Malawi finally approves CECAFA participation

In a dramatic twist of events, government says it has approved and will fund Malawi’s participation at this year’s Cecafa senior challenge cup slated for Tanzania from November 25. Over the weekend, the National Sports Council recommended to the Football Association of Malawi (FAM) to reconsider participation because of the limited time available to prepare […]

Kinnah decry Malawi’s skip of CECAFA tourney

Flames coach Kinnah Phiri says Malawi’s failure to take part in the 2011 Council of East and Central Africa Football Associations (Cecafa) senior challenge cup is another missed opportunity for the team to remain active. The Football Association of Malawi (FAM) announced over the weekend that the Flames will not participate in the showpiece after […]

Fischer returns for Bullets as they draw with Zomba United

Flames midfielder Fischer ‘Anong’a Jah man’ Kondowe finally made his much anticipated return to the Bullets fold on Saturday in a TNM Super League game against Zomba United at the Kamuzu Stadium. Kondowe,  who has been without a club for a long time after being released by his South African club, was searching for a […]

Moyale, Civo, Eagles and Lions reach Standard Bank semis

Defending champions Moyale, Blue Eagles, Civo United and Red Lions have booked themselves a place in the semi-finals of the 2011 Standard Bank knockout cup. Moyale thumped Mighty Wanderers 3 – 0 in the first leg at Kalulu stadium and continued from where they stopped and dumped the Nomads out of the competition with a […]

Chibowa to challange Nyamilandu on FAM presidency

Nominations have started pouring in for the forthcoming Football Association of Malawi (FAM) polls slated for December 17 in Salima in what is expected to be a two horse race between the incumbent Walter Nyamilandu and Henry ‘Kaka’ Chibowa. FAM’s chief executive officer Suzgo Nyirenda told Nyasa Times that the National Youth Football Committee (NYFC), […]

Malawi approves U-20 for Cosafa tournament

The Malawi government has finally approved that the Under 20 national soccer team should travel to Botswana to participate at this year’s COSAFA Metropolitan tournament from 1 to 10 December. Football Association of Malawi (FAM) submitted budgets for the senior team’s participation at the Cecafa senior challenge cup in Tanzania and the Under 20’s trip […]

Athletic Madrid star Ngalande eyes Malawi key role

Malawi ‘s  teenage Spain-based striker, Robin Ngalande, who is now getting regular game time at Athletic Madrid, wants promotion to a senior team and claim a key role as national team hitman. “You know how it works here, the senior team practices on the opposite field to us. Sometimes during training sessions they will call […]

Silver appoint Nundwe caretaker coach

Silver Strikers have given vetran defender Itaye Nundwe  the role of caretaker coach, following the suspension of their technical panel earlier this week, after poor results. Nundwe will be assisted  by Hellings Mwakasungula  for the foreseeable future although the two will continue as players. The club confirmed that the two players will take over  the […]

Cecafa outing will be tricky for Flames –FAM

Despite Malawi now having a great chance of being considered for the Council for East and Central Africa football Associations (Cecafa) 2011 senior challenge cup following Zambia’s withdrawal,Fam says it will be tricky for the Flames to participate with only a few days to go before the showpiece rolls into life. Zambia has been withdrawn […]

Kayuni happy to knock-out Zim’s Kuchocha

It was mission accomplished declared Malawi’s junior welterweight champion Osgood Kayuni when he won a knocked out  Zimbabwean Takudzwa Kuchocha  in the third  round of the  10-round non-title bout t at Motel Paradise in the commercial city of Blantyre last Sunday. “I am so happy that I knocked him out without delay,” Kayuni, 26 well known […]