Football Association of Malawi (FAM) president McMillan Walter Nyamilandu has thanked President Lazarus Chakwera for the moral and financial support he renders to the Malawi national football team, the Flames. Nyamilandu was speaking in Lilongwe on Thursday afternoon when the Malawi leader hosted the Flames team following their qualifications to the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations […]
President Lazarus Chakwera has urged the Malawi national football team nicknamed the Flames, to stay focused and not be the whipping boys in the 2022 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) to be held in Cameroonian capital, Yaounde. Chakwera, who is the former Malawi National Sports Council board chair, sounded the encouraging remarks Thursday afternoon when […]
My last article about the Malawi National Football Team was entitled ‘It’s not over until it’s over! ‘ The title actually emanated from the mouth of the national coach himself, Meck Mwase, after beating South Sudan 0-1 in Khartoum, Sudan last Wednesday. He said the job to qualify for 2022 Cameroon Africa Cup of Nations […]
Football Association of Malawi (FAM) says with advice from Blantyre City Council (BCC), they have postponed a parade it organised in the commercial city to celebrate Flames 2022 Africa Cup of Nations’ qualification. FAM general secretary Alfred Gunda said the cancellation is in the wake if Covid-19 prevention measures. Gunda said they have put “on […]
Football Association of Malawi (FAM) president Walter Nyamilandu has said Flames coach Meke Mwase has earned himself a long-term deal for guiding Malawi national football team to qualify for Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) finals within a year. Nyamilandu said this after Malawi’s 1-0 victory over Uganda at Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre. This was the last game […]
Malawi has qualified for the Cameroon Africa Cup of Nations finals after beating Uganda 1-0 through Richard Mbulu goal in a match played at Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre . This will be the third time for Malawi to be in Afcin finals having previously competed in the finals in 1984 and 2010. Uganda, on the […]
FDH Bank, the official sponsor and number one supporter of the country’s football team, the Flames has dangled a K3 million to the players if they beat Uganda Cranes Monday afternoon to qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) finals. Head of marketing and Communications at FDH, Levie Nkunika said in Blantyre yesterday that […]
Pledges have started pouring in towards the Malawi National Football Team aka the Flames to inspire them as they meet Uganda’s Cranes in a match that will determine the winner of the remaining Group B qualification slot for the 2022 Afcon finals. The Flames need a win at all cost as they host the Cranes, […]
Malawi national football team will miss the services of their prolific striker Gabadingho Mhango in crunch tie with Uganda in 2022 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier at Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre – a must win for the home side. Mhango is suspended for the match as he picked another yellow card in 1-0 win over […]
Malawi national football team, the Flames, have safely arrived in Blantyre from their successful trip in South Sudan and were welcomed at the Chileka Airport by Minister of Youth and Sport Ulemu Msungama. The Flames clipped South Sudan 1-0 to boost their chances to qualify for the AFCON if they manage to beat Uganda on […]
Malawi National Football Team’s 1 nil win over South Sudan away on Wednesday has brought smiles among many soccer loving Malawians. To be honest, it was a result that many, including the writer of this article, never expected. Not many people gave the Flames a chance in that encounter basing on the team’s poor away […]
Malawi national football team are just one game away from booking their place for the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations tournament. They beat South Sudan away in Khartoum, Sudan on Wednesday narrowly 1-0. Gerald Phiri Jnr corner kick in the 47th minute was deflected into the net by a South Sudan player for the what […]
Coach Meck Mwase has named a 28-man squad for the two 2022 AFCON qualifying matches for Malawi national football team, the fLAMES, against South Sudan and Uganda later this month. The squad comprises of 16 locally-based and 12 foreign players. The locally-based players will leave on Monday morning for Bahir Dar, Ethiopia for a friendly […]
Nyasa Big Bullets forward Hassan Kajoke has been suspended from the Malawi National Football Team for sneaking out of training camp at Mpira Village in Chiwembe, Blantyre last Sunday. According to Football Association of Malawi (FAM), Kajoke sneaked out of camp without the consent of the Head Coach (Meck Mwase) or Team Manager (Clement Kafwafwa). […]
Flames Coach Meck Mwase has named a 29- man squad of local based players to go into camp on Tuesday in preparation for next month’s 2022 AFCON qualifying matches against South Sudan and Uganda. The players will report for camp at the Mpira Village in Blantyre on Tuesday evening and will undergo fitness and medical […]
Malawi national team which remains third in Group B of the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) following a goalless draw against group leaders Burkina Faso at Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre on Monday is still hopeful to get the qualification. Skipper John Banda has not given up hope of reaching the finals to be hosted […]
Malawi national team South Africa-based talisman Frank ‘Gabadinho’ Mhango has confirmed that he will not play for the Flames for Monday’s 2022 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifier return match at Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre as he is still nursing a groin injury. “I am not fit to play,” said the Orlando Pirates prolific forward . […]
The Malawi national football team which was stuck in Johannesburg, South Africa enroute to Burkina Faso for Thursday’s 2022 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Stallions on Thursday will finally leave Tuesday afternoon. Initially, the team was scheduled to connect to Addis Ababa on Monday and connect to Ouagadougou Tuesday morning via Lome, Togo. But […]