Meke has earned his contract as Malawi coach, says FAM president Walter

March 30, 2021 Green Muheya - Nyasa Times 21 Comments

Football Association of Malawi (FAM) president Walter Nyamilandu has  said  Flames coach Meke Mwase has earned himself a long-term deal for guiding Malawi national football team to qualify for Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) finals within a year.

Mwase and his assistant Lovemore Fazili in tears of joy
Walter Nyamilandu: Mwase has earned his contract.
Flames seal Afcon qualification

Nyamilandu said this after Malawi’s 1-0 victory over Uganda at Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre.

This was the last game for Mwase to be in charge of the Flames as he was out of contract.

The  coach, who shed tears of joy  after qualifications, saying he expects FAM will give him a contract.

“It is up to the employers to decide,” he said.

But Nyamilandu was quick to say it is no brainer that Mwase deserve a contract on a long-term.

He said: “The man is a hero. The last time we went to Afcon finals [in 2010] it was under a local coach Kinnah Phiri.

“We brought expatriate coaches, but they never delivered. It has taken Meck to achieve this feat within a year.”

Nyamilandu continued: “We will be very stupid to let him go. He has earned his contract.”

Malawi  on the trip to Cameroon for the tournament has joined  Zimbabwe, Comoros from the Cosafa region while South Africa, Zambia and Mozambique  have missed out.

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21 replies on “Meke has earned his contract as Malawi coach, says FAM president Walter”

  1. Congratulations also to Lovemore Fazili. Kaka. You remind of your big shorts while playing for MDC United.

  2. Proud of you my Malawi Team. Tawinakalenso ku Cameroon. Ambuye alinafe. Viva Flames Viva!!!! Mwase , Ndiwe wekha. Tilipambuyo pako mfana

  3. I personally don’t see any improvement in the style of play. This team has really qualified for AFCON but that must not mean it has improved. Mwati chabe iwu. Uganda sinalibwino ndipo flames anakakhala team yabwino inakawina with even more than 4 goals.

    Tisapusitsanepo apa. If u follow football u will agree with me that Flames is going to participate and not to compete and they Nyamirandu himself knows this well.

    It’s painful to speak the truth but sometimes we must guide one another.

    We can’t even expect this team to improve. Let’s develop an under 15 side in each region come 5 to 7 years from now that shall be an improved side from where we can build a national team that can compete and not this nuisance

    Sindinatukwane eti

  7. In 1984 it was Henry Moyo, in 2010 It was Kinnah Phiri and this time it is Mwase. All local coaches. Ndiye tidzamvetso kuti you are hiring foreign coach, sitizagwirizana

      2. Mbuzi iwe who is seeing these guys as northerners? Chindele
        These are Malawians not what u think they are.

      4. Ochinyanso zigoli ziwiri zofunikira popititsa Flames ku AFCON kuchokeranso ku Mpoto mmmmm May God bless Malawi and further and richly bless the NORTH…

    2. Koma nzowonadi eti inu kuti onsewa makochi opititsa Malawi ku AFCON akumakhaladi ochokera kuMpoto eti….FACT osati ng’wi, ng’wi, ng’wi apa….ndi zooonatu izi…tsutsanitu!!!

  8. A Malawi kuchulutsa kugomera zinthu zisanapse. Our football has gone backwards last 30 years. We used to beat all these teams without a hassle – Zambia, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Mali. Our peers were Cameroon, Tunisia, RSA, Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco. Do you even remember we beat Egypt in All Africa Games in Kenya and the Egyptians went on rampage destroying property? And that was even without professional players. The poor quality of our national team can be attributed to the drop in standards of our club football, which used to have an identity and system. We could hold the ball, we could counter attack, we could defend like Italians. There was height in the team perhaps with the exception of Kaira, the Mpinganjiras or Lule. We need to resurrect club football, alongside secondary school football. In those days Mitco with Kola Akimu would torture Bata Bullets or Silver or Wanderers. Hardware, Moneymen, Escom, etc were strong teams! And Reuben Malola was the best ever coach alongside Henry Moyo. FAM needs new leadership!!!!

    1. U follow sports not these other so called patriotic Malawians aging cheap politics of football.

      We must bring an international coach with a name and give him under 15 or 20 to develop players for a longer period

      Our quality of football is too low

      Akakatibabdulako zizoti wina azidzalira ngwi ngwiii ngwiii

    1. mgwirizano wa nyamilandu ndi meke mwase ulibwino. meke mwase new contract and for nyamilandu what shall we give him? I say lets give another term as president so that he continues to raise the bar. FDH as flames partner should also commended, fdh is there even when flames lose. ma sponsor ena aja amapanga pledge with conditions that flames must win whereas fdh gives to help the team meet its needs. meke/nyamilandu/fdh woyeeeeeeeeeeee

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