Wanderers accuse FA Malawi of ‘double standards’ over Chande’s contract saga

Remarks  made by Football Association of Malawi (FAM) general secretary Sugzo Nyirenda on midfielder maestro Jaffali Chande have angered Mighty Be Forward Wanderers and they have accused him of playing “double standards” on the issue. Nyirenda told the media on Wednesday that wanderers have no business in Chande’s issue forgetting the player signed a pre-contract with […]

Police report implicates FA Malawi officials in ‘ticket-gate’ scam

An official report filed by the Malawi Police has implicated newly recruited Fam Commercial Director Limbani  Matola and Central Region Football Association (CRFA) treasurer Pyson Likagwa in dubious cash transactions during last Saturday’s Chifundo Charity Shield match involving Nyasa Big Bullets and Mighty Be Forward Wanderers. Despite the huge turn-out at the 25,000-seater Civo Stadium […]

Be Forward Wanderers score highest in Malawi football club licensing: Bullets told to submit audited accounts

Mighty Be Forward Wanderers scored highly and qualified for club licensing having met all the requirement, as only six Super League clubs out of 14 also received their licenses. The Nomads, who qualified in the Green Range Clubs scored with 84 per cent followed by Mzuni FC having qualified with 73 per cent. “FAM has […]

Malawi pulls out of Under-17 CAF tournament: ‘No money’

Malawi national football team has pulled out of Confederation of African Football (CAF) Under-17 tournament. Football Association of Malawi (FAM) General Secretary Suzgo Nyirenda said the decision was made in the wake of financial constraints rocking the association. Nyirenda said the association had been forced to make such a difficult decision to give a chance […]

Plot to oust Sulom boss, GS: FA Malawi behind promotion, relegation mess

An undercover investigation by Nyasa Times online publication has revealed Football Association of Malawi (Fam) is behind the relegation and promotion mess at Super League of Malawi (Sulom), which was on Tuesday found guilty by a court of law of mishandling an appeal case by Dedza Young Soccer against promotion play-offs. Since the stand-off between Dedza and […]

FA Malawi brands coach Mtawali critics as ‘Monday coaches’

Football Association of Malawi (FAM)  has hit back at critics following that national team’s 2-1 home defeat to Guinea in the Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Tuesday. General Secretary Suzgo Nyirenda said the soccer fraternity should reflect on their input hence sharing the blame. Nyirenda’s statements follows mounting pressure on coach Ernest Mtawali to […]

I  wanted to receive Bushiri money, says Malawi sport minister

Minister of Sports and Culture Grace Chiumia has vehemently rejected calls to resign following her decision to order the Football Association of Malawi (FAM)  to reject a K44 million donation from billionaire prophet, Shepherd Bushiri. “What I wanted is to ensure that government procedures are followed. Bushiri cannot just call today and say he wanted […]

FA Malawi grateful to Bushiri: ‘We hope for miracle win in Guinea’

Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has commended  Prophet Shepherd Bushiri a K44 million donation which is meant to meet the K45 million budget shortfall for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations’ qualifiers against Guinea’s Syli Nationale. “We are very grateful and hope for miracle win in Guinea,” said FAM general secretary Suzgo Nyirenda when the […]

FA Malawi secures Sierra Leone friendly for Flames

Malawi national football team will face Sierra Leone in a friendly game on March 22 ahead of Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Guinea. Football Association of Malawi (FAM)  General Secretary Suzgo Nyirenda said the team would leave for Sierra Leone on March 20 through Ethiopia. Nyirenda said the team would arrive in Sierra Leone’s […]

Flames beat Nomads in training match: FA Malawi says no international friendly game ahead of Guinea tie

Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has confirmed that the Malawi national soccer team will face Guinea in the 2017 African Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifying match without playing any international friendly match. The Flames will face Guinea away on 25th March, 2016 before meeting again in a return match at home four days later. According to Fam General […]

Malawi FA appeals for oldest SRFA League support

Football Association of Malawi (FAM ) president Walter Nyamilandu has appealed for support to the country’s legendary Southern Region Football Association League . Speaking during the prize presentation held on Friday Nyamilandu urged the corporate world to support the league after it was unceremoniously dumped by sponsors, Nsejjere, a US sports firm. He said the […]

FA Malawi vote ‘confidential’ in FIFA election despite CAF backing of Sheikh Salman

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 […]

FA Malawi will not allow untrained coaches- Nyamilandu

Football Association of Malawi  (FAM) president Walter Nyamilandu says the era of having unqualified coaches in the game of football is long gone. Nyamilandu made the remarks on Saturday at Mpira Village in Chiwembe when he presented certificates to over 20 coaches who have completed the CAF A licensing course. The FAM president said coaching was […]

FA Malawi EGM approves three subcommittees

Football Association of Malawi (FAM) Extraordinary General Meeting  (EGM) has approved names of The association’s subcommittees of Disciplinary, Ethics and Appeals Committee. The members of the three committees who were proposed during FAM first executive committee meeting in January were yet to be approved by the general assembly as FAM’s constitution. Delegates questioned the composition […]

FA Malawi Charity Shield: Bullets to face Nomads

Champions Nyasa Big Bullets will face old time rivals Mighty Be Forward Wanderers in a Charity Shield on April 2 to signal the start of 2016 football season, Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has announced. FAM competitions manager Gomezgani Zakazaka made the announcement on Saturday at the end of the association’s Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) […]

New football competition launched in Malawi: K40mil FISD Cup

Barely days after Standard Bank announced its pull out in Knock-Out Cup sponsorship, Football Association of Malawi ( FAM) announced good news to the nation on Monday as they  unveiled Fisd Limited Company  as another sponsor for a cup competition worthy MK40 million. Speaking during the unveiling ceremony, which took place at Mpira House in […]

FA Malawi need K90mil for Guinea fixture: Training camp set for Feb 21

Football Association of Malawi (FAM) General Secretary Suzgo Nyirenda says his association needs at least a total of K90 million to fulfil its home and away fixtures against Guinea in the ongoing 2017 African Cup of Nations qualifying campaign. Nyirenda said currently, the association has K67 million. He said K50 million is from their sponsor […]