New Malawi expatriate coach Tom Saintfiet has named a 20-man squad for the 2013 Cosafa tournament currently underway in Zambia. The squad with most players used by assistant coach Edington Ng’onamo in his squad that is set to leave Wednesday for Lusaka has the inclusion of Mozambique based Flames captain Joseph Kamwendo. The coach has also […]
Football Association of Malawi (FAM) on Tuesday unveiled Malawi National soccer team Belgian expatriate coach Tom Saintfeit at a function held at Civo Service Club house in Lilongwe. Fam Vice President Moses Mkandawire presided over the ceremony accompaned by FAM CEO Suzgo Nyirenda, Competitions Manager Gomezgani Zakazaka and assistants coaches Eddingtone Ng’onamo and Patrick Mabedi. Saintfiet’s unveiling […]
Blantyre based giants Big Bullets and Mighty Wanderers were on Monday united in grief as their teams suffered defeats in the TNM Super League at the hands of Red Lions and Kamuzu Barracks respectively. Red Lions outplayed Bullets in Zomba, beating the ‘People’s Team’ 2-0 and had two goals disallowed in the process. Coach for […]
Azam Tigers on Monday completed their central region tour with a beffiting 0-0 draw against the defending champions of the elite TNM Super League, Silver Strikers. Tigers collected maximum point s on Sunday with a 1-0 win over Epac but could not get the winning formula on Monday. Silver struggled almost in every department with only Young […]
The decision by Kamuzu Stadium management to bar Mighty Wanderers from using the stadium is a blessing in disguise for Balaka fans, who have been starved of top action since the reopening of Kamuzu Stadium towards the end of last season. Just last week, soccer fans from Balaka and an official from Balaka Town Council were […]
Malawi caretaker coach Eddington Ng’onamo, who is set to deputise Belgian Tom Saintfiet at the Cosafa tournament in Zambia hopes the return of Big Bullets’ marksman Gabadinho Mhango will help end the scoring problems which dodged the Flames during Saturday’s 1-0 defeat at the hands of Mozambique’s Black Mambas. The Flames failed to hit the visitors’ […]
The Super League of Malawi (Sulom) has slapped Mighty Wanderers FC with a K950, 000.00 fine plus banning the team from using the Kamuzu Stadium for 10 games, furthermore they shall upon serving the initial 10 game ban, play the next five home Super League games with security logistics arranged and paid for by the […]
Civil Service United (Civo) did their talking on the pitch on Sunday with a 3-0 win at Nankhaka Stadium ending Blue Eagles unbeaten TNM Malawi Super League run. Civo players Patrick Gunde, Noel Amfumu Mkandawire, Martin Masoatheka and Nelson Kangunje kept their composure to weather early pressure from Eagles before killing the game off with […]
Newly appointed Malawi expatriate coach Tom Saintfeit on Saturday watched the Flames squad playing awfully before thousands of Malawians who went to Civo Stadium to commemorate the 49 years since the country got its independence from Britain, and losing to Mozambique. The Flames conceded an early goal which was enough for the Mozambicans to carry […]
Flames defender James ‘Shareholder’ Sangala has been laid-off at has been released by Angola top league side, Benfica de Luanda six months after he signed a two-year contract extension following the expiry of his earlier loan deal from his club of origin Primeiro de Agosto. Sangala, who is already in country, confirmed the development, saying […]
Authorities at Kamuzu Stadium have banned Mighty Wanderers from using their facility following violence acts that took place last weekend’s TNM Super League game between Wanderers and Blue Eagles During the match, some Nomads fans invaded and threw missiles on the pitch in protest against Fransisco Scova’s red-carding of their goalkeeper Richard Chipuwa. The match […]
Football Association of Malawi (Fam) has announced the removal of Ernest Mtawali as national team assistant coach. Mtawali was hired alongside head coach Eddingtone Ng’onamo and fellow assistant coach Patrick Mabedi few months ago to complete the task of coaching the team in the ongoing World Cup qualifying games after the association fired the previous panel […]
Malawi national football team coach expatriate coach Tom Saintfiet will not work for charity should Malawi beat Nigeria in the crucial World Cup group match. Football Association of Malawi (Fam) has revealed that it will cough US$10,000 (about K3.3 million) if he will lead the Flames to beat Nigeria in the last World Cup. FAM […]
Russian chess Grandmaster (GM) Garry Kasparov is set to visit Malawi next week with a mission of raising awareness regarding the role the game of chess can play as an educational tool. According to a statement from Chess Association of Malawi (Chessam) the 13th World Chess Champion, who was the youngest player in history to […]
Malawi star and Big Bullets sensational striker Gabadinho Mhango has been successful at Amazulu after a week-long trials at South Africa’s PSL outfit Amazulu. According to South Africa’s top sports online publication, Soccer Laduma, Gabadinho was scheduled to undergo a medical on Wednesday but the process was out on hold. The publication stated that the Malawian striker, […]
Boxing fans in all corners of the country have to brace themselves for top action as Kamuzu Barracks Boxing Club embarks on a country-wide tour during which all the Malawi Defence Force (MDF) based boxers will be involved in action. The tour starts this Sunday, July 7, 2013 with a mouthwatering non-title bout involving soldiers Osgood ‘Punisher’ […]
Malawi Defence Force Commander, General Henry Odillo has duly rewarded Mafco FC for winning the country’s prestigious K60 million Presidntial Cup after beating Super League champions Silver Strikers on Sunday. General Odillo directed that all the players and officials for the military outfit be promoted to their next ranks. Mafco FC Chairperson Captain Chitumbo Chirambo said […]
Malawi national football team could miss the service of wonderkid Gabadinho Mhango who has opted to concentrate on his trials at South Africa’s Amazulu FC. The move follows his local club Bullets FC advice to the diminutive striker to miss Confederation of Southern Africa Football Association (Cosafa) Cup scheduled for July 6-21 in Zambia. Bullets General […]