Malawi National Team the “Flames” will start their 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) campaign at home by hosting the winner between Comoros and Mauritius in June. The next fixture will be played in March 2018, where the Flames will travel to Morocco for their second group game. In September, the Flames will play back […]
Malawi National Team Caretaker Coach Gerald Phiri has trimmed his squad from 32 to 22 ahead an international friendly match against Chinese Club Guangzhou R and F slatted for Saturday 28h January 2017. The game is part of the activities to mark the official opening of the magnificent Bingu Nation Olympic Stadium which was built with funding […]
Guangzhou R&F Football Club from China, the Malawi national team opponents in Saturday’s friendly to mark the opening of newly-built Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe on Thursday arrived in the country through Kamuzu international airport (KIA). The Guangdong Province-based club arrived with a 30-member delegation and plays in the Chinese Super League (CSL). They finished […]
New Flames care-take Coach Gerald Phiri says he is happy with the response of his players in camp ahead of an international friendly against the Republic of China later this month. The Flames are scheduled to play against a team from China as part of activities on the official opening of the Bingu National Stadium […]
Malawi care taker Coach Gerald Phiri has told Football Association of Malawi (FAM) and the entire nation to switch their target from next African Cup of Nations (AFCON) and WorldCup finals to later editions. Phiri, who is also Head Coach for Under 20 Junior Flames, has since pleaded with football lovers to rather concentrate on […]
The Football Association of Malawi (FAM) have released a list of fresh squad for Flames camp ahead of an international friendly against China on January 28 which will ne among the list of activities to spice up the official opening of the newly built state of the art national stadium in Lilongwe. Earlier on Friday, FAM […]
Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has nullified earlier squad that was expected to face China on 28th January as part of the commemorations marking the official opening of the magnificent state-of-the-art Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe. Flames Technical Panel through the association released a 29 man strong squad that was expected to go into camp this Sunday […]
Malawi senior national soccer team has moved a step up from 103 to 102 on the latest Coca Cola Fifa ranking released on Thursday. The team has been in-active since 4th September last year when they last played a competative match against Swaziland in the 2017 African Cup of Nations (Afcon) last qualifying campaign match which they won […]
Barely a day after new Flames caretaker Coach Gerald Phiri released his 29-man squad for the China game on 28 January, 2016, some soccer analysts believe his selection was poor particularly on some players who were out of form towards the end of 2016 season. Edwin Nyirongo, a long time follower of Malawian soccer said […]
Newly appointed Malawi Caretaker Coaches Gerald Phiri and his assistant Deckerk Msakakuona have named their 29-man squad expected to go into camp on Sunday ahead of their meeting with China during the official opening of the newly built Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe scheduled for 28 January, 2017. According to a statement from the Football […]
Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has appointed Gearld Phiri to oversee the Malawi Senior National Team ahead of an international friendly match against China on January 28th 2017. The match will be part of the activities marking the official opening of the Bingu National Stadium located in the Capital Lilongwe. FAM Chief Executive Officer Alfred Gunda […]
Football Association of Malawi (FAM) president Walter Nyamilanducame out fighting following remarks by former Flames coach Kinnah Phiri criticising a decision to hire a foreign coach and he could not resist calling Kinna a ‘frustrated man’. Nyasa Times reported on an interview monitored on local radio in which , Kinnah attacked FAM for its decision […]
Malawi National Senior Football team Flames has dropped three places on the latest Coca Cola FIFA world ranking released on Thursday 24th September 2016. The Flames have dropped from position 100 in October to 103 in November. This is obviously due to the teams’ inactiveness following its exit in the World Cup and African Cup […]
Football Association of Malawi (FAM) President Walter Nyamilandi Manda has admitted that his association is finding it difficult to secure new sponsors for the Malawi national senior football team, the Flames. The association is hunting for new sponsors as their K250 Million three year sponsorship romance comes to an end this year and the chances of […]
Malawi national football team, who last played competitively in the 1-0 win over Swaziland in the dead rubber 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in September, have dropped one ladder of the Fifa world rankings to 100 from 99. They are number 27 in Africa, whose leaders are Côte d’Ivoire, the Nations Cup defending champions, […]
Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has disclosed that it will not rush to appoint a new coach to replace Ernest Mtawali whose one year contract was not renewed. FAM general secretary Suzgo Nyirenda said there was need for the association to renew and assess the mode it has been using to recruit national coach in […]
Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has given a hint to hire Burundian Nswazirimo Ramadhan as national football team coach on permanent basis to replace the country’s soccer legend Ernest Mtawali. FAM general secretary Suzgo Nyirenda disclosed that the body’s technical committee would meet on Saturday to assess his performance. But Nyirenda seems to be contented […]
Malawi gifted Zimbabwe a place in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon)finals after they defeated Swaziland at home 1-0 in the final day of the qualifiers as Nswazirimo Ramadhan kicked off his job as Malawi caretaker coach with a victory. Gerald Papa Phiri Junior scored the only goal of the game at the Kamuzu Stadium […]