Malawi on Saturday cruised to the quarterfinals of the 2012 edition of CECAFA Challenge Cup when they beat Zanzibar 2-0 at Wankulukuku Stadium. The three points earned by Malawi to tally six points. Ndaziona Chatsalia (3′) and Chiukepo Msowoya (6′) early goals earned Malawi a ticket to the next phase. Despite the loss, Zanzibar’s four […]
Work to seal the condemned stands at Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre will commerce from Monday in order to allow Super League games to take place at the venue. Principle Secretary in the ministry of Youth and Sports Justin Saidi said when he met contractors who have bid for the job. Different contractors inspected the condemned stands and […]
Malawi has been drawn into a tough group for the Zone VI football competition that starts next month in Lusaka Zambia. The Under 17 tournament which features 10 teams is being organized by the Council of Southern African Football Associations (COSAFA) and runs from December 7 to 16. The 10 teams have been drawn into […]
Malawi national team, the Flames, head coach Kinnah Phiri may have led the squad to a 3-2 win against Eritrea in the CECAFA CUP but his head is now on the chopping block, according to Sports Minister Enoch Chihana. Chihana said his Ministry and the Sports Council would wait until the CECAFA (Council of Central […]
Malawi national soccer team collected maximum three points on Thursday in their second encounter in the Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup after clipping Eritrea 3-2 at Mandela Stadium in Kampala, Uganda. A brace from Chuikepo Msowoya and a single strike from Miciam Mhone was all Malawi needed a resilient Eritrean side which scored through Yosief Ghide […]
Super League of Malawi (Sulom) was this week put off-balance following Football Association of Malawi’s (Fam) failure to communicate the programme for Carlsberg Cup final, which is likely to be shifted from December 1, 2012 to another date due to the Malawi national team, the Flames’ Cecafa engagements. Fam was supposed to announce a new […]
Civo United FC are close in naming a successor to Alex Masanjala as head coach of the club. The civil servants fired Masanjala on performance grounds after the team’s shaky performance in the recent past. The Lilongwe outfit has now earmarked former Malawi international football player Lawrence Waya as their preferred choice and are confident he […]
Struggling TNM Super League northern region giants Moyale Barracks Football Club should expect tough times up until the end of the soccer season following the departure of its four key players and two coaches. The four players namely Misheck Zgambo, Ernest Zimba, Cliford Fukizi and captain Lovemore Mitengo plus head coach Nicolus Mhango and goalkeepers […]
Malawi national football team , the Flames, lost the opening match of their in 2012 Cecafa Tusker Senior Challenge Cup campaign when they lost 2-0 to Rwanda’s Amabvubi in Uganda on Monday on day three of the regional tournament.. Flames coach Kinnah Phiri was hoping for a good start but the results were a set-back […]
There was tears of disgrace and remorse at Motel Paradise, Blantyre when Malawi’s top female boxer Agnes Mtimaukanena and her Zimbabwean fiance, Brian Mwando lost their respective bouts. Mtimaukanena lost on points in six-round non-title bout to a Zimbabwe’s female opponent, Fortunate Chidzivo. The ladies’ fight was the main curtain-raiser for the international middleweight non-title fight between […]
Lilongwe based Police outfit Blue Eagles and Blantyre based side Escom United are through to the finals of the 2012 K20 million Carlsberg Cup. Blue Eagles beat the only lower league side which advanced to the semi’s Envirom FC 2-0 at the Silver Stadium on Saturday. Envirom FC are the current league leaders of the […]
Escom Sisters became the first team to reach the finals of the inaugural 2012 Rainbow Paints Net ball Top Six Tournament on Saturday at Blantyre Youth Centre after beating Woget Sisters 51-13 baskets. They will contest the final against rivals Bingu Tigresses who eased out MTL Queens 47-35 in a hardly fought encounter. During the first […]
Malawi Vice President Khumbo Kachali on Saturday led Lilongwe Golf Club players at a K5 million-fund-raising tee-off tournament, organized by the Area 12’s Lingadzi Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP). Kachali teed off the 75-minute Golf tournament, with smiles and seriousness. Speaking to reporters, Kachali said he was happy to participate in the tournament on […]
Malawi national soccer team captain “Luba” Moses Chavula says the Flames opening game in the Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup against Rwanda on Monday in Group C to shape up their campaign team at the tournament. Chavula in an interview with Nyasa Times Sunday from Kampala, Uganda where the tournament is held. Cecafa settled for Malawi as […]
Two local hockey clubs, Genetrix and Scorpions are on the blink of missing out on the opportunity to participate in the Africa Club Championships games in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe next month. Genetrix are failing to raise the needed K2 million to travel to Zimbabwe for the competition while last year and this year’s Monolux 11 aside […]
Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has suspended northern region based match official Lusungu Mtumbula from refereeing duties after being found guilty of inciting violence. FAM slapped with a six match ban after being accused of beating up a ball boy during a Carlsberg Cup match involving Super Eagles and Bullets FC at the Mzuzu stadium about […]
Malawi national football team coach Kinnah Phiri namesd his 20-man squad for the Cecafa Challenge Cup in Uganda with a mixture of experience and new takent. Kinnah, who dropped two senior midfielders Frank Banda and Davie Banda, after the sneaked out of training camp for beer drinking, said he has faith in his homegrown talent. […]
The Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has confirmed that Carlsberg Cup semifinal matches will take place this weekend, despite national team engagements. The Flames is expected to fly to Kampala Uganda on Thursday November 22, for the CECAFA Tusker Challenge cup and it has been a tradition that teams contributing at least three players to […]