Miracle inspires Malawi to beat Mauritius in Cosafa Castle Cup: Scores on his 24th birthday

Malawi national football team stunned Mauritius by a goal to nil at the Independence stadium in the ongoing COSAFA tournament in Namibia scored by defender Miracle Gabeya on Tuesday night, his first ever goal at international level  and on his 24th birthday. Flames Coach Ernest Mtawali named an unchanged first eleven against a Mauritius side that […]

Mtawali to maintain Malawi squad that beat Angola: Cosafa Castle Cup

Malawi national football team coach Ernest Mtawali has revealed that he will maintain the same team that started in their opening Group B match against Angola at the 2016 Cosafa Cup Edition. The Flames play their second game against Mauritius tonight (Tuesday) at the independence stadium. Flames and Lesotho tie on points at the top of Group […]

Malawi used black jerseys in spirit of fair play, Angola arrived late

Malawi’s 3-0 win over the almost Under-20 Angola side in their opening match of this year’s Cosafa Cup in Namibia on Sunday is overshadowed by an embarrassment that some players’ jerseys were written ‘Malawi’ at the back but others were not. This prompted people to go on social media to criticise Football Association of Malawi (Fam) for […]

Malawi off to winning start at Cosafa Catsle Cup: Gaba  grabs hat-trick against young Angola side

Frank ‘Gabadhinho’ Mhango struck three times as  clinical Malawi  defeated a young Angola side at their opening Group B game at the COSAFA Castle Cup in Namibia on Sunday. Angola played a largely Under-20 team and even had a 15-year-old goalkeeper in Eduardo Joao Bunga. But Gaba had to be in record book. Hitting  three […]

Malawi in dull draw against Namibia ahead of Cosafa Castle Cup

The Flames played out to a goalless draw against Namibia in a friendly match on Wednesday at the Sam Nujoma Stadium ahead of their Sunday’s Cosafa Castle Cup tournament. The Flames will play Angola in their opening match on Sunday. According to Namibian media, neither coach would have learnt much from a rather dull encounter […]

Zonda, Sulumba missing on Malawi squad for Cosafa Cup tournament 

Defender Pilirani Zonda and forward Muhammad Sulumba are missing on the list of Malawi’s Flames squad published on COSAFA website on Sunday, June 5 2016. Also missing from the list is goalkeeper Enerst Kakhobwe, apart from midfielder Micium Mhone, who was sent packing after the Africa Cup of Nations qualifier match against Zimbabwe last Sunday. […]

Coach Mtawali says sorry to fans for ‘unacceptable’ Malawi defeat against Zimbabwe

Malawi national team head coach Ernest Mtawali  has apologised to fans for  the Flames 0-3 defeat to Zimbabwe in Harare on Sunday and missing out of the Africa Cup of Nation finals. Mtawali described his team’s performance as “unacceptable”, after they crashed out of the tournament with one academic fixture remaining at home against Swaziland […]

Malawi seek ‘must win’ in Zimbabwe in Afcon qualifier

Malawi national soccer team Flames  need a win against  Zimbabwe  in an African Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifying match to be played on Sunday in Harare at the national Sports Stadium in Harare. The Flames are set to revive their pride after losing their previous qualifier against Guinea in March. They remain rooted at the […]

Malawi, Zimbabwe game live on Supersport TV and Zodiak Radio

Malawi national football game against Zimbabwe on Sunday in Harare will beamed live on Supersport. The crucial fixture is among the games selected by Multichoice to be covered live. The game will be covered from 15 hours Central Africa Time which will give soccer fans to follow the game in the comfort of their homes. […]

Munthali, Soko dropped from Malawi squad: Mtawali picks Swini, Namwera

Flames Coach Ernest Mtawali has released his final travelling squad for Sunday’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier against Zimbabwe. Among the notable faces missing on the list is Silver Strikers goalkeeper Brighton Munthali who has been Mtawali’s first choice goalkeeper since the slump in form of Mozambican based Simplex Nthala. Apart from Munthali, Mtawali […]

Malawi FA courts supporters to follow team to Zimbabwe

Football Association of Malawi (Fam) is facilitating that supporters should follow the national football team to Zimbabwe to cheer the Flames in their almost a formality 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match to be played on Sunday. Fam’s Commercial & Marketing Director Limbani Cliff Matola said supporters are expected to contribute MK30,000 for the return […]

Malawi stand-in captain Chiukepo appeals for support

Malawi national team stand-in captain Chiukepo Msowoya  has appealed for support all round for the national team ahead of their crucial Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers encounter  against Zimbabwe on Saturday in Harare. The Flames hit-man told members of the press on Tuesday at Mpira Village during a news briefing when sponsors Carlsberg Malawi donated […]

Flames gets timely boost of K50 million from Carlsberg Malawi

Ahead of Saturday’s crucial Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying match against Zimbabwe, the Malawi national football team, the Flames have received a timely boost from their official sponsor Carlsberg Malawi Limited who have donated K50 million kwacha towards the team’s upcoming assignments. Speaking after presenting the donation to the team at Mpira Village in […]

Malawi skipper Mzava out of Zimbabwe game: Coach Mtawali drops hitman Mbulu

Malawi national football team captain Limbikani Mzava has been ruled out of this Saturday’s African Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifiers encounter against Zimbabwe due to an injury. The Mpumalanga Black Aces defender suffered a harmstring injury some weeks ago and according to doctors, he is not ready to resume playing. Flames Team Manager Clement Kafwafwa confirmed the […]

Coach Mtawali not moved by critics: Kamwendo joins Malawi camp

Malawi national team Coach Ernest Mtawali says he is not concerned and moved by his critics on the omission of veteran midfielders Robert Baggio Ng’ambi and Chimango Kaira in his provisional squad for the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier against Zimbabwe and COSAFA cup games scheduled for Namibia later in June. Speaking to […]