Kinnah under pressure as Mbeya FC struggles in Tanzania League

Former Malawi national football team coach Kinnah Phiri is struggling to turn around the fortunes of Mbeya City Council FC in the Tanzanian Mainland top league. Kinnah was engaged in the middle of last season and managed to fend off the team from relegation by finishing on position 8 in the 16 team league. However, […]

Kinnah tips Mtawali on having ‘stable’ Malawi team squad

Former Malawi national football team coach Kinnah Phiri has added his voice on incumbent coach Ernest Mtawali criticisms on the performance of the team. Kinnah said the Mtawali should consider to come up with a stable team rather than keeping on reshuffling players since he took over. But the former Nyasa Bullets and national team […]

Malawi coach optimistic after second loss at Tanzania club

Malawian coach Kinnah Phiri is optimistic to turn around Mbeya City Council FC despite succumbing to his second loss since taking over a month ago. Mbeya lost 2-0 to Tanzania Mainland Premier League leaders Simba on Sunday at National Stadium in Dar-es-Salaam. But the former Bullets and Malawi national football team coach downplayed the loss […]

Kinnah says Tanzania clubs more professional than Malawi’s

Former Malawi national football team and Bullets FC coach Kinnah Phiri has disclosed that Tanzanian clubs are run more professional than Malawian clubs. Kinnah who landed a coaching job at a Tanzania top league side Mbeya City Council FC said he was impressed with structures and management at his new club. “Clubs in Tanzania are […]

Kinnah gets job in Tanzania: Ex-Malawi coach hired by Mbeya City

Former Malawi national football team coach Kinnah Phiri has landed a job at Tanzania top league team Mbeya City Council. Kinnah signed a two-year contract replacing Juma Mwambusi who has joined Young Africans. Mbeya General Secretary Emmanuel Kimbe told Tanzania newspaper The Citizen expressed his delight with the arrival of the former Bullets and Malawi […]

Ex-Malawi coach Kinnah says corporate sponsorship vital to youth development

Former Malawi Football National Team Coach, Kinnah Phiri, has appealed to the corporate world to invest more in youth football, saying youth development is vital to the success and future of the national football team. Phiri said this Saturday in Mzuzu during the finals of Uncle Jose Football Trophy worth MK1.5 million held at Chibavi […]

Kinnah inspires Mzuni to beat Wanderers 3-0: Malawi TNM Super League

Mighty Be Forward Wanderers coach Elijah Kananji branded his team’s 3-0 defeat to rookies Mzuni FC “a disgrace” in the TNM Super League at Mzuzu Stadium, as they saw their hopes of finishing in top four hanging on a thread. Victor Gondwe, who was named man of the-match, scored a double in 44th and 55th […]

Kinnah Phiri fired at Free State Stars: Malawian replaced by German Middendorp

After days of speculation, rumours and reports, it’s finally official: South African PSL outfit Free State Stars has fired Malawian Kinnah Phiri as head coach following three losses in their first three league matches. Football has very much become a “what have you done for me lately” sport and no matter what Kinnah did in […]

Homesick Kinnah would love to coach Malawi again

Malawi football team and Big Bullets legend Kinnah Phiri is homesick and yearns for a return to coach the national team. Football Association of Malawi (FAM) fired Kinnah as Malawi head coach in January 2013 and government redeployed him as regional football officer alongside Young Chimodzi and Jack Chamangwana who were hired again later in 2013. Kinnha has […]

Kinnah’s Stars pull great comeback against SuperSport: Moves out of relegation zone

Malawian coach Kinnah Phiri’s South African side, Free State Stars, pulled the biggest comeback of the PSL matches played in midweek as they came from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 away to SuperSport United on Wednesday evening. Stars were 2-0 down in the first 15 minutes but with 10 minutes to go they scored twice […]

Kinnah salutes Bullets on CAF dreams, tips the Malawi champions

Former Bullets and  Malawi national football team coach Kinnah Phiri has commended the executive committee of bIg Bullets for deciding to participate in Confederation of African Football (CAF) Club Champions League. Kinnah, who was in charge of Bullets when Malawi last participated in the competition in 2004, said players could benefit by being exposed to […]