Fired Flames coach Young Chimodzi claims he suspected he would not see out his contract considering events that characterized his last term in charge. The Football Association of Malawi confirmed that its emergency executive committee meeting held on Sunday agreed to sack Chimodzi and his assistant Jack Chamangwana owing to the team’s poor performance. Chimodzi has become […]
Caretaker coach Ernest Mtawali says Malawi national team, aka the Flames, can become one of the top five sides in Africa and expressed his delight for his appointment but was quick to call on the support of the fans and other stakeholders. Former Malawi midfield maestro, Mtawali, took over on Sunday following the sacking of […]
Anger, disappointment and frustration marked a bad Saturday for Malawi national football team supporters who demanded the instant dismissal of team head coach Young Chimodzi, accusing him of running short of ideas as his charges were defeated by Zimbabwe 2-1 in their opening Group L qualifier for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations match played […]
Zimbabwe national team players have agreed to fulfil their fixture against Malawi a in Africa Cup of Nations Group L and will travel by road. The Warriors refused to travel to Malawi on Thursday after failing to get assurances that they will be paid their allowances and appearance fees. But Zimbabwe FA President Cuthbert Dube […]
As the morale in the Flames camp is high ahead of Saturdays Africa Cup of Nations Group L qualifiers encounter, their opponent Zimbabwe things are all not rosy following the Warriors failure to arrive in Blantyre on Thursday. According to Newsday, a Zimbabwean on-line newspaper, The Warriors failed to travel to Malawi after failing to […]
There will be no excuses if Malawi fail to win in their 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Zimbabwe at Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre on Saturday, coach Young Chimodzi has said. Chimodzi told a news conference at Chiwembe Technical Centre in Blantyre on Wednesday morning that the Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has played […]
Carlsberg Malawi Breweries in its capacity as official sponsors of the Malawi national football team has boosted the morale of the Flames by donating 30 travelling bags and 30 T-shirts ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Zimbabwe on Saturday. Senior Brands Manager for Carlsberg Malawi Twikale Chirwa said on Wednesday at Chiwembe […]
Malawi went down fighting 1-2 to Egypt’s national team 1 in a friendly match on Monday amid their preparation for the 2017 African Cup of Nations qualifiers. The Flames will officially kick off their bid to reach the Gabon finals on 14 June against Zimbabwe’s Warriors while the Pharaohs of Egypt with face Tanzania. Ahram […]
The latest Fifa rankings have been published and Malawi national football team, the Flames, are now 95th in the World. They are 26th in Africa and 5th in the Cosafa Region behind Zambia, South African, Mozambique and Angola. At the top of the rankings, World Cup 2014 winners Germany remain on top while the big […]
South African based strikers Atusaye Nyondo and Esau Kanyenda have joined the Flames camp ahead of the friendly match against Egypt in Cairo on Monday and a 2017 AFCON qualifier against Zimbabwe on 13th June 2015. The two missed the Cosafa Cup in South Africa last weekend but will be available for the two matches […]
Malawi national football team regroups on Tuesday in preparation for the Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Zimbabwe on June 13 at Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre. The Flames will regroup after coming from the Confederation of Southern African Football Associations (COSAFA) held in South Africa where they won the Silver Plate. Coach Young Chimodzi said the team would […]
Malawi national team on Sunday returned to a heroes’ welcome in the commercial capital, Blantyre as hundreds assembled at Chileka Airport . The supporters went wild when the players disemberaked the Malawian Airways with their Cosafa Plate which they won after beating Zambia in the finals on Friday after failing to clinch the main tournament Cosafa […]
Malawi coach Young Chimodzi has described the Cosafa Cup as a good learning experience for his team in preparation for the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifiers. Chimodzi brought a youthful Malawi side with a sprinkling of experience into the tournament and they ended up winning the plate final on Friday with a 1-0 victory […]
Malawi national team , the Flames, made up for getting knocked out of 2015 Cosafa Cup when on Friday won the battle against their neighbours’ Zambia by edging them 1-0 in the consolation Plate final worth K2.6 million at Royal Bafokeng Sports Stadium in Rustenburg. Mozambique based striker Zicco Mkanda making his first start at the […]
Rising star for Malawi national team, midfielder Gerald Phiri Jnr, has attracted interest from South Africa’s Absa Africa’s Absa Premiership clubs following his performances in the COSAFA Cup, his first outing for the Flames. According to South African media, Phiri who playsa for CAPS United in Zimbabwe, has apparently caught the eye of some of the […]
Malawi national football team has reached the 2015 Cosafa Cup plate final following a 5 – 4 victory over South Africa after penalties at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium on Wednesday. A goalless 90 minutes saw the game decided on penalties, and Flames goalkeeper Mc Donald Harawa was hero of the day after saving two penalties […]
Flames defender Limbikani Mzava has apologized to the Malawi nation following Flames 5-4 loss to Mozambique in the quarterfinal of the 2015 Cosafa cup match against the Mamba’s of Mozambique on Monday evening. Mzava said he is traumatized with the loss and that “remains a nightmare”. Mzava converted from the spot in the 89th minute […]
Malawi’s Flames face South Africa’s Bafana Bafana this Wednesday in plate section of the Cosafa Cup in South Africa but back home questions are being asked on why the Flames senior players shunned penalty shootout in the quarterfinal loss to Mozambique at the Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace on Monday night.. The Flames bowed out of […]