Malawi coach Lovemore Fazili faces an uncertain future despite masterminding the greatest achievement in the Scorchers’ history, with his contract due to expire the instant Sunday’s Africa Cup of Nations final comes to an end. Football insiders say the coach’s deal runs out at the close of the tournament, leaving the Football Association of Malawi […]
Social commentator and former Malawi representative at Big Brother Africa, Fatima Nkata, has weighed in on the ongoing debate surrounding the departure of Women’s Football Association (NWFA) president Adelaide Migogo from Morocco, arguing that the controversy has exposed deeper structural inequalities in the administration of women’s football. In a strongly worded Facebook post, Nkata said […]
A social media post has sought to clarify comments about Adelaide Migogo, chair of the National Women’s Football Association, and her departure from Morocco during Malawi’s Women’s Africa Cup of Nations campaign. The post, titled “Setting the record straight, the Adelaide and Scorchers saga,” said Migogo was in Morocco to watch matches up to the […]
Football Association of Malawi (FAM) president Fleetwood Haiya has hailed the Scorchers’ historic qualification for the FIFA Women’s World Cup, declaring that the country’s football transformation is well and truly on track. Taking to Facebook following Malawi’s stunning 2-1 victory over Ghana in the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals, Haiya congratulated the team on […]
Scorchers coach Lovemore Fazili has heaped praise on Football Association of Malawi (FAM) leadership, led by president Fleetwood Haiya, crediting the association’s meticulous preparation for the team’s historic run to the WAFCON quarter-finals. Speaking after Malawi topped a fiercely competitive Group C – finishing above continental heavyweights Nigeria and neighbours Zambia despite arriving as the […]
James Woods, the Malawian diplomat and Business of Sport expert, is part of the senior team at Inspire Academy, where he leads on international pathways, market development and strategic partnerships. He was in Gothenburg for this year’s Gothia Cup, where the academy’s young Nigerian side drew significant European attention. He spoke to Nyasa Times as […]
Football Association of Malawi (FAM) president Fleetwood Haiya has received a significant boost to his bid for a second term after William Mpinganjira, the owner and president of FDH Premiership side Ekhaya FC, confirmed he will not challenge him in December’s elections. FAM’s current executive committee is due to complete its term in December next […]
High Court dismisses FAM’s bid to exclude three associations from Saturday’s annual general meeting, restoring their full membership rights The Football Association of Malawi has suffered a second successive legal setback after the High Court in Blantyre dismissed its attempt to prevent three affiliated bodies from participating in this weekend’s annual general meeting. FAM had […]
Football Association of Malawi (FAM) president Walter Nyamilandu has justified FAM’s proposed budget of K1 billion presented to government, saying it covers for Malawi national football team, the Flames, preparations for the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) finals, its participation as well as towards World Cup qualifiers. FAM is planning to hold at least four […]
The Football Association of Malawi (FAM) says it is impressed with the progress being made in attempting to allow Malawians watch their own football on Mpira Television. The Mpira Television which is on Kiliyekiliye decoder under the Malawi Digital Broadcast Network (MDBN) beamed its first match involving Malawi National Football Team and Uganda at Kamuzu […]
Football Association of Malawi (FAM) president Walter Nyamilandu has enticed Capital Oil Refining Industries (CORI) Ltd to take firm grip of FAM as a business partner, saying the company has the potential to sell Kukoma cooking oil enmasse through football fans. Nyamilandu said this on Tuesday at Amaryllis Hotel in Blantyre when CORI handed over […]
Malawi national football team, the Flames, will need not less than a K1 billion to fulfill its engagements in the upcomng World Cup and Africa Cup of Nation (Afcon) tournament, Football Association of Malawi (FAM) president Walter Nyamilandu Manda has said. Malawi is set to participate in World Cup qualification, which starts later in June […]
Football Association of Malawi (FAM) president Walter Nyamilandu has said Flames coach Meke Mwase has earned himself a long-term deal for guiding Malawi national football team to qualify for Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) finals within a year. Nyamilandu said this after Malawi’s 1-0 victory over Uganda at Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre. This was the last game […]
The Football Association of Malawi (FAM) says the process of putting Malawi football on television is at an advanced stage and the channel for the same could roll out March end or early April on Kiliyekiliye decoders. Commercial and Marketing Manager at FAM, Limbani Cliff Matola, says the Malawi Digital Broadcast Network (MDBN) has set […]
“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. 35 By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”– John 13:34-35 Malawi woke up to the rude shock this week when Football Association of Malawi president Walter Nyamirandu Manda lost his […]
Football Association of Malawi (FAM) president Walter Nyamilandu has accepted defeat following his failure to retain the FIFA council member position. Writing on his Facebook wall, Nyamilandu, admits that he faced a powerful force in the race. “I gave it my best shot but I was up against a powerful force. It was clear that […]
Football Associated of Malawi (FAM) presiden MacMillan Walter Nyamilandu Manda on Friday lost his FIFA Council seat for the Anglophone bloc to Amaju Pinnick of Nigeria during the Confederation of African Football (CAF) elective conference in Rabat, Morocco. Amaju won convincingly after polling 48 votes against Nyamilandu’s miserable 8. The results are a big blow […]
Former Malawi National Team Technical Director, Manfred Hoener, is no more, Nyasa Times can confirm. The German passed on at the age of 79 due to heart failure on March 6, 2021. Hoener was vigilant in spotting players across the country and shaping them at junior level before handing them over to the coach for […]