Despite Malawi now having a great chance of being considered for the Council for East and Central Africa football Associations (Cecafa) 2011 senior challenge cup following Zambia’s withdrawal,Fam says it will be tricky for the Flames to participate with only a few days to go before the showpiece rolls into life. Zambia has been withdrawn […]
Malawi President Bingu WA Mutharika has fulfilled his promise which he pledged some years ago to donate a 67-seater bus to the national football team, the Flames. The Bus was handed over by Minister of Youth Development and Welfare Symon Vuwa Kaunda to Sports Council on Monday. “As of how the bus will be assigned, […]
Kinnah Phiri has revealed his plans to step down as Malawi national team coach after his contract expires in June next year in order to pave way for other coaches to take over from him. He revealed his intention to step down following his Malawi’s failure to qualify for 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, but […]
Despite the hostile reception that has been given to the Malawi national soccer team in Chad, coach Kinnah Phiri and captain Peter Mponda are optimistic of victory on Saturday in their swim or sink Africa Cup of Nations last qualifier game in N’djamena. Speaking to Nyasa Times in a telephone interview from Chad, Kinnah says […]
Flames Coach Kinna Phiri has advised two Flames players to re-launch their career with local clubs before thinking of going back abroad in search of greener pastures. The duo are former Orlando Pirates genius Joseph ‘Shakira’ Kamwendo and Black Leopards right winger Fisher ‘Jahman’ Kondowe. Both players were released by their clubs on a free […]
Flames coach Kinnah Phiri says qualification for the 2012 African Cup of Nations final is not a farfetched dream for Malawi despite being held to a goalless draw against Tunisia on Saturday. The Carthage Eagles frustrated the Flames at home to deny Malawi maximum points that would have put Malawi’s campaign on track but Kinnah […]
Flames coach Kinnah Phiri has kept his cards close to his chest on the final squad to face Tunisia’s Carthage Eagles in Saturday’s swim or sink battle on who will join runaway leaders Botswana to next year’s Africa Cup of Nations. Kinnah was expected to name his final squad of 18 to 20 players for […]
Malawi coach Kinnah Phiri has described their penultimate 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Tunisia at Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre on Saturday as a final but said the Flames have nothing to fear. “We have nothing to fear as we are playing at home. We cannot afford to underrate the Tunisians though. They are […]
Malawi national team coach Kinnah Phiri says the question of whether captain Peter Mponda will feature in the crucial 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Tunisia on Saturday is in the hands of the player himself and the team’s medical staff. Mponda arrived in the country on Tuesday and trained with the rest of […]
Malawi coach Kinnah Phiri says he is disappointed with South African club Celtic’s delay in releasing defender Limbikani Mzava to join camp ahead of 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Tunisia on Saturday. Mzava was expected to jet in on Tuesday with Mponda and Spain- based striker Robin Ngalande but failed to make it. […]
Tunisia coach Sami Trabelsi has said the 2012 African Cup of Nations qualifier against Malawi this Saturday at Kamuzu Stadium will decide who will grab the Group K’s last qualifying berth. With two games remaining for each side, Malawi and Tunisia are level on ten points. Botswana have already qualified as group winners but with […]
Russian-based striker Esau Kanyenda has been installed as Malawi’s captain ahead of the 2012 African Cup of Nations qualifier against Tunisia and Flames coach Kinnah Phiri can relax Tunisia with the arrival of 11 foreign based players on Monday afternoon. Europe based strikers Kanyenda and Russel Mwafulirwa joined the squad with hope that Malawi will […]
Out of the 27 member squad that was in camp preparing for the 2012 African Cup of Nations qualifier against Tunisia on 3 September, only eight players survived the chop on Thursday and will remain in camp to continue tuning up for this defining clash. The eight are; goalkeepers Swadick Sanudi and Charles Swini. Defenders […]
Crocked Malawi national team skipper Peter ‘Mjojo’ Mponda is keeping his fingers crossed for him to be released by his club, Santos FC for next weekend’s 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers encounter against Tunisia. Mponda has just recovered from his knee ligament injury but Malawi coach Kinnah Phiri named the captain in his squad. […]
By Nyasa Times Sports Reporter Malawi national football team coach Kinnah Phiri has defended his decision to call up injured captain Peter Mponda in his squad for next month’s crucial 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Tunisia despite doubts over his fitness. Mponda, who plays for Santos in South Africa, suffered a knee injury […]
By Jeden Chilikunzako, Nyasa Times Fischer ‘Anong’a’ Kondowe has finally had his prayers for a return to the Malawi National football team answered as Flames coach Kinnah Phiri has recalled the prodigal son to join the team in preparation for the 2012 African cup of nations qualifier against Tunisia next month. Kondowe, who made an […]