Central Region outfit Mlatho Mponela has appointed former Flames, Nyasa Big Bullets and Mighty Be Forward Wanderers mentor Edington Ng’onamo to guide the team as its head coach ahead of its debut season in the elite TNM Super League. Mlatho earned promotion to the top flight league after emerging champions in the Premier Division of […]
Newly appointed Blantyre United Technical Director Eddington Ng’onamo has promised fireworks ahead of the 2017 soccer season as the Blantyre based outfit seek to relaunch their TNM Super League campaign. The team returns to the top flight league following a two year absence after being relegated in 2013/14 season. Ng’onamo said the team is ready […]
Former Malawi national and Bullets FC coach Edington Ng’onamo is heading for Denmark for a number of engagements including undergoing refresher coaching courses and training the youth. Ng’onamo, who told Nyasa Times he was invited by former Danish Flames coach Kim Splidsboel, would stay for two months. “I have been invited by Kim Splidsboel to […]
Malawi’s hot prospect Gabadinho Frank Mhango has gone back to South Africa to finalise his deal with Bloemfontein Celtic. Bullets’ General Secretary Higer Nkandawire said the 20-year-old player who initially went to South Africa to undergo trials at Amazulu F.C and then Celtic, would be back in the country on Wednesday. “He has been called by Celtic to do some paper work”, said […]
Who was in charge of Malawi’s Flames when the team travelled to Namibia? Was coach Eddingtone Ng’onamo with the team during that game? Is it not Patrick Mabedi and Ernest Mtawali who were in charge? The team won the game. Do you know why the two guys helped Flames beat Namibia at their own backyard? They […]
Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has hired an expatriate coach for the 2014 World Cup decisive qualifier against Nigeria’s Super Eagles and demoted the current caretaker coach Eddington Ng’onamo for the mission slated for mid-September. FAM president Walter Nyamilandu confirmed that they are hiring Belgian Tom Saintfiet, a former Nigeria technical director He also coached […]
Malawi national football team has named a squad for Cosafa Cup scheduled for Zambia from July 6-20. Coach Eddingtone Ng’onamo has included veterans Fisher Kondowe and Davie Banda, together with an exciting mix of young rising stars in the Malawi game. Rodrick Gonani is another experienced striker, who has been on and off the team while […]
Malawi caretaker coach Eddington Ng’onamo has said the Flames were not ready to surrender, warning that they will try every tactic in the book to seal qualification for the next round of the 2014 World Cup in September away to Nigeria. The Flames had their World Cup hopes up in the smoke when they were held […]
Former Malawi national team players, Peter Mponda, Ojuku Makunga, Mabvuto Lungu and season sports journalist Charles Nyirenda have criticized national team technical panel for using more Big Bullets players in Flames first eleven against Zimbabwe at the expense of other talents from various clubs. There were reservations in the manner Flames technical panel led by […]
Blue Eagles and Flames midfielder John ‘CJ’ Banda is to be taken to task for snubbing national team call up ahead of a friendly match against Zimbabwe scheduled for Saturday May 25th. 2013 and World Cup qualifying games against Kenya’s Harambee Stars and the Brave Warriors of Namibia. Banda was included in the squad Flames […]
Flames caretaker coach Edington Ng’onamo described the latest Fifa World Ranking released on Thursday as an achievement to the nation but he has stressed that their target is 96 above. In the ranking, the Flames have moved up with two steps from 111 to 109 in the world while in Africa they are ranked 32. […]
The quest to reach Brazil for the 2014 World Cup is underway. Is it too early for the Football Association of Malawi to start identifying a Portuguese language teacher? We say no! Looking at the statistics of group F, anything can happen. Let us prepare. The road to the most popular sporting event on the […]
Malawi national football team caretaker coach Eddington Ng’onamo has been forced to leave the squad and return from Namibia because his son has died, Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has said. FAM boss Suzgo Nyirenda said Ng’onamo will not be in charge for his first competitive match since taking over from Kinnah Phiri when the […]
Football Association of Malawi (FAM) on Tuesday unveiled the Flames caretaker coaching panel at a news conference held at Chiwembe Technical Centre in Malawi’s commercial city of Blantyre. The panel is headed by Eddington Ng’onamo with South Africa-based duo of Ernest Mtawali and Patrick Mabedi as his deputies whereas Charles Manda is the team manager. […]
Flames caretaker coach Eding’ton Ng’onamo has released a 25-member locally based squad scheduled to go into camp on Monday 4th March at Chiwembe Technical Centre in the commercial city of Malawi, Blantyre in readiness of Namibia Match which is expected to be played at the National Stadium in Windhoek on 23rd March 2013. In the squad, which has three […]
Malawi national football team caretaker Eddington Ng’onamo has rescinded his decision to quit as Bullets FC coach. Ng’onamo was recently appointed as the Flames caretaker coach and announced that he would resign as Bullets coach to avoid conflict of interest following his appointment by the Football Association of Malawi (Fam). The ‘people’s team’ allowed him […]
Big Bullets have a very good reason to smile for beating Epac FC 3-0 on Saturday to go level on points with title contenders Silver Strikers on the top slot in the elite TNM Super League encounter. In a match which took place on Saturday at water logged Kamuzu Stadium, the People’s Team, who displayed a […]
The world soccer governing body Fifa is expected to reschedule Malawi national soccer team World Cup qualifying game, Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has . According to FAM, the development comes following the qualification of Nigeria to the Fifa Confederations Cup. Nigeria are the reigning African champions after beating Burkina Faso 1-0 in the 2013 […]