him giving a speech in Mzuzu in UTM regalia supporting UTM and not he says he is apolitical because he renounced UTM and he has not joined DPP. I think dementia is real

    1. With such kind of football administrators in the country, can football develop in this tiny country? I strongly doubt!

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