Malawi will include only three of its foreign-based players—defender Limbikani ‘Pupa’ Mzava and forwards Esau Kanyenda and Robin Ngalande—in Saturday’s strength-testing match against Zimbabwe Warriors. On Thursday, Mzava and Ngalande jetted in for the match while Kanyenda will join the squad on Saturday. The Flames will use Saturday’s match to tune up for the forthcoming […]
The Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has released a 35-man squad expected to go into training camp in readiness of the World Cup qualifiers matches against Namibia and Kenya in June at Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre. The squad which has twelve defenders as well as midfielders, ten strikers and three goalkeepers is scheduled to start […]
Malawi striker, Esau ‘Black Mamba’ Kanyenda’s presence in the National First Division in South Africa was felt on Sunday, March when he scored in his debut for Polokwane City against Jomo Cosmos. Kanyenda, who was playing his first league game since he put pen to paper for the Rainbow nation out-fit, notched the second goal […]
Malawi national team veteran striker Esau Kanyenda on Sunday narrowly escaped death in fatal accident that occurred in South Africa where four of his Polokwane F.C team are reported to have been killed. According to information on South Africa’s online media outlets, the accident happened as the team were returning from a football match against FC AK […]
Veteran striker Esau Kanyenda has been recalled to the Malawi squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations last round return leg against Ghana at Civo Stadium in the capital Lilongwe on October 13. The forward did not play for his country in the first leg but he has been named in Kinnah Phiri’s 34-man […]
Malawi veteran striker Essau Kanyenda has secured a three year deal with South Africa’s National First Division outfit Bay United, Nyasa Times has learnt. Kanyenda broke the good news to Nyasa Times on Monday. The player who has been in Denmark and South Africa recently in search of a new club is expected to be […]
Malawi coach Kinnah Phiri has omitted injury-plagued captain Peter ‘Mjojo’ Mponda in his squad for the gruelling 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Ghana’s Black Stars. The coach has also excluded experienced strikers Russel Mwafulirwa and Esau Kanyenda. Mponda, considered one of the best defenders the country has ever produced, has not been picked […]
Malawi coach Kinnah Phiri has released a 16-man foreign legion cheduled to go into camp in readiness of three crucial encounters in the 2014 World Cup qualifiers and Africa Cup of Nations in June. The Flames will take on Kenya and Nigeria in the World Cup qualifiers before facing Chad in the second leg of […]
Flames striker Essau Black Mamba Kanyenda on Thursday left the country for South Africa to join Angolan top flight League out-fit Kabuscorp FC. The Angolan side recently roped in Brazilian World Cup winner and FIFA World Player of the Year Rivaldo. Kanyenda, who was with the Flames in camp in readiness of the Chad game this […]
The Malawi national soccer team regroups on Sunday for camp training to prepare for the first leg of the 2013 African Cup of Nations qualifier against Chad in N’djamena on 29 February. Football Association of Malawi (FAM) in consultations with the Kinnah Phiri led technical panel has released a 25 local member squad to go […]
Malawi national team experienced striker Esau ‘Black Mamba’ Kanyenda has finally parted ways with his Russian out-fit Dynamo Briansk Fc after terminating his contract with the club on Wednesday which was supposed to end in June. The Flames hit-man terminated the contract after playing for various clubs in Russia for a period of nine years. […]
Minister of sports and youth development, Vuwa Kaunda, says his ministry could consider to shift the dates for the Malawi national football team, the Flames, camping in China in preparation for 2013 Africa Cup of Nations and 2014 World Cup qualifiers . Initially, the Flames were expected to be in China either in April or May […]
Russian based striker Esau ‘Black Mamba’ Kanyenda took time off from the field of play to donate various items and cash amount to K35, 000 to children at M’mbuyomuno Orphanage in Thyolo District. “It touched me when the owner of the place approached me to render any help to the orphans. It does not mean […]
Flames striker Esau Kanyenda will go under the surgeon knife for an operation on his fractured left arm later this week, Nyasa Times understands. Kanyenda who was Malawi’s stand in captain in the 2012 Afcrica Cup of Nations qualifier match against Tunisia suffered the injury in the first 5 minutes of the game while fighting for […]
Flames coach Kinnah Phiri has kept his cards close to his chest on the final squad to face Tunisia’s Carthage Eagles in Saturday’s swim or sink battle on who will join runaway leaders Botswana to next year’s Africa Cup of Nations. Kinnah was expected to name his final squad of 18 to 20 players for […]
Russian-based striker Esau Kanyenda has been installed as Malawi’s captain ahead of the 2012 African Cup of Nations qualifier against Tunisia and Flames coach Kinnah Phiri can relax Tunisia with the arrival of 11 foreign based players on Monday afternoon. Europe based strikers Kanyenda and Russel Mwafulirwa joined the squad with hope that Malawi will […]
Crocked Malawi national team skipper Peter ‘Mjojo’ Mponda is keeping his fingers crossed for him to be released by his club, Santos FC for next weekend’s 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers encounter against Tunisia. Mponda has just recovered from his knee ligament injury but Malawi coach Kinnah Phiri named the captain in his squad. […]