Newly appointed Malawi senior national team coach Ronny Van Geneugden has released names of locally based players expected to go into traing camp on Tuesday and start preparations for the forth coming African Cup of Nations qualifying campaign and the Cosafa Castle Cup. Speaking after announcing his first official call-up, the new Flames tactician said […]
Minister of Labour, Youth, Sports and Manpower Development, Henry Mussa on Tuesday revealed that the Malawi National team football players will be put on government payroll beginning from 2017/18 financial year. Mussa said this in parliament on Tuesday as part of his response to a question raised by Member of Parliament for Mchinji North East, […]
It’s fair to say Football Assocviation of Malawi (FAM) is delighted with the 2017 Cosafa Castle Cup draw conducted on Tuesday as Malawi senior national soccer team, the Flames, has been drawn in Group A alongside Mauritius, Angola and Tanzania. Group B comprises of Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Madagascar and Seychelles. A top side in each pool will advance to the […]
Malawi national team head coach Ronny van Geneugden has appealed for patience among football fans as he attempts to rebuild the team. The Belgian expatriate said this on the sidelines of a donation of a new Multichoice Malawi Explora called NANO in Blantyre. Geneugden said he in the company of Football Association of Malawi ‘s […]
Soccer analyst and former Mighty Be Forward Wanderers Chairman Humphrey Mvula has openly declared that the newly appointed Malawi senior national team Belgian Coach Ronny Van Geneugden and his assistants Gerald Phiri and Deklerk Msakakuona are not fit to take charge of the Flames. Mvula made the remarks inside Ufulu FM’s ‘Thumba La Zigoli’ Sports […]
After am elimination from the 2018 Championship of African Nations (Chan) preliminary round following a 0-2 aggregate loss to Madagascar’s Barea at the weekend, Malawi national team coach Ronny van Geneugdenhas admitted that he is feeling the pressure. However, he says the pressure is normal in the game and that he must be given time […]
Malawi national football team’s hopes of progressing to the next round of the 2018 Championship of African Nations vanished into thin air this afternoon, when the Flames fell 1-0 against lowly rated Madagascar in a second leg tie played at the Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe. Carrying a 1-0 deficit from the first leg […]
Malawi national team Captain Dave Banda remains optimistic that the team has what it takes to overturn the 1-0 defeat to Madagascar and qualify to the next round in the 2018 Championship of African Nations. The Flames needed a positive result in the first leg match in order to make their job in the return […]
Recalled Flames midfield master Joseph ‘Shakira’ Kamwendo says he relishing the opportunity of wearing the Malawi shirt again ahead of this weekend’s crucial return leg against Madagascar at the Bingu National Stadium. Kamwendo who has been recalled to the Flames camp alongside new Cape Town City signing Isaac Kaliati and Wanderers sniper Ishmael Thindwa told […]
It would be unwise to count out Malawi national football team now in the wake of 1-0 loss to Madagascar in Championship of African Nations (Chan) first leg at Stade Municipal de Mahamasina in Antananarivo, head coach coach Ronny van Geneugden has said. Malawi were heading to a goal less draw until the conceded just […]
New Malawi head coach Ronny van Geneugden started off his first competitive match and the 2018 Championship of African Nations (Chan) campaign with a defeat against Madagascar at Mahamusa Municipal Stadium in the Indian Ocean island nation’s capital Anatananarivo. The Belgian mentor who had a first game against Kenya in a friendly midweek ending in […]
Malawi national team new coach Ronny van Geneugden (RVG) has said he was pretty impressed with the dominant performance of the Flames during a goalless draw against Kenya’s Harambe Stars at Machako Country Stadium. The Belgian tactician said his charges produced good performance but there is still room for improvement. “I am very proud of […]
Malawi national football team put up a brave fight to hold highly fancied Kenya in a friendly away game played on Tuesday. Malawi employed a 4-5-1 formation featuring Nyasa Big Bullets striker Muhammad Sulumba as alone striker. Goalkeeper Ernest Kakhobwe of Bullets was under the rearguard of teammate John Lanjesi and Wanderers defence trio of […]
Malawi national team coach Ronny Van Geneugden has released a 20-man strong squad to face Madagascar in the first leg of Championship of African Nations (Chan)away on 22 April. The Belgium expatriate coach has included all the three goalkeepers called into camp; Brighton Munthali, Lemani Nthala and Ernest Kakhobwe. With Nyasa Big Bullets defender Miracle […]
Malawi national football team’s three year contract with official sportswear manufacturers, Umbro has expired. The expiry of the contract has put Football Association of Malawi (FAM) in an akward position as they have resorted to keep on using the England-based manufacturers kit despite the expiry of the contract. FAM president Walter Nyamilandu said the Flames […]
Malawi national football team, the Flames, struggled to beat second tier league outfit Nchalo United 3-1 in a friendly match played at Kalulu Stadium on Tuesday. The Flames struggled in the first half to overcome the hosts but managed to pull through with goals from former South Africa based professional Robin Ngalande, Manase Chiyesa and […]
Malawi national football team, the Flames, has engaged extra gear in preparations for Championship of African Nations (Chan) game against Madagascar on April 22 by moving the training camp to Nchalo 50km from Blantyre. The Flames under newly recruited Belgian expatriate coach Ronny Van Geneugden has moved to Malawi’s lowest point area of Shire Valley […]
Outstanding Malawi football players will have a chance to clinch lucrative professional deals courtesy of newly recruited Belgian coach Ronny Van Geneogden (RVG). During his unveiling on Saturday barely a day after sealing a two-year contract Geneugden promised that he would like to leave a legacy after his tenure by offering outstanding players a platform […]