Coach Makawa ponders over role of assistant to Mpulula at EPAC FC

Former EPAC FC coach Abas Makawa has said he is considering his appointment as assistant coach for the team. Makawa was picked by Epac U management alongside outspoken Leo Mpulula at the start of the seaosn. But Mpulula advised Epac management that he would choose his assistant and backroom staff himself and started the league […]

Wanderers suffers 1-0 defeat to BT United: Malawi TNM Super League

Blantyre United have made a statement of intent that they would fight to the end in their bid to avoid the drop in Malawi’s top flagship, TNM Super League after beating inconsistent Mighty Wanderers 1-0 at Balaka Stadium on Saturday. The victory has lifted Blantyre United off the bottom of the log table by leapfrogging […]

Blantyre United goalie roughed up over match fixing:  Malawi TNM Super League

Blantyre United goalkeeper Dave Pashani was on Sunday whisked away to safety by law enforcers after his fellow players roughed him up for conceding a silly goal that gifted Airborne Rangers three-points in the TNM Super League. Airborne Rangers won the match 2-1, but United player and their coach player Leo Mpulala failed to come to terms […]

Tigers draw with Moyale irks coach Mpulula: Malawi TNM Super League

Azam Tigers coach Leo Mpulula  expressed frustration with his side  for creating a lot of scoring opportunities which the strikers  failed to score  after salvaging a 1-1 draw with Moyale Barracks in the TNM Super League on Saturday at Kamuzu Stadium. Mpulula blamed his strikers for making what he called a simple game to be […]

Azam Tigers struggle to beat Kabwafu 3-2: Malawi Super League

Azam Tigers struggled to beat Kabwafu F.C in a highly contested encounter in the elite TNM Super League on Saturday at Kamuzu Stadium. The Kau-Kau Boys, who won 3-2 courtesy of Mabvuto Chipolopolo’s hat-trick nearly gave away their lead as Kabwafu F.C was a better side in the last minutes of the match. The first […]

Malawi sports journo Kanjere drops assault charges against coach Mpulula

Nation Publications Limited (NPL) sports journalist, Peter Kanjere on Thursday withdrew criminal charges against Azam Tigers FC coach, Leo Mpulula after the two opted to settle the matter out of court. Kanjere, two weeks ago reported Mpulula to Blantyre Police for slapping him on the face following  following an article the reporter is alleged to […]

Malawi Tigers FC coach Mpulula charged with assault

Police arrested Leo Mpulula coach for Azam Tigers FC for allegedly slapping journalist Peter Kanjere at the Nation Publications Limited (NPL) offices in Blantyre. Both the police and Mpulula’s lawyer have confirmed the development. Blantyre police spokesperson Lameck Thembachako told Nyasa Times that Mpulula was picked for attacking Kanjere and has since been charged with common assault. […]

Coach Mpulula storms into Malawi paper’s newsroom: Baying for journo’s blood

Azam Tigers coach Leo Mpulula on Monday burst into The Nation newspapers offices to protest over a column which criticized him. Mulula demanding to see the journalist, Peter Kanjere,  who had written a column namely ‘Sunday Shot’ of   December 23, 2012 under the headline, ‘Leo; l don’t miss your voice.’, witnesses said. The column […]

Civo hope to name new coach this week: Mpulula makes U-turn

Civo United FC are close in naming a successor to Alex Masanjala as head coach of the club. The civil servants fired Masanjala on performance grounds after the team’s shaky performance in the recent past. The Lilongwe outfit has now earmarked former Malawi international football player Lawrence Waya as their preferred choice and are confident he […]

Tigers coach Mpulula attacks Malawian referees: ‘They favour Bullets’

Azam Tigers head coach Leo Mpulula has strongly attacked Malawian referees accusing them of being incompetent and spoiling the game of football. The tough talking Mpulula has also declared that there are no good players in the country therefore the Malawi national team will continue to play second fiddle to opponents in the continent. Mpulula […]

Malawi U-17 coach Kaputa to go under the knife Friday: Misses Botswana’s trip

Malawi Under-17 coach John Kaputa will go under the surgeon knife for an operation on his fractured left leg this coming Friday, Nyasa Times understands. Kaputa, who failed to travel with the Junior Flames on Wednesday, September, 19, 2012 to Botswana picked up the injury during training when his player tackled him accidentally before being […]