A new provision of FIFA Regulations for the Status & Transfer of Players became effective 1st June 2018 which implies that when a player is not paid for two months, he may opt to become a free agent. Also under the new provision is that clubs that have the whole squad salaries outstanding for two […]
Malawi national football team, the Flames, have moved one step up the FIFA world rankings from 124 to 123 and they are 33 in Africa in the FIFA world rankings released on Thursday, March 15. Tunisia are ranked first in Africa and they are 23 in the world, while Senegal are second in Africa and […]
President of world soccer governing body, Fifa, Gianni Infantino has saluted Malawi top football league champions Mighty Be Forward Wanderers for winning the TNM Super League after 11 years of title drought. In a statement addressed to Football Association of Malawi president Walter Nyamilandu, released on December 22, Infantino said he was pleased with Wanderers […]
Malawi national football team have risen by six steps to perch on position 111 in the world and 29 in Africa. The Flames rise comes amid a mixture of fortunes having exited the Cosafa Castle Cup at first hurdle despite putting up a brave fight. Malawi registered a 2-0 loss to Tanzania and two goalless […]
Lady luck has smiled at Football Association of Malawi after successfully negotiating for financial aid from the world football governing body Fifa to assist the team in Championship for Africa Nations and Africa Cup of Nations. Fam President Walter Nyamilandu delivered the news on Saturday at Chiwembe Village in Blantyre during the unveiling of new […]
Malawi National Senior Football team Flames has dropped three places on the latest Coca Cola FIFA world ranking released on Thursday 24th September 2016. The Flames have dropped from position 100 in October to 103 in November. This is obviously due to the teams’ inactiveness following its exit in the World Cup and African Cup […]
Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has revealed that it has taken great strides in the formation of a Football Players’ Association (FPA). The FPA will be formed to address contentious issues of players’ welfare which have been ravaged through the game of football in the country for the past 50 years of the local soccer […]
Malawi national football team, who last played competitively in the 1-0 win over Swaziland in the dead rubber 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in September, have dropped one ladder of the Fifa world rankings to 100 from 99. They are number 27 in Africa, whose leaders are Côte d’Ivoire, the Nations Cup defending champions, […]
A FIFA instructor Frank Nato has challenged Malawian home grown coaches to remain focused on their job for them to reach their potential. Nato who is in the country to conduct a week-long physical fitness training for the country’s football coaches was speaking during the official opening of the workshop at Mpira village in Blantyre. […]
Football Association of Malawi (FAM) Second Vice President Othaniel Hara and General Secretary Suzgo Nyirenda are in Mexico for the world governing body Fifa Congress. Hara and Waya has led the delegation at the newly elected Fifa President Gianni Infantino’s maiden congress since he was elected in February this year. Hara said the Malawi FA […]
The International Football Association Board (IFAB), the body that determines football laws in conjunction with world football governing body Fifa, recently made changes to the laws of the game for the 2016/17 season. The most notable is for sendings-off and cautionable offences inside the penalty area, in which accidental fouls inside the box will not be a straight […]
A new FIFA president, Gianni Infantino, a top administrator in European soccer, has been elected to replace Sepp Blatter and accepted most powerful position in world sports to “establish a new era in which we can put football at the centre stage.” Nyasa Times monitoring on Sky Sports, the elections held in Zurick which Football […]
Football Association of Malawi (FAM) president Walter Nyamilandu has refused to disclose whether he will vote for Bahrain’s Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim al-Khalifa to become the next president of Fifa as endorsed by the Confederation of African Football. The poll will be held in Zurich on Friday 26 February. Nyamilandu will be at the elections with his […]
First of its kind Fifa seminar for Technical Directors of 15 African football associations from East and Central Africa opened in Blantyre on Monday, with the TD’s expected to discuss new managerial skills and share knowledge. A five day seminar, which is taking place at Chiwembe Technical Centre, was officially opened by the minister of […]
Chiradzulu Under 15 select defeated Machinga Under 15 select with 2 goals to nil in the FIFA Under 15 Domestic League at Machinga community ground Saturday. In previous games, Chiradzulu lost to Phalombe, Zomba Rural and Mangochi Under 15 Selects. According to Machinga District Sports Officer. Themba Chilingulo, Chiladzulu collected three points through Humphrey Chimwaza […]
The highly anticipated Football Association of Malawi (FAM) elections scheduled for 12 December at Nkopola Lodge in the Southern Region district of Mangochi will not take place after an Appeal Committee stopped the elections because the electoral committee flouted its code. An official from one of the affiliates confirmed the development but he declined to shed […]
There is nothing wrong with cigarette manufacturing firm—Nyasa Manufacturing Company (NMC) – to be bankrolling Malawi champions Big Bullets FC, world soccer governing body FIFA has clarified. Football Association of Malawi (FAM) sought FIFA’s clarification on the matter, following the K500 million ($909,091)-five-year partnership agreement Bullets have had with the tobacco company which was facilitated […]
A good leader is one who knows when to leave office as is a good visitor knows that a good time to leave is when his or her hosts aren’t tired or annoyed with their presence. Every good thing comes to an end so does the bad things. Nothing lasts forever. At one time in […]