The Football Association of Malawi (FAM) on Friday made a K7 million donation from the 2018 Charity Shield Tournament to Ekwendeni School for the Visually Impaired which is under the CCAP Synod of Livingstonia in Mzimba District. This year’s charity shield was played in April at Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe and it involved Nyasa […]
The Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has rejected Nyasa Big Bullets’ appeal following their ban not participate in next year’s Airtel Top 8 Cup, citing late submission of the appeal. Besides the ban, Bullets were fined K7.2 million for a fracas caused by their fans in the 2018 Airtel Top 8 Cup finals in which […]
Close to two weeks after the Airtel Top 8 final ended in violence at Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe, Football Association of Malawi (FAM) is yet to release its verdict on perpetrators of the incident that brought football into disrepute. Some Nyasa Big Bullets players Miracle Gabeya and Mike Kwate plus officials, supporters were charged […]
The 2018 Carlsberg Cup was launched on Friday at Football Association of Malawi (FAM) offices in Chiwembe, Blantyre where the sponsors Castel Malawi Limited announced sponsorship has been maintained at K40 million as Malawi celebrates 50 years of Carlsberg brand. Castel Malawi Limited managing director Gilles Leclerc said it has been 18 years that Carlsberg Cup has […]
Confederation of East and Central Africa (CECAFA) has invited Malawi as well as Zambia and DR Congo to compete at next year’s CECAFA club championship, commonly known as Kagame Cup. A journalist source in Tanzania confided in Nyasa Times that CECAFA secretary general Nicholas Musonye disclosed this in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on Thursday at a function […]
At its meeting held in 2017 in Rabat, Morocco, Confederation of African Football (CAF) made some revisions on various working groups and one of them is that the African Cup of Nations Under-17 qualifiers will be played in Zones. According to reports the format of the qualifying competition should be changed and split according to zones. […]
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 […]
Football Association of Malawi (FAM) is yet to release its final verdict on Nyasa Big Bullets unsporting behaviour during the 2018 Airtel Top 8 Finals as the nation awaits results. FAM charged Bullets with 6 counts following the unsporting behaviour of their supporters, players and officials during the Airtel Top 8 final against Blue Eagles at […]
Football Association of Malawi (Fam) and Airtel Malawi have condemned the acts of violence carried out by Nyasa Big Bullets players and supporters at Bingu National Stadium after the team’s Airtel Top 8 Cup final defeat at the hands of Blue Eagles on Sunday, July 1, 2018. Eagles won the match through a contentious penalty awarded […]
Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has challenged that there will be no entry without a ticket at this year’s Airtel Top 8 final clash between Blue Eagles and Nyasa Big Bullets at the magnificent Bingu National Stadium (BNS) on Sunday (July 1 2018) as they have also introduced special mechanisms whose aim is to deal with the […]
Football Association of Malawi (Fam) is investigating suspected gate ticketing fraud in which K5 million shortfall has raised suspicion on Saturday’s crowd-puller, involving Nyasa Big Bullets and Be Forward Wanderers, grossing K39 million from tickets worth K44 million at Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe. FA’s Commercial Director and Head of Marketing Limbani Matola said in a […]
Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has joined the chorus of African delegates at the Fifa Congress in Russia calling for reintroduction of a rotation system for World Cup hosting after Morocco failed to land the 2026 World Cup. The North Africans lost out to the triple bid from Canada, Mexico and United States on Wednesday […]
Football Association of Malawi (FAM) was amongst 64 other countries in support of Morocco for the failed bid to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which has been given to co-hosts Canada, USA and Mexico. Fam and Morocco FA are in a development partnership deal and the show of solidarity can be attributed to this […]
Football Association of Malawi (FAM) on Friday disclosed that TNM Super League action may return to Blantyre for the first time this season as the MDC Stadium in Chilomoni Township. In an interview FAM Competitions and Facility Manager, Casper Jangale said 40 per cent of the works have been completed and the stadium is expected […]
Malawi coach Ronny van Geneugden’s (RVG) is coming under fierce pressure after poor results and following the Cosafa Cup exit. Football commentator and Malawi News columnist, Pilirani Kachinjiri on Saturday described RVG as the the “talentless” expatriate coach who has brought shame to the nation after failing to beat lowly-ranked sides like Mauritius and Botswana. In […]
There were tears of joy and celebration at Chileka International Airport as thousands of people lead by Minister of Youth Sports and Manpower Development Francis Kasaila welcomed the Malawi U-20 national football team as they were coming back from their second leg assignment for African Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifiers competition in Angola. The Junior […]
Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has hailed Airtel Malawi for keeping its promise to sponsor 2018 Airtel Top 8 competition. FAM First Vice President, James Mwenda made the remarks Thursday night during the Airtel Top 8 media orientation and quarter final draw. He said Airtel last year promised to bankroll the completion for the three […]
Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has expressed optimism that the 2018 TNM Super League will be a huge success following historical record gross revenue realized over the weekend in the Charity Shield Cup at Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe’s Area 48. The Charity Shield which saw four teams of Silver Strikers, Kamuzu Barracks, Be Forward […]