Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has announced that the referees’ fitness test will take place this weekend in all the three regions of the country. The development has been revealed in a statement released by the association on Wednesday and made available to Nyasa Times. “The Football Association of Malawi would like to inform you […]
Malawi national football team (the Flames) captain Peter Mponda has slammed Minister of Sports Enock Chihana for dictating Football Association of Malawi (FAM) on Flames coach issues instead of concentrating on funding the national team. Mponda said it was surprising for the minister to be dealing directly with the coaching issues instead of just working on […]
Newspaper columnist Raphael Tenthani has tacked the subject of Malawi National football team head coach Kinnah Phiri who has been demoted to a northern region football director. Nyasa Times reproduced the Muckracking on Sunday ‘extra’ article below. I magine Bakili Muluzi – who has been the country’s president for not one but two terms – […]
Football Association of Malawi (FAM) is preparing to hire SureStream Football Academy official, who is also England football consultant Andy Dell as the new Flames coach, Nyasa Times understands. “There are two names from SureStream Academy tipped for the job. Patrick Kulemeka and Andy Dell. But the favourite name to take the mantle as the […]
Kinnah Phiri, fired as Malawi national football team coach, has kept his cards close to the chest if he will take up his new role as northern region football director. Government announced on Friday that Kinnah has been deployed to a northern region sports development office. Kinnah’s assistant Young Chimodzi has been handled the mantle […]
The Malawi national team head coach Kinnah Phiri has argued that the Football Association of Malawi (FAM) had no basis to recommend to government that he should be sacked. FAM issued a media statement last week that it had fired Kinnah alongside his technical team following a string of poor results by the Flames. But the sports […]
By Jeromy Kadewere, Nyasa Times Sacked Malawi mational football team trainer Kinnah Phiri has said he remains as such despite fresh assertions from Sports Minister, Enock Chihana, that the legend is still the Flames head coach. Football Association of Malawi (FAM) issued a media statement last week that it had fired Kinnah alongside his technical […]
Zimbabwe Football Association has opted to play Botswana in a friendly encounter on February 6, 2012 snubbing Malawi national soccer team citing the current situation where the Flames have no coach. Football Association of Malawi (FAM) President Walter Nyamilandu said they were keen to make use of the February 6 which is a FIFA international […]
Malawi government through youth and sports Minister Enoch Chihana has said it has not sacked national team coach Kinnha Phiri as it is consulting the Attorney General to find out the implications of the decision Football Association (FAM) made to reshuffle the technical panel. The minister has squarely blamed FAM for not following procedures in […]
Malawi’s Flames are expected to launch a new lease of life without their mentor Kinnah Phiri with a possible friendly against Zimbabwe’s Warriors in three weeks time. Football Association of Malawi (FAM) President Walter Nyamilandu confirmed having received a request from the Zimbabweans for an international friendly in Harare on February 6. “They have indeed […]
Football Association of Malawi (FAM) have finally released an official summary of the teams and individuals who won various awards in the 2012-13 edition of K20 million (about $67 000) Carlsberg Cup. Both the sponsors Carlsberg Malawi and organisers of the tournament FAM have said the competition which was won by Blue Eagles after beating Escom […]
Football Association of Malawi (FAM) president Walter Nyamilandu has said fired Malawi national football coach, Kinnah Phiri remains the country’s football legend. FAM terminated Kinnah’s services last weekend. The 58-year-old has paid the price after leading the Southern Africans into a string of uninspiring performances, the latest their 3-1 humiliation by Bafana Bafana. “The poor […]
Football Association of Malawi (FAM) are looking for a new national team head coach following the exit of Kinnah Phiri, who has been fired after a string of uninspiring results. FAM announced the sacking of Kinnah, his entire backroom staff of deputy coach Young Chimodzi and technical director Jack Chamangwana on Saturday, some six months […]
Kinnah Phiri, the head coach of Malawi’s national soccer team, has been sacked, Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has confirmed. This was announced during the association’s Annual General Meeting in Blantyre Saturday evening. FAM has also dissolved the whole technical panel which also includes assistant coach Young Chimodzi and technical director Jack Chamangwana. “Plans will be […]
The Resident Magistrate Court in Lilongwe on Tuesday has adjourned the case involving a Chinese businessman who was found guilty for making fake Malawi national football team replica jerseys to 15th January, 2013. According to assistant superintendent Damiano Phillip, he identified the man as Haung Hong Gin (44), of Chinese nationality. “His offence was making a […]
The Football Association of Malawi (FAM) will hold its Annual General Meeting on Saturday, January 12 at Malawi Sun Hotel in Blantyre. According to FAM General Secretary Suzgo Nyirenda, the meeting consisting of 36 delegates from 12 Affiliates of FAM and the Executive Committee will receive a presentation of the activity report from 1 July, […]
How can football in Malawi be both so popular and go so wrong? It is a fact that in the 70s and 80s, football organisation was at its best in Malawi. It was a well connected circuit from football administrators, Sponsors to good grounds. The Timau Crew will now look at some challenging issues affecting […]
Malawi legendary defender Peter ‘Mjojo’ Mponda has spoken in defence of under fire coach Kinnah Phiri, saying he is not wholly responsible for underachieving national football team as lack of football structures has contributed to the team’s poor performance. Mponda was referring to recent national team dismal performance which has seen it being booted out […]