The Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has reduced the punishments for the Silver Strikers and Mighty Wanderers football clubs in a verdic on their appeal case on crowd violence. The two teams were handed heavy fines following violence that erupted during a Super League match on 28 December 2013 in which one person died at […]
Football Association of Malawi ( FAM) on Friday unveiled Young Chimodzi as the new Malawi coach barely a year after being sacked as an assistant coach. FAM president Walter Nyamilandu unveiled the former assistant coach Chimodzi alongside his assistant Jack Chamangwana, who previously worked as the Flames’ technical advisor. Nyamilandu speaking at the Chiwembe Technical […]
Former Malawi National Football Team goalkeeper trainer, McHodges Chunga, died Wednesday afternoon at Zomba Central Hospital after a long illness. Brother to the deceased Wycliffe Sam confirmed that McHodges died around 4 pm following his admission on January 22, 2014. His remains are expected to be interred on Friday at his home village Vilapo Visambo […]
Football Association of Malawi (FAM) Technical Director John Kaputa has earmarked new 39 players for the Malawi national football team. Kaputa, who took over the post in December last year from former Flames captain Jack Chamangwana, said he scouted the 39 players within the last two months. The highly trained and experienced football tactician said […]
The replay match between Mighty Wanderers against Silver Strikers, which was supposed to take place on Sunday at the Zomba Community Centre Ground has been postponed. The two team’s TNM Super League match, was aborted on December 28 2013 at Balaka Stadium due to violence which killed Lemiyasi Josita. This is the second time for the […]
Football Association of Malawi (Fam) has advised referees to expose club officials who approach them with monetary offers in order for the match officials to influence game outcomes. The local football governing body has warned that it will deal with any referee or club official found involved in the malpractice, which was apparently rampant in […]
Football Association of Malawi (FAM) and Top Sports the organizers of the yet to be introduced Zambezi International Soccer Challenge have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) after reaching an agreement on how the competition will be managed. FAM competitions Manager Gomezgani Zakazaka said the signing of the MoU gives the company a go ahead […]
Former Malawi national football team skipper, Peter ‘Mjojo’ Mponda, has called on government, the Football Association of Malawi (FAM) and other stakeholders to fully support the Flames’ coach designate, Young Chimodzi and Jack Chamangwana. Chamangwana and Chimodzi, both East and Central Africa Senior Challenge Cup (CECAFA) winning captains in 1978 and 79 and 1988 respectively, […]
Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has appointed Young Chimodzi and Jack ‘Africa’ Chamangwana as head coach and deputy coach respectively, Nyasa Times understands. Football Association of Malawi (FAM) executive committee meeting held in Blantyre on Saturday made the decision to hire the two Malawi football legends. The pair were fired from the Flames’ technical panel, […]
Football Association of Malawi (FAM) Technical Director, Captain John Kaputa, will this Saturday embark on a scouting mission to pick potential players for the Malawi Under-20 National Football Team for 2014. Kaputa said he would mainly target those players who were part of the 2012 Under-17 team squad that participated in the CAF Youth Championship and the […]
The Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has appointed its Technical Director, John Kaputa, to lead the dormant and coach-less Flames during next month’s friendly international match. The soccer governing body announced over the weekend the Flames would play an international friendly against the Warriors of Zimbabwe at the Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre on January 3, […]
The Football Association of Malawi (FAM) on Thursday officially opened the Mpira Sports Bar at Chiwembe Technical Centre giving an opportunity to residents of the commercial city Blantyre and soccer lovers to converge the bar hosting a lot of entertainment packages. For instance, apart from alcohol and soft drinks, soccer lovers will be able to watch English […]
Former Flames captain and Denmark based professional Clement Kafwafwa are among 60 participants of a Football Association of Malawi (FAM) C Licence coaching course being held at St Andrews International High School in Blantyre. The course also attracted among others retired Flames defender James Sangala, former Wanderers players goalkeeper Vales Kamzere and defender Ojukwu Malunga. […]
Football Association of Malawi ( FAM) has partnered with UNAIDS in the fight against HIV-AIDS campaign dubbed ‘Protect the Goal’. scheduled to be launched on Sunday at the Silver Stadium where Big Bullets and Silver Strikers will tussle each other in a friendly match. UNAids country coordinator Amakobe Sande and FAM chief executive officer Suzgo Nyirenda said the […]
The Football Association of Malawi (FAM) says it is shocked and saddened to hear of the death of former referee Hurbat Timothy Zimba. Zimba who had been suffering from illness since he suffered stroke in 1993, died on Sunday at the age of 72 The whistler took charge of several domestic crucial matches as well […]
Kinnah Phiri has dismisses possibilities to return coach of Malawi national football team after he was unceremoniously fired in March this year. The football legend , who was fired alongside his deputy Young Chimodzi and Technical Director Jack Chamangwana said the solution to the team’s never ending woes was not to remove them . He was […]
Football Association of Malawi (FAM) is expected to cut down on expenses for national team camping after the completion of the refurbishment of Chiwembe Technical Centre hostels next year. FAM has said through a brief statement that the hostels are being turned into top class abode for the Flames. “The Chiwembe Technical Centre hostels upgrading […]
Death has robbed Malawi of another former national football team and Mighty Wanderers goalkeeping great, Kenneth Kandulu. The former Flames goaltender died Sunday morning at his residence in Manase Township, Blantyre after succumbing to Kidney failure. “He was admitted to Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital two weeks ago and the doctors discharged him last Thursday. Unfortunately, he passed […]