Malawi Queens geared for Africa championship: Botswana jets in early

Malawi Queens have intensified their preparations in readiness of the African Netball Championship slated to kick-0ff on 23 June, 2013 at Blantyre Youth Centre in the commercial city of Malawi, Blantyre. A visit by Nyasa Times to their training camp at College of Medicine, the players were in serious mood to sharpen their skills for the title. The Queens led by Peace Chawinga-Kalua […]

BB v Silver on Malawi’s 49th independence anniversary : No international match

Malawi will break from a long standing tradition of engaging a foreign national football team to play a match against the Flames as part of the July 6 Independence Day Celebrations . No reason has been given for the changes and instead the country’s popular teams Bullets FC and Silver Strikers will headline the celebrations activities at […]

Matindi, Joyce Banda Foundation to represent Malawi at Airtel Rising Stars Africa tourney

Joyce Banda Foundation  (JBF) came from behind to snatch a 3-2 victory over Nanjati Community Day Secondary School (CDSS)on Sunday at Lilongwe Technical Collegeon Sunday to retain the Airtel Rising Stars title in Malawi. The victory has sealed a placed for the Malawi President Joyce Banda’s reputable international high school to represent the country for the second consecutive […]

Silver, Bullets tie nets K5.3m; Malawi Presidential Cup

Despite the record crowd that turned up for Sunday’s Presidential Cup round-of-16 match involving Silver Strikers and Big Bullets, only 5.3 million was realized from the gates. The amount does not tally with the mammoth crowd that came to watch the match at Civo Stadium. Sunday’s attendance even surpasses the crowd that turned up for […]

Malawi coach names local based players for Cosafa Cup

Malawi national football team has named a squad for Cosafa Cup scheduled for Zambia from July 6-20. Coach Eddingtone Ng’onamo has included veterans Fisher Kondowe and Davie Banda, together with an exciting mix of young rising stars in the Malawi game. Rodrick Gonani is another experienced striker, who has been on and off the team while […]

Kabwafu gets Limbe Leaf boost: K2.5m sports equipment

Kabwafu FC has been handed a morale booster when Limbe Leaf Tobacco Company (LLTC) gave them sports equipment worth K2.5 million on Saturday ahead of their quarter final match in K60 million Presidential Cup against Silver Strikers. The equipment includes 25 pairs Jomo Sono boots, 30 tracksuits, 10 footballs, 15 jerseys and shorts. It is […]

Fans jump wall to watch BB, Silver match free: Football Association of Malawi lost big fortune

Poor planning cost Football Association of Malawi (Fam) a big fortune as scores of fans went in for free with others going back without watching Sunday’s Presidential Cup round-of-16 match involving Silver Strikers and Big Bullets at Civo Stadium in Lilongwe. The stadium was filled beyond its capacity but still scores of fans failed to […]

Silver beat Bullets 1-0 to progress to quarters: Malawi Presidential Cup

Chawanangwa Kawonga’s stunning strike  in the 75th minute enabled Silver Strikers  to book a quarter final slot  of the K60 million Presidential Cup on Sunday after sending Big Bullets packing in a fully packed Civo Stadium in Lilongwe on Sunday. The Bankers new catch from Civo United was a thorn to the Peoples Team defence from the word […]

Nomads through to quarter finals of Malawi Presidential Cup: Edge out Chinamwali FC in Zomba

A brace from Innocent Dzimbiri and a lone goal notched by Timothy Chitedze were enough to sail Mighty Wanderers through into the quarter finals of the prestigious Presidential Cup played on Saturday at a fully packed Zomba Community Ground. The Nomads, who kicked-off the match on a jittery note had to wait for 25th minute to break […]

Drama at Civo: Silver rough up Malawi netballer for insulting goalie

A netball player from Civonets was on Friday, June 14, 2013 roughed up by Silver Strikers fans for insulting the bankers’ first choice goalkeeper Charles Swini after Silver’s 1-0 Presidential Cup victory over Epac. The incident happened when Silver Strikers players and technical officials were coming out of the dressing room to board their bus. […]

Silver oust Epac, secure showdown with Bullets: Malawi Presidential Cup

Silver Strikers are through to the next phase of the ongoing prestigious Presidential Cup after a battling win against Epac FC on Friday June 12th, 2013 at the Civo Stadium in Lilongwe. A beautiful goal from Jester Mlima, who received a descent ball from Rodrick Gonani  just 24 seconds into the match, probably the fastest in […]

Malawi will try ‘anything’ to beat Nigeria –Coach Ng’onamo

Malawi caretaker coach Eddington Ng’onamo has said the Flames were not ready to surrender, warning that they will try every tactic in the book to seal qualification for the next round of the 2014 World Cup in September away to Nigeria. The Flames had their World Cup hopes up in the smoke when they were held […]

Battle for stakes rolls off this weekend: Malawi Presidential Cup

The 2013 Presidential Cup rolls off into the national phase this weekend with all Blantyre based outfits that qualified to the round of 16 playing away in the mouth-watering fixtures. The game involving Blantyre based Azam Tigers and Karonga United will be played tomorrow, Friday at Mzuzu University. The game was scheduled for Saturday but it has been brought […]

Nam eyes Magombo to sharpen Malawi Queens attack

Netball Association of Malawi (Nam) has plans to rope in towering shooter Linda Magombo-Munthali for national team which is preparing for Africa Netball Championship scheduled for June 24-29 in Blantyre. Nam president Rose Chinunda said Magombo-Munthali would strengthen the shooting department in the absence of Malawi’s only professional netball Mwawi Kumwenda who is based in Australia. Chinunda […]

Malawi still in it as Nigeria held in Namibia: World Cup qualifiers

Malawi on Wednesday evening saw their World Cup Africa qualification hopes being revived when the Super Eagles of Nigeria were held to a 1-1 draw by Namibia’s Brave Warriors in a qualifying match at the Sam Nujoma Stadium in Windhoek. Earlier in the day, Malawi was held to a 2-2 by visiting Kenya and had […]

Malawi player Ngalande in baby drama with South Africa’s Thabalala

A 21 year old Malawi national soccer team up-and-coming star Robin Ngalande has been implicated in a pregnancy scandal alongside South Africa’s international Sphiwe Tshabalala. According to reports published in a South African newspaper Daily Sun, it is claimed that the mother of the baby, 25 year old Zanele Khanye Skhosana doesn’t know who the […]

Malawi players end strike, will play Kenya

Malawi will play in their Wednesday’s make-or-break 2014 World Cup qualifier against Kenya’s Harambee after ending their Tuesday strike over unpaid allowances. Football Association of Malawi (FAM) president Walter Nyamilandu said the players had agreed to train and play after an agreement was reached. “We agreed that their grievances will resolved,” Nyamilandu told Nyasa Times. “We […]