Creck Sporting head coach Ernest Mtawali praised his side’s performance despite crashing out of the Airtel Top 8 at the quarter-final stage, going down 3-1 on aggregate to Mighty Wanderers. Creck went into the break leading 1-0 on the night, sparking hopes of an unlikely comeback after Ramadan Ntafu’s header put them ahead following a […]
The Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal has overturned the High Court ruling that awarded former national football team coach Ernest Mtawali damages for defamation. High Court Judge Joseph Chigona in November 2017 ruled in favour of Mtawali after he claimed general and special damages over broadcast and published articles, in which Football Association of Malawi […]
The country’s former football maestro, Ernest ‘Wire’ Mtawali, has described his involvement in FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s expected visit to Malawi as a great honour and a privilege to him as he will participate in the Mpira Stadium inauguration match on Wednesday in which he shall play against fellow African football legend, Samuel Eto’o Fils. […]
Malawi’s football legend Ernest Wire Mtawali was invited to a special dinner for football greats in South Africa where he was awarded a certificate of recognition and appreciation by Gauteng Premier, David Makhura, for his outstanding contribution to the game of football and society as a whole. Under the theme ‘Red Card to Racism, No […]
One of Malawi’s most revered football legend, Ernest Chirwali Mtawali will be part of high profile Legends and Masters for an international charity match to take place on December 11 at Orlando Stadium in South Africa in which he joins other former international stars such as Lucas Radebe, Phil Masinga, Doctor Khumalo, Benjamin Mwaruwari, Steven […]
Malawi’s football legend, Ernest Chirwali Mtawali has been named together other African stars such as Cameroonians Rigobert Song and Francois Oman Biyik, Nigerian Daniel Amokachi and South African Doctor Khumalo to join the government of Equatorial Guinea, in collaboration with the country’s football federation, to a football match as part of events to mark the […]
Former Malawi national football team coach Ernest Mtawali is linked with a move to Blantyre United as head coach. An official at Blantyre United confirmed that Mtawali has been seen around at the team’s training. “Yes I can confirm that Ernest Mtawali has been coming to our training sessions just like any other person who […]
Former Flames coach Ernest Mtawali has sued Football Association of Malawi (FAM) alongside its vice-president and technical sub-committee chairperson James Mwenda for defamation of character. Court documents show Mtawali is claiming general and special damages for libel and slander. The former coach claims that Mwenda protaryed him as a pauper and a man of no […]
Football Association of Malawi (Fam) has announced that the employment contracts of the Malawi National football team’s coach, Ernest Mtawali and his assistant Nsanzurwimo Ramadhan, due to expire on 31 July will not be renewed. FAM said in a statement issued on Thursday that the decision by the association’s executive committee has been made as a result […]
Some notable football analysts have argued that relieving Ernest Mtawali of his job as coach of Malawi national football team is not any near a solution to the Flames but the administrators must look at the bigger picture first. Writing on his Favebook Timeline, former Mighty Wanderers official Ernest Maganga said Mtawali has tried bringing […]
Football managers has issued a scathing attack on coach Ernest Mtawali, describing him as indiscipline, ignoring advice and drinking beer and sharing cigarettes with players during crucial games among others. In a report issued after Football Association of Malawi (FAM) meeting over the weekend, Mtawali is also accused of working in isolation, lacking football leadership […]
Sports and Culture minister Grace Chiumia has ruled out the hiring of an expatriate football coach despite the Flames persistent poor performance, saying the government is too broke to pay a foreign coach. Chiumia was responding to a question in parliament on Tuesday concerning her ministry vote. “As of now, we have our local coach […]
The Football Association of Malawi (FAM) is not willing to extend the contract of national football team coach Ernest Mtawali when it expires in July this year, Nyasa Times understands. FAM meeting over the weekend analysed the tenure of Mtawali and officials were not impressed. Mtawali’s record of five wins, six losses and four draws in […]
Following the Malawi national football team exit at the Cosafa Castle Cup tournament in Windhoek, Namibia, several people have expressed their disappointment with the team’s recent performance both in Coasaf and Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers claiming coach Ernest Mtawali and his entire backroom staff are to blame for the team’s poor showing. Speaking to […]
Malawi coach Ernest Mtawali rued a missed opportunity to win the Cosafa Castle Cup after his side lost 0-1 to Lesotho in their Group B tie at the on Thursday in Windhoek. Mtawali accepted his team did not deserve to beat Lesotho. “We did not play with aggression,” said the coach. Malawi did most of […]
Former Malawi national football team coach Kinnah Phiri has added his voice on incumbent coach Ernest Mtawali criticisms on the performance of the team. Kinnah said the Mtawali should consider to come up with a stable team rather than keeping on reshuffling players since he took over. But the former Nyasa Bullets and national team […]
Coach Ernest Mtawali insists Malawi national football team are fully prepared for their must-win clash against Lesotho in Group B affair of the Cosafa Castle Cup in Windhoek, Namibia on Thursday to qualify for the quarter-finals Mtawali said he charges can handle the pressure of big-game situations. “There is always pressure to perform. We know […]
Malawi national football team coach Ernest Mtawali has revealed that he will maintain the same team that started in their opening Group B match against Angola at the 2016 Cosafa Cup Edition. The Flames play their second game against Mauritius tonight (Tuesday) at the independence stadium. Flames and Lesotho tie on points at the top of Group […]