The iconic Kamuzu Stadium is to be torn down and replaced with a brand new venue, according to Football Association of Malawi President Fleetwood Haiya. Haiya has revealed that state president Professor Peter Mutharika has signed off on the controversial plan, despite the ground previously being listed as a monumental facility. The decision marks a […]
Youth and Sports Minister Ulemu Msungama has said the Kamuzu Stadium will be demolished to pave the way for the construction of a new sports arena and not the plans of the previous regime to build an new stadium ar Njamba Freedom Park in Blantyre. Msungama said there was no logic in building a new […]
Over 400 Malawian returnees from South Africa have bolted from Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre where they were quarantined awaiting tests for coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. This raises fears of more covid-19 cases as the returnees are coming from a coronavirus hotspot country. Government is already receiving stormy criticisms over its handling of the returnees, some of […]
Returnees from South Africa are being taken to Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre with buses parking at the artificial turf but Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture has said the facility will not be turned into a quarantine centre for the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. The returnees were taken to the stadium for tests upon arrival through […]
Super League of Malawi (Sulom) is planning to use the much-touted Blantyre derby between Nyasa Big Bullets and Be Forward Wanderers to curb ticket fraud by using selling Kiosks outside Kamuzu Stadium. TNM Super League leaders Nyasa Big Bullets will face defending champions Wanderers on Saturday. Bullets lead the 16-teamtable with 45 points while the […]
Minister of Labour, Youth, Sports and Manpower Development, Francis Kasaila has warned soccer lovers in the country against vandalizing the renovated Kamuzu Stadium, saying the culprits should expect stiff punishments. Kasaila made the remarks recently during the final inspection of the facility. “I would like to urge all users to take proper care of the […]
Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre is expected to reopen after government announced completion of renovation works at the country’s oldest soccer cathedral. In a letter addressed to the Football Association of Malawi (FAM) dated 2 August 2018 and seen by Nyasa Times, Mr H.K.K. Nyangulu, signing on behalf of the secretary for the Mininstry of Labour, […]
Progress on the new stadium to be constructed in Blantyre which is estimated to cost between $100 million (about K73.4 billion) and $150 million (about K110.1 billion) will be stalled with diversion of the starter funding of K1.5 billion which was allocated in the 2018/19 budget going towards rehabilitation of Kamuzu Stadium in the same city. […]
Blantyre football enthusiasts and surrounding districts are set for exciting times in 2018/19 soccer season following revelations by government that the giant Kamuzu Stadium would be open to the public before the Super League kicks off in April. The Minister of Labour, Youth, Sports and Manpower Development disclosed this to journalists when he inspected the […]
Soccer fanatics in Blantyre especially those from giant clubs Nyasa Big Bullets and Mighty Be Forward Wanderers need to wait abit longer to welcome back their teams at the country’s soccer mecca Kamuzu Stadium where they use as their home ground. Football Association of Malawi (FAM) declared the 58 year old government owned facility unfit […]
Plans to construct a new stadium in Blantyrewill commence during the next financial year, Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development Goodall Gondwe said when he presented the 2017/18 Budget Statement in Parliament. Kamuzu Stadium which is in a dilapidated state will be demolished, Gondwe disclosed. The facility was barred by the Football Association of Malawi (FAM) […]
Football Association of Malawi (FAM) is not relenting on its decision to bar Kamuzu Stadium from hosting matches and has written Super League of Malawi ( Sulom) advising the body not to allocate any game at the Kamuzu Stadium. This follows a statement Malawi FA issued about two weeks ago condemning the venue and declared […]
Football Association of Malawi (Fam) rightly recommended that Kamuzu Stadium be closed because after conclusive assessment done in conjunction with the Super League of Malawi (Sulom) for all venues the stadium was declared unfit due to its dilapidated state, poor sanitary conditions and that the artificial turf has outlived its life-span. But Minister of Labour, […]
President Peter Mutharika has directed that Kamuzu Stadium should continue hosting matches and not to close. Football Association of Malawi (FAM) said the stadium was declared unfit due to its dilapidated state, poor sanitary conditions and, above all, the artificial turf which has outlived its life-span. FAM said the stadium will close unless the issues […]
Supporters from two Blantyre based local soccer power houses Nyasa Big Bullets and Mighty Be Forward have written Blantyre Police among other relevant authorities seeking permission to hold peaceful march protest again the decision by Football Association of Malawi (FAM) to have Kamuzu Stadium closed on safety grounds. This follows an announcement by FAM last […]
Two Blantyre based Super League giants Nyasa Big Bullets and Be Forward Wanderers have joined hands in disagreeing with Football Association of Malawi’s decision to close Kamuzu Stadium and have asked government to intervene. On Wednesday, FAM announced the closure of the only reliable stadium in Blantyre citing not in good condition to host matches. Out of the […]
Blantyre based Super League teams have to forget using Kamuzu Stadium as their home ground following The Football Association of Malawi announcement on Wednesday that it is not in good condition to host matches. Out of the 14 stadium which FAM and Super League of Malawi visited they only certified 12 stadia. The following venues were recommended to […]
It used to be the centre of activities for the nation since 1964 from the days of founding president Kamuzu Banda up until 28 January, 2017, the country’s soccer mecca, the Kamuzu stadium can no longer host a high profile activity or match because of the condition it is in. This according to government is […]