Malawi Queens has ‘tired’ coach assisted by umpire – Waya

Former Malawi Netball Team captain, Emmie Waya Chongwe, has criticised the Netball Association of Malawi (NAM) for giving Griffin Saenda and White Mlilima a one year contract to guide the Queens to the World Cup saying the two are not the right people for the job now.

Saenda: Malawi Queens coach

Chongwe, who captain the Malawi National Netball Team from 1989 to 1998, has said the two may not help the team do well at the World Cup in Liverpool in July because Mr Saenda is now tired while Mr Mlilima is not a qualified coach.

“Mr Saenda is tired now and throughout my career as a netballer I have known Mr Mlilima as an umpire and not a qualified coach.

“Mr Saenda has produced good results for the Queens but I think he is now tired. I think it’s now time to bring in another coach and Mr Saenda could only be helping that coach.

“We have coaches like Peace Chawinga Kaluwa who can do the job. One wonders why the whole technical panel is being dominated by men when this is a women’s sport and now there is advocacy for 50-50 campaign,” retorted Chongwe.

White Mlilima said he could not waste time commenting on the matter as everybody is entitled to their own opinion.

NAM General Secretary, Carol Bapu, declined to comment on the matter saying Chongwe could have brought her sentiments to NAM and not to the media.

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16 replies on “Malawi Queens has ‘tired’ coach assisted by umpire – Waya”

  1. Griffin is better coach than Mary. Mary was given a chance to coach The Queens but she failed miserably with Peace Chawinga. In fact, Peace is also a better coach than Mary. Emmie just shut up your mouth you know nothing about netball coaching despite being a netballer in dark ages. Leave Griffin alone. Paja ndiwe wa UTM ndiye umadana ndi akuluakulu ngati adad.

  2. Emmie sees a tired coach in Griffin Sayenda and Sayenda is younger than Peter Muthalika. Peter Muthalika wants to continue being president. Emmie how do you describe Peter Muthalika?

  3. It is unfortunate because these sentiments have a potential to demoralise some players who may buy the sentiments that they are being trained by a tired coach. We should have held our negative comments until after the tournament

  4. I’d rather have a tired coach who brings good results than a fresh one who flops.

    You yourself, Waya, flopped big time as Quèens coach. You are very jealous because a man excels at coaching in a women’s sport. 😛

    1. Chule, Mary Waya is merely being jealous, bitter, aggrieved, envious… In short, mkhwidzi, kaduka, nsanje, liuma, litima…😄

  5. Tired????? who told you he is tired? nsanjeeee kapena vichiii??? Sayenda amabweretsa ma results a bhoo, ndipo tikuti Sayenda woyeeee!

  6. Thumbs up to chongwe. I thought people are not seeing. God bless you Chongwe for telling the truth.

  7. Tiredness indeed but what matters r good results.If i might remember timuyi anayendetsapo ena but what happened?waya come in pafunso langa.Mwanenanso za wanuyo thats where u have gone wrong in my opinion because zioneka ngati mwatumana to have her on z post.50/50 yes but now its Saendas time

    1. Waya, you were once there as a coach for the Queens, what results did you bring compared to Saenda. I hope Peace deputised you but zotsatira zake mikangano ndi ma player. This game being a women game does not mean otsogoleraso ndi azimai okha okha. This is what promotes people to employ lazy and unfit coaches. Muli pa u Director ngati mtima wake ukhala umenewu zinthu siziyenda mubalalalitsapo zabwino. Asiyeni a NAM achite mmene angathere

      1. Emmie you are right…Griffin has done his part and its high time he ho rest. White is not a coach

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