Football lovers in Balaka and across the entire Eastern Region will have to part ways with hefty amount to watch the Carlsberg Cup Quarterfinal match involving Cobbe Barracks and Nyasa Big Bullets this Sunday at the Balaka Stadium. The Open Stand tickets will be sold at K1,500 each while the VIP/Covered stand tickets will attract a whooping K5,000 […]
Football Association of Malawi (FAM) look set to punish Blantyre United for failing to honour the required standard of having a CAF B Licenced Coach at the helm of the club. According to FAM’s Club Licensing Policy Officer Casper Jangale, United along with Nyasa Big Bullets (NBB) were already served with warnings having suspended their […]
Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has been blamed for not having regional coaches in place to steer things on the ground despite having more qualified coaches in the country. Regional coaches have not been in place for the past three to four years since the last ones were employed. Three coaches who were last deployed […]
The National Football Coaches Committee says they are not happy with the way coaches are being recruited for national duty especially for the junior flames at the Under 20, Under 17 and Under 16 levels. The committee met on Friday at Mzuzu Stadium to present this burning issue to their chair Ogrieve Mcnebert Kazuwa for […]
The Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has said sponsorship of youth football by individuals and the corporate world is helping in unearthing raw talent which is vital in improving the quality of football in the country. FAM’s Youth Football Development Officer, James Sangala, made the remarks on Monday in an interview with Malawi News Agency […]
Minister of Sports, Labour and Manpower Development Henry Mussa has blasted the Football Association of Malawi (FAM), saying they need a soul-searching as their management of the game in “poor”. Mussa said the poor results of the national football team, the Flames, is partly due to lack of direction by the football governing body. He also […]
Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has conceded that they bought an oversized Umbro uniform to be used for the national team at the Cosafa Cup tournament in South Africa. The Flames have been subjected to ridicule on social media for wearing an oversized and visibly low quality uniform at the Cosafa assignments. FAM commercial and marketing director […]
Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has named the under 17 coaching panel to lead the team to this year’s Cosafa tournament. According to a press release issued Monday in Blantyre by FAM Chief Executive Officer, Gift Gunda, FAM named Deklerk Msakakuona as head coach for Under 17 football team. He said the Executive Committee made […]
The Africa Cup of Nations qualifier between Malawi and the Comoros at Bingu National Stadium (BNS) in Lilongwe on Saturday raised a gross revenue of MK20,058,895. According to Football Association of Malawi (Fam) Commercial & Marketing Director Limbani Cliff Matola, total direct expenses were at K5,091,270 catering for payment for the police, stewards, first aid, […]
Football Association of Malawi (Fam) has released a special song of morale for the national team ahead of their Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against the Comoros on Saturday. According to Fam’ Commercial and Marketing Director Limbani Matola, who composed the lyrics of the song entitled ‘The Flames’, it aims at mobilising patriotic support for […]
Football Association of Malawi (Fam) has said that the advance ticket selling system worked wonders as MK19.1 million was sold before the final of the Airtel Top 8 between Mighty Be Forward Wanderers and Silver Strikers at Bingu National Stadium (BNS) in Lilongwe. Fam also applauds professional management of cash done by FDH Bank and […]
The FIFA/FAM under 16 Football League resumes this weekend after a month long break. Football Association of Malawi (FAM) Youth Development Officer James Sangala confirmed the development saying games will be played from this weekend. The FIFA/FAM under 16 League is a youth development plan which FAM came up with in order to develop and […]
Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has said the prestigious Carlsberg Cup is expected to start on June 10. The 2017 Carlsberg Cup will kick off in with games involving non-league clubs, according to FAM. Prizes for the contest, which is competed for by non-league, lower league, and TNM Super League clubs, remains the same; meaning […]
Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has punished Nyasa Big Bullets and Silver Strikers with a fine of MK100,000 each for unsporting behaviour during the two sides’ second leg quarterfinal match of the Airtel Top 8 Cup that took place at Mulanje Park in Mulanje District. It is reported that the two sides both contravened stated […]
Minister of Labour, Youth, Sports and Manpower Development Henry Mussa has conceded football performance in the country has dwindled and disclosed that plans are underway to establish regional sports academies to improve the game in the country. Mussa said this in Parliament in response to a question on measures his ministry is putting in place […]
Football Association of Malawi (FAM) is not relenting on its decision to bar Kamuzu Stadium from hosting matches and has written Super League of Malawi ( Sulom) advising the body not to allocate any game at the Kamuzu Stadium. This follows a statement Malawi FA issued about two weeks ago condemning the venue and declared […]
Football Association of Malawi (Fam) says the tickets that were suspected to be fake for Saturday’s African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifier between Malawi’s Flames and Madagascar at Bingu National Stadium were not fake “per se but that the printers erroneously skipped stamping the holograms on these tickets”. Earlier reports indicated as if security police officers […]
Just a month after arresting two people found in possession of fake match tickets, security police officers busted another ticket racket by Fam officials during Saturday’s international game involving Malawi’s Flames and Madagascar. Fam had hired FDH Bank and other agents to handle pre-match ticket sales and advised the general public to only buy tickets […]