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 […]
Malawi national coach Kinnah Phiri has been blamed for creating confusion that resulted in the Big Bullets FC players boycotting training ahead of massive Blantyre in TNM Super League against their sworn rivals Mighty Wanderers on Sunday. Bullets players threatened to boycott training after meeting at their club house on Monday over six games outstanding […]
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 […]
A lot has been said about the Malawi national football team, theFlames’ poor showing in recent international engagements and more outstandingly, the ongoing Cecafa Tusker Challenge Cup tournament in Uganda. Listening to people commenting about the Flames’ pathetic show in offices, pubs, markets, minibuses and many other players, it is very clear that the majority […]
Malawi national football team head coach Kinnha Phiri remained tight-lipped regarding questions about his future after speculation that he was gearing up for Tanzania top flight league side Simba F.C. Several other premier league clubs in South Africa are also said to be interested in the Malawi Flames’ mentor. “I have a very clear contract with the […]
Malawi national team, the Flames, head coach Kinnah Phiri may have led the squad to a 3-2 win against Eritrea in the CECAFA CUP but his head is now on the chopping block, according to Sports Minister Enoch Chihana. Chihana said his Ministry and the Sports Council would wait until the CECAFA (Council of Central […]
Malawi national football team , the Flames, lost the opening match of their in 2012 Cecafa Tusker Senior Challenge Cup campaign when they lost 2-0 to Rwanda’s Amabvubi in Uganda on Monday on day three of the regional tournament.. Flames coach Kinnah Phiri was hoping for a good start but the results were a set-back […]
Malawi national soccer team captain “Luba” Moses Chavula says the Flames opening game in the Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup against Rwanda on Monday in Group C to shape up their campaign team at the tournament. Chavula in an interview with Nyasa Times Sunday from Kampala, Uganda where the tournament is held. Cecafa settled for Malawi as […]
Malawi national football team coach Kinnah Phiri namesd his 20-man squad for the Cecafa Challenge Cup in Uganda with a mixture of experience and new takent. Kinnah, who dropped two senior midfielders Frank Banda and Davie Banda, after the sneaked out of training camp for beer drinking, said he has faith in his homegrown talent. […]
Malawi national soccer team coach Kinnah Phiri has released a 25-man squad in readiness of the 2012 Cecafa Tusker Challenge Cup to kick-off on November 24-December 8, 2012 in Kampala, Uganda. The players are expected to go into training camp on Sunday at Chiwembe Technical Centre. Kinnah has called-up Silver Strikers new catch Charles Swini, […]
Malawi national football team coach Kinnah Phiri has blamed the lack of friendly matches for the Flames as a contributing factor to the team’s drop on the FIFA world rankings. Malawi has dropped five places from 96 to 101 in the latest Coco Cola FIFA world rankings released by the world football mother body on […]
Mounting pressure on the Football Association of Malawi (Fam) and Flames’ coach Kinnah Phiri (Mr Untouchable) has forced the FA to consider setting targets on the Flames’ mentor. According to Fam chief executive officer Suzgo Nyirenda, the FA, at its executive sitting on Saturday, October 27, 2012 agreed that Fam’ technical sub-committee must set targets […]
Malawi government through Sports Ministry has given Flames coach Kinnah Phiri an ultimatum to perform and start yielding positive results or else face the chop. Chihana disclosed on Thursday inside Capital Radio’s Straight Talk interview progrramme monitored by Nyasa Times. But Chihana kept a tight lid on the period of time Kinnah is to deliver […]
Malawi national team coach Kinnha Phiri has said that he had no intention of resigning his job after his squad failed to qualify for next year’s African Nations Cup finals when they went down 0-1 to Ghana in Lilongwe on Saturday. The 1-0 defeat followed a 2-0 home loss in last month’s first leg. The […]
Ghana national soccer arrived in Malawi on Friday afternoon through Kamuzu International Airport-KIA ahead of a potentially explosive Saturday’s final round qualifier of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations showdown in Lilongwe. The Ghanaians are in the lead after beating the Flames two goal to nil in the first leg match played in Accra, Ghana […]
A game against Ghana at this stage of Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) shouldn’t normally be of too much concern to a national team that has put to sleep African giants like Egypt, DRC Congo and reduced skilful teams like Ivory Coast, Nigeria, and Tunisia etc to chasers of their own shadows. But this time around it will be something […]