Mwachande enters race to challenge Nyamilandu in Malawi FA presidential election
A businessman Ali Mwachande, who also works as finance and administration manager at Manalera, has announced his intention to stand for the Football Association of Malawi (FAM) presidency.
FAM elections are scheduled for this December.
Incumbent FAM president Walter Nyamilandu is standing for a fourth term despite growing opposition to his presidency from the soccer fraternity as many fell he can no longer be the face of a modernisation operation for a new FAM .
Nyamilandu has the backing of affiliates, who are his cronies.
But Mwachande who has been working with Malawi Olympic Committee (Moc) in the last few years to promote sports and managed to secure $20,000 (K8.5 million) sponsorship from a Kenyan-based organisation, Cuaha, to run a football competition in Balaka, feels FAM leadership it’s something he wants to do and give people an alternative .
“I care about football, it is time for a change,” Mwachande told Nyasa Times.
He pointed out that the country’s football is currently being run in “an amateur level.”
He said: “Football has to be run as a business therefore; there is need for serious investment. Currently, our football is run at an amateur level.”
The 35-year-old Mwachande said he will seek sponsorship for district leagues, saying they are crucial for developing grassroots talent.
Mwachande said he will unveil his full manifesto after consultations with the affiliates.
Aaaaa kaya zanu zimenezo.Tatiuzani inu a nyasa zatha bwanji ku KS. Be Backward ndi Big Bullets
Titamuyesa mnyamatayu,waonetsa ntchito yabwino ku mpira popezera sponsorship league yaku Balaka.Nanga tifuniranjinso umboni wina.
Enawa akunamizira kuti akukakamizidwa ndi ma affiliates ndi bodza limenero.Munthu ukafuna kusiya chinthu wafuna kusiya basi osati ena akuti ndikhalebe.Kapena kuli ma skeletons?????????????????????
Be civilized. Family issues has nothing to do with administration of football .Is the current president married? Ufune usafune atanga basi!!
Guy lets try this Mwachande mukanena za mkazi uja Patricia nde ndi hule mesa tonse timaona amanyengesa kwa Peter Jumbe mamunawake wa Felistas Dossi tonse timaona m class muja sanalakwise or ndikanakhala ine ndikanamusiya
It’s Nyasaland good pipo
Guys it’s big time we have Nyamilandu as President this is democratic country let’s try this new blood don’t combine personal things n and Football that’s where we miss the target zamabanja ayi but let’s look at capabilities and capacity of a person that’s all and it’s not about money but strategies and how to implement them to develop football in Nadal and I hope this young man will make a change
Yes we need a change! Lets try this mwachande
a Ali inu ngati banja linakukanikani kuyendesa. mpira mungakwanise. futseki kumulakwira Patricia mkazi wokongola ngat amene uja kungomanga ukwat nkumusiya. muli nchiwanda. kutembereredwa.futsek
achoke
Anybody can become Fam president! Alipoyu achoke watopesa! Nothing productinve from him.
Nyamilandu achoke basi watikwana, tsogolo la mpira silikuoneka under Nyamilandu