Benin presents first ever letters of credence to Malawi

Republic of Benin and Malawi have fostered their diplomatic relations after its first ever envoy present letters of credence to President Peter Mutharika with hope to strengthen bilateral ties. Speaking after presenting his letters of credence in Lilongwe at Kamuzu Palace on Tuesday, the first ever Benin Ambassador to Malawi Erick Saizonou admitted that his […]

Malawi VP Chilima leads African leaders to discuss ways to beat hunger and malnutrition

StateVice President Dr Saulos Kalus Chilima on Tuesday co-chaired  with  Abdoulaye Bio Tchané, Minister of State for Planning and Development of Benin,the first meeting for  high-level decision-makers from African countries and international development partners to discuss strategies for beating hunger and malnutrition. The Malabo Montpellier Forum is  taking place in Cotonou, Benin “We are delighted to […]

Malawi VP Chilima in Benin for Malabo Montpellier Forum

Vice President Dr. Saulos Chilima arrived safely in Cotonou, Benin Monday afternoon around 2PM and was received at Benin Airport by Benin government officials before meeting Minister of State for Planning and Development, Dr. Abdouleyi Bio Tchane who is second in in command in the Benin government set up.  Chilima and Dr. Bio Tchane will […]

Malawi VP Chilima off to Benin for high level Pan-African forum on Agriculture and Food Security

State Vice President Saulos Chilima leaves for for Cotonou, Benin on Sunday to chair an international forum on Agriculture and Food Security on 12th December, his office announced. Chilima, who is also Minister for Disaster Management Affairs, was in September 2017 appointed as Champion and Co-chair of the High Level Policy Dialogue Forum on African […]

Fote implicates Malawi coaches in match fixing

Journalist Peter Fote who works for state broadcaster Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) has implicated some Malawi coaches to have been part of the plot to offer Benin technical information on how they could beat the Flames. Flames assistant coach Jack Chamangwana said Fote “alleged that some coaches are part of this syndicate.” Football Association of […]

MBC journo Fote accused of aiding Benin against Malawi

Journalist Peter Fote who works for state broadcaster Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) has been accused of offering Benin technical information on how they could beat Malawi. Malawi national team assistant coach Jack Chamangwana said they had to change some tactics after they learnt one journalist has tipped Benin on some information on the Flames technical […]

APM whip up Flames morale ahead of Benin match

High morale! Malawi national team, the Flames, had been boosted with the presence of Minister of Sports and Youth Development Grace ‘Obama’ Chiumia on Thursday at their training camp ahead of a must win 2015 Afcon qualifier return match against Benin this Saturday. Chiumia, who also watched Flames afternoon training session at Kamuzu stadium, venue […]

Malawi can beat Benin at home: Sessegnon goal dubbed ‘offside’

Malawi national football team defender Harry Nyirenda is optimistic that the Flames can qualify for the group qualifying round of Africa Cup of Nations despite losing 1-0 to Benin on Sunday. Malawi conceded the goal in the 19th minute scored by West Albion professional midfielder Stephane Sessegnon but managed to keep the hosts from scoring more goals […]

Malawi lose to Benin in Africa Cup of Nations qualifier

Malawi lost narrowly 0-1 to Benin in Sunday’s Africa Cup of Nations second-round first leg qualifiers  at the Stade de l’Amitie in Cotonou. According to BBC Sport report, Benin again relied heavily on West Bromwich Albion midfielder Stephane Sessegnon. He struck their only goal in the 19th minute to earn a 1-0 win over Malawi . Malawi will […]

Malawi draw 0-0 with Uganda in friendly

Malawi national football team aka the Flames played a 0-0 draw with Uganda on Tuesday in an International friendly encounter at Mandela National Stadium in Kampala ahead of their 2015 Nations Cup pre-qualifier against Benin. Both sides used the encounter to fine-tune ahead of the Afcon final round of preliminary qualifiers. Malawi Flames travel to Benin while […]

Malawi name squad for Benin Africa Cup qualifier

Football Association of Malawi has released the squad for Malawi national team scheduled for the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers match against Benin on 20July, 2014 in Benin. The squad comprises of eight  professional players  who will be joined by 12 local players with their names expected to be released on Friday. The names of the […]