Malawi will break from a long standing tradition of engaging a foreign national football team to play a match against the Flames as part of the July 6 Independence Day Celebrations . No reason has been given for the changes and instead the country’s popular teams Bullets FC and Silver Strikers will headline the celebrations activities at […]
Despite the record crowd that turned up for Sunday’s Presidential Cup round-of-16 match involving Silver Strikers and Big Bullets, only 5.3 million was realized from the gates. The amount does not tally with the mammoth crowd that came to watch the match at Civo Stadium. Sunday’s attendance even surpasses the crowd that turned up for […]
Poor planning cost Football Association of Malawi (Fam) a big fortune as scores of fans went in for free with others going back without watching Sunday’s Presidential Cup round-of-16 match involving Silver Strikers and Big Bullets at Civo Stadium in Lilongwe. The stadium was filled beyond its capacity but still scores of fans failed to […]
Malawi will play in their Wednesday’s make-or-break 2014 World Cup qualifier against Kenya’s Harambee after ending their Tuesday strike over unpaid allowances. Football Association of Malawi (FAM) president Walter Nyamilandu said the players had agreed to train and play after an agreement was reached. “We agreed that their grievances will resolved,” Nyamilandu told Nyasa Times. “We […]
Malawi players refused to train on Tuesday and threatened not to honour Wednesday’s make-or-break 2014 World Cup qualifier against Kenya’s Harambee Stars over non payment off their allowances. The players left the training pitch at Kamuzu Stadium and walked to their bus before the technical panel addressed a news conference. Players who spoke to Nyasa […]
Drama ensued on Sunday afternoon at Kamuzu International Airport (KIA) in the capital city of Malawi, Lilongwe when Kenya national football team refused to board a bus which was hired by Football Association of Malawi (FAM) to take them to Blantyre for Wednesday’s World Cup qualifiers match at Kamuzu Stadium. The team, which arrived at KIA through […]
Malawi national team has maintained for the consecutive month position 109 on Coca-Cola Fifa World latest rankings released on Thursday for the month of May. But they have moved a step up on the Africa continent from 32- 31. The rankings follows Malawi’s one-all draw against Zimbabwe on May 25 at Kamuzu Stadium on Blantyre in a […]
The battle line has been drawn in the prestigious Presidential Cup following the last-16 draw at Chiwembe Technical Centre in the commercial city of Malawi, Blantyre. The mouthwatering draw, which was led by Football Association of Malawi (FAM) Competitions Officer Gomezgani Zakazaka, Big Bullets will travel to the capital city to rock horns with the […]
Malawi national team technical panel has released a 22- final squad for Wednesdays World Cup qualifiers encounter against Namibia. Announcing the final squad after Tuesday’s morning training session at Kamuzu Stadium to reporters, Flames head coach Edington Ng’onamo said Owen Chaima and Charles Swini will be goalkeerper while Moses Chavula, Harry Nyirenda, James Sangala, Limbikani […]
Malawi’s Flames disappointed Swaziland after opting to play a friendly game against Zimbabwe at Kamuzu Stadium on May 25. “The eagerly anticipated clash to pit the two countries was scheduled to be played next week Saturday in Blantyre, Malawi. However, the ‘Flames’ as the Malawi national team is affectionately known, have opted for higher ranking opponents. They […]
Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has released gate charges for the Flames three international; matches starting with the friendly encounter against Zimbabwe and the two FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Open terraces at the cordoned off Kamuzu Stadium are K500 (about $1.47); a charge for covered stands will attract K3 000 (about $8.00); MBC stand K1,500 […]
Malawi will have a second artificial turf after work at Chiwembe Technical and Development Centre project in Blantyre took off Monday. Football Association of Malawi (FMA) general secretary Suzgo Nyirenda disclosed that the US$500,000 (about K500 million), project would take two months to be completed. Nyirenda said ACT Global contractors from the US, who handled […]
Flames foreign-based players will start jetting in the country on Monday, 20th May, 2013 to join locally based players a head of their friendly international match slated for May 25 at Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre. Addressing a news conference in Blantyre on Monday, Football Association of Malawi (Fam) general secretary Suzgo Nyirenda said a contigent of South […]
Only two Super League giants Mighty Wanderers and Blantyre United (BT U) have been paired together while the rest of the giants have been kept apart in the 2013 edition of the Presidential Football Cup conducted on Monday. The draw, conducted at Chiwembe offices of Football Association of Malawi (FAM) in Blantyre which was led by […]
Football Association of Malawi (FAM) general secretary Sugzo Nyirenda has cleared the mist surrounding Blue Eagles strikers Christopher John Banda’s Flames snub. Banda turned down Flames call up against Zimbabwe on May 25 in preparations for World Cup qualifiers against Namibia on June 5 and Kenya June 12, saying he is not fit to play for the team after coming […]
The Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has released a 35-man squad expected to go into training camp in readiness of the World Cup qualifiers matches against Namibia and Kenya in June at Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre. The squad which has twelve defenders as well as midfielders, ten strikers and three goalkeepers is scheduled to start […]
The 2013 edition of prestigious Carlsberg Cup competition whose prize money has been increased to a whooping K20 million, will kick-off on May 18, Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has announced. The competition will start with the preliminary round of the phase one and expected to wrap-up on September 14th, 2013, This was disclosed to […]
Former international defender Meke Mwase has expressed his concern over the choice of Flames coaching panel appointed by Football Association of Malawi (FAM) to take charge of the Malawi’s second round World Cup qualifiers. FAM appointed celebrated South Africa based former midfield maestro Ernest Mtawali alongside former Flames captain Patrick Mabedi also based in South […]