Kinnah says Flames will improve on FIFA ranking

Malawi national football team coach, Kinnah  Phiri’says as  long as the Flames receive financial support to play on FIFA set calendar dates, he is confident that the team can improve their ranking  in the FIFA Coca-Cola world ranking. Currently, the Flames occupy position 102. “Malawians should remember that a team does well on a FIFA […]

Likwemba to file complaint to FIFA against Mozambique club

Malawi’s versatile midfielder Chikondi ‘Farook’ Likwemba has threatened to lodge a complaint against his former Mozambican Club, Ferroviario da Beira, to world soccer governing body Fifa for not honouring his contract after he left the club due to disagreements with his coach. Club Ferroviário da Beira play in the Mozambique national league. Likwemba, who jetted […]

Malawi protest to CAF on Chad missile-throwing fans

The Football Association of Malawi says it is writing to the Confederation of African Football (CAF) protesting at the hostile reception and violence the Malawi national team faced in N’djamena, Chad. Malawi lost 2-3 to Chad in the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations first-leg qualifier. But apart from hostile reception, according to a live commentary monitored on […]

FA Malawi elections face court injunction

Stakeholders in Malawi football have gone to court to apply for an ex-parte injunction to stop the elections of Football Association of Malawi (FAM) president following concerns that there is lack of level playing field and corruption allegations. The FAM’s presidency scheduled for Saturday in Salima is a two-horse race between the incumbent president Walter […]

FAM ‘disappointed’ with Flames drop on Fifa ranking

Football Association of Malawi (FAM) general secretary Suzgo Nyirenda has described Malawi’s drop on the latest FIFA rankings as very disappointing. The Flames have dropped 9 places from position 78 to 87 and ranked 21 in Africa. Reacting to the development, Nyirenda says it is always bad to see the team drop on the rankings […]