Carlsberg Malawi Limited, a company under conglomerate Press Corporations Limited (PCL), has abruptly withdrawn from sponsorship of Bullets FC and Mighty Wanderers. The company committed to year-long sponsorship at K15 million (about $38 000) each. Initially, it announced that the two clubs would compete for the ultimate sponsorship based on discipline, performance and fair play. […]
Kamwendo ‘missing in action’ Flames’ captain Joseph Kamwendo has reportedly not returned to his Mozambican club Desportivo Liga Maculmana after guiding the Flames to two loses at the just ended Cosafa Cup football tournament in Zambia. According to sources, the Mozambican side has been inquiring from Malawi about the whereabouts of the former Mighty Wanderers’ […]
Whether by design or mere coincidence, most sides from Malawi’s central region that have been paired against teams from other regions will be playing away from home in the early stages of the Carlsberg Cup football competition, according to the national draw conducted by Football Association of Malawi (Fam) on Monday. A closer look at fixtures […]
Bullets FC and Mighty Wanderers will have a difficult time to make up for the Presidential Cup disappointment after being handed tough fixtures in the Carlsberg Cup national draw held on Monday at Chiwembe Technical and Development Centre in Blantyre. The ‘people’s team’ face TNM Super League champions Silver Striker in the first round in a repeat […]
The 2013 edition of prestigious Carlsberg Cup competition whose prize money has been increased to a whooping K20 million, will kick-off on May 18, Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has announced. The competition will start with the preliminary round of the phase one and expected to wrap-up on September 14th, 2013, This was disclosed to […]
Football Association of Malawi (FAM) have finally released an official summary of the teams and individuals who won various awards in the 2012-13 edition of K20 million (about $67 000) Carlsberg Cup. Both the sponsors Carlsberg Malawi and organisers of the tournament FAM have said the competition which was won by Blue Eagles after beating Escom […]
Blue Eagles FC has finally paid its players Malawi Carlsberg Cup bonuses barely 24 hours after Nyasa Times revealed that the Malawi Police Service (MPS) side owed them the a cut from the K7 million prize. Nyasa Times sources claim that the players have been paid the money on Friday afternoon, ranging from K100, 000 […]
Reports indicate that Malawi Police Service (MPS) football outfit Blue Eagles has not yet paid its players their share from the K7 million Carlsberg Cup prize. The team won 1-0 against Escom United in the final match played at Civo Stadium in Lilongwe about two weeks ago. Nyasa Times sources reveal that the players have […]
The newly crowned Carlsberg Cup champions Blue Eagles Football Club have expressed disappointment with the Football Association of Malawi (FAM) for giving the club a rusty silverware which is believed to be more than 10 years old. A senior official from the Police side confided in Nyasa Times that the club is saddened with the […]
Escom United players and journalists from the country’s major media houses had a shock of their lives on Saturday evening, when overzealous Football Association of Malawi (FAM) general secretary Suzgo Nyirenda and his media officer Casper Jangale barred them from entering the reception hall at Crossroads Hotel in Lilongwe. Close to 10 journalists, who included Nation […]
An early strike by midfielder Ben Hojani was all Blue Eagles FC from Area 30 needed to outsmart Escom United FC in the grand final for the K20 Million Carlsberg Cup played Saturday, December 8, 2012 at Civo Stadium in Lilongwe. Hojani struck just 10 minutes into the game with a 20-metre ferocious drive that […]
A 9th minute goal from Blue Eagles influential winger Ben Hojani was enough to hand the Eagles a deserved K7 Million in the cup final of the 2012 Carlsberg Cup final played at Civo stadium in Lilongwe on Saturday. Both teams started the game on a high note but it was Blue Eagles who started […]
Football Association of Malawi (FAM) who are the main organisers of the Carlsberg cup have finally set Saturday December 8, 2012 as the day for the 2012/13 Carlsberg Cup finals. The battle will be between Lilongwe based Police outfit Blue Eagles and Blantyre based Escom United. According to FAM General Secretary Suzgo Nyirenda, the game […]
Flames and Blue Eagles marksman John Banda, who was set to resume training at his club is likely to miss the rest of the soccer season as he has not fully recovered from the injury he sustained while on national duty earlier this year. Banda got injured during the Flames’ World Cup first leg group […]
Super League of Malawi (Sulom) was this week put off-balance following Football Association of Malawi’s (Fam) failure to communicate the programme for Carlsberg Cup final, which is likely to be shifted from December 1, 2012 to another date due to the Malawi national team, the Flames’ Cecafa engagements. Fam was supposed to announce a new […]
Lilongwe based Police outfit Blue Eagles and Blantyre based side Escom United are through to the finals of the 2012 K20 million Carlsberg Cup. Blue Eagles beat the only lower league side which advanced to the semi’s Envirom FC 2-0 at the Silver Stadium on Saturday. Envirom FC are the current league leaders of the […]
The Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has confirmed that Carlsberg Cup semifinal matches will take place this weekend, despite national team engagements. The Flames is expected to fly to Kampala Uganda on Thursday November 22, for the CECAFA Tusker Challenge cup and it has been a tradition that teams contributing at least three players to […]
The Football Association of Malawi (FAM) says it is waiting to get an official report from the refereeing personnel on reports that some Mighty Wanderers fans were involved in violence after their team’s defeat to Blue Eagles on Saturday before it takes action. Primary reports indicate that a section of Wanderers fans resorted to rioting […]