Big Four cash in: Wanderers, Bullets lead the pack as Malawi football gate takings top K1 billion

Malawi’s football giants are laughing all the way to the bank — with Mighty Wanderers, FCB Nyasa Big Bullets, Silver Strikers and Ekhaya FC revealed as the biggest earners from gate revenue after the opening round of the 2026 FDH Bank Premiership. The figures, verified by the Super League of Malawi (SULOM) on Monday, confirm […]

Ekhaya FC part ways with coach Chatama amid favouritism row

Ekhaya FC have announced the departure of first-team head coach Enos Chatama with immediate effect, just after his Under-20 squad selection sparked a bias controversy. The Malawian Premiership club confirmed the news in a statement, saying the decision followed a review by the club’s leadership and was made in the “best interests of the team […]

Favouritism row: Chatama accused of stacking Malawi U-20 squad with Ekhaya players

A bias storm has engulfed Malawi’s Under-20 football setup after coach Enos Chatama named a staggering 14 players from his own club Ekhaya FC in a 32-man squad — sparking accusations he’s playing favourites ahead of a crucial Cup of Nations qualifier. Chatama unveiled his squad for the Under-20 Afcon Cosafa qualifier, with the Mozambique-bound […]

‘Family, friendship and respect go beyond the result’: Will’s heartfelt words for father Thom Mpinganjira

Ekhaya FC president William Mpinganjira has spoken movingly about facing his own father, Mighty Wanderers president Thomson Mpinganjira, in Sunday’s dramatic Airtel Top 8 final — insisting the historic clash was about far more than just football. Speaking after Ekhaya’s stunning 2-1 victory over the Nomads, William paid tribute to his father, describing the occasion […]

“We can be Malawi’s Man City”: Ekhaya boss Mpinganjira eyes fanbase boom after Top 8 glory

Ekhaya Football Club president William Mpinganjira believes his side’s stunning Airtel Top 8 triumph could be the catalyst for a rapidly growing fan base, comparing the Cowboys’ rise to that of English Premier League giants Manchester City. Mpinganjira made the bold claim in the immediate aftermath of Sunday’s dramatic final, in which Ekhaya stunned Malawian […]

Cowboys create history! Debutants Ekhaya stun giants Wanderers to lift Airtel Top 8 crown

Ekhaya Football Club wrote themselves into the history books on Sunday, stunning Malawian football giants Mighty Wanderers with a thrilling 2-1 victory in the Airtel Top 8 final at Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe — becoming the first debutants ever to win the prestigious trophy. The final delivered every bit of the drama fans had hoped […]

Airtel Top 8 Final: Wanderers Meet Ekhaya at Bingu National Stadium

Malawi football fans are bracing for an explosive showdown as Mighty Wanderers and rising sensations Ekhaya FC clash in what promises to be an epic Airtel Top 8 final at Bingu National Stadium. The Blantyre giants, dripping with history and swagger, face a fearless newcomer determined to tear up the script. For Wanderers, this is […]

Ekhaya’s Chihana eyes Golden Boot glory in final against Wanderers

Ekhaya FC’s red-hot forward Allen Chihana has emerged as the man to watch in the race for the Airtel Top 8 Golden Boot, arriving at Sunday’s blockbuster final against Mighty Wanderers as the tournament’s top scorer with three goals to his name. Chihana’s impressive form throughout the competition has fired Ekhaya into their first-ever major […]

Mpinganjira derby: Thom and Wills confirm attendance at Airtel cup final

Thom Mpinganjira, President and sponsor of Mighty Wanderers, has confirmed he will personally attend Sunday’s blockbuster Airtel Top 8 final against Ekhaya FC at Bingu National Stadium — a club owned and sponsored by none other than his own son, William Mpinganjira. The confirmation sets the stage for an extraordinary family showdown, with the business […]

Wills Mpinganjira reveals K2bn Ekhaya FC investment ahead of Airtel cup final

Football-mad tycoon William Mpinganjira has revealed he’s ploughed a jaw-dropping K2 BILLION into his beloved Ekhaya FC in just three years — as the club gears up to take on his own father’s team in a blockbuster cup final showdown. The Ekhaya president dropped the eye-watering figure at a press briefing in Blantyre on Monday, […]

‘Ball thicker than blood’: Mpinganjira father and son go head-to-head for K40million Airtel Top 8 crown

It is being billed as one of the most extraordinary sporting showdowns in Malawian history — a father and son going head-to-head, not on the pitch, but in the boardroom of football sponsorship, as their two clubs collide for silverware and serious bragging rights. Business mogul Thom Mpinganjira’s Mighty Wanderers will lock horns with Ekhaya […]

Silver Strikers beat Ekhaya to stay top of FDH Bank Premiership

Silver Strikers moved further clear at the top of the FDH Bank Premiership with a 3-0 win over Ekhaya FC at Silver Stadium in Lilongwe. The victory takes the Central Bankers to 28 points from 13 matches. The first half was tightly contested with few clear chances, and the teams went into the break goalless. […]

Wanderers, Ekhaya set for Airtel Top 8 final after penalty thriller

Mighty Wanderers Football Club edged their way into the 2026 Airtel Top 8 final after surviving a nail-biting 5-4 penalty shootout victory over Blue Eagles, following a pulsating 1-1 draw in normal time at Silver Stadium on Sunday afternoon. The Nomads made the dream start, racing into an early lead just four minutes into the […]

Ekhaya reach maiden Airtel Top 8 final after edging out Karonga United

Ekhaya Football Club have booked a place in the final of the Airtel Top 8 tournament in their debut appearance in the competition, coming from behind to beat Karonga United 2-1 in Saturday’s semi-final at Silver Stadium in Lilongwe. The result marks a landmark achievement for the newcomers, who have caught the eye throughout the […]

Giant-killers Ekhaya stun Big Bullets to reach Airtel Top 8 semis

Ekhaya FC pulled off one of the results of the season, knocking out mighty FCB Nyasa Big Bullets on penalties to book a famous place in the semi-finals of the Airtel Top 8 Trophy. The underdogs held their nerve at Mpira Stadium in Blantyre, prevailing 7-6 on spot-kicks after a pulsating 1-1 draw in normal […]

FA Malawi: Mpinganjira steps aside, boosting Haiya’s re-election hopes

Football Association of Malawi (FAM) president Fleetwood Haiya has received a significant boost to his bid for a second term after William Mpinganjira, the owner and president of FDH Premiership side Ekhaya FC, confirmed he will not challenge him in December’s elections. FAM’s current executive committee is due to complete its term in December next […]