The dropping of some of the national team players in the Flames squad against Rwanda has just open a can of worms with revelations confirming that the players were initially dropped following a gross misconduct while in Zambia for Cosafa Cup last month. Meanwhile, Football Association of Malawi (FAM) president, Walter Nyamilandu and Sports Council […]
Flames two losses at Cosafa have taken the Flames 10 places down from 108 to 118 on August Fifa/Coca-cola world rankings released Thursday. In Africa Malawi national team is now on position 33 from 30. Malawi is now seventh in Cosafa, a position that the team also finished on at the regional tournament hosted by […]
Malawi interim coach Tom Saintfiet has w ithdrawn his demand for a $10 000 (K3.2 million) appearance fee if the Flames beat Nigeria in a decisive World Cup qualifier in September. Football Association of Malawi (FAM) president Walter Nyamilandu said on Tuesday at a news conference at Chiwembe Technical Centre in Blantyre that it had decided to provide […]
Malawi coach Tom Saintfiet has lived up to his word to carry out a radical overhaul of the national football squad when he announced a Tuesday the call-up ahead of a friendly against Rwanda, dropping eight players, including Fischer Kondowe and Simplex Nthala. The announcement was made at a joint news conference with Football Association […]
The Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has finally ended days of speculation by announcing that the Flames will be meeting Rwanda in a strength-testing match on August 14. The international match is part of Flames’ preparations ahead of the make or break encounter against Super Eagles of Nigeria in World Cup qualifier scheduled for September 7. FAM […]
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has told Nigerians not panic with Malawi’s mere propaganda and mind games ahead of the two country’s last group match of the 2014 World Cup qualifier on September 6, in Calabar. NFF Vice President, Chief Mike Umeh has told Nigeria daily, Vanguard that the Super Eagles have never lost a match […]
Nigeria’s Head Coach Stephen Keshi has hinted he will include the experienced striker Shola Ameobi in his team’s deciding match against Malawi in September in the Brazil 2014 World Cup Group F qualifiers. The 31-year-old Nigerian international plays for Newcastle United in the English Premier League (EPL) and had been prevented from playing for the […]
Malawi coach Tom Saintfiet is looking for ‘ambitious players’ to help the Flames qualify for next year’s World Cup in Brazil. Saintfient disclosed on Tuesday that he will carry out a radical overhaul of the Malawi squad. He made the disclosure following the disappointing performance against Angola in Lusaka on Tuesday. Malawi lost 2-3, effectively […]
Belgian coach Tom Saintfiet will kick off his reign as Malawi boss against Zimbabwe in a quarterfinal fixture of Cosafa Cup on Saturday and was left with mixed emotions after seeing his side lose in post-match penalties. Malawi trailed Zimbabwe 0-1 in the first half. But despite playing one player less after defender James Sangala was […]
Belgian Tom Saintfeit lost his first outing as head coach of Malawi national team but saw plenty of positives Saturday as Flames lost to Zimbabwe in the quarter-final of the Cosafa Cup at Lusaka’s Nkoloma Stadium in Zambia after post-match penalties. Malawi conceded so early in the 14th minute when Zimbabwean skipper Masimba Mambare planted […]
Who was in charge of Malawi’s Flames when the team travelled to Namibia? Was coach Eddingtone Ng’onamo with the team during that game? Is it not Patrick Mabedi and Ernest Mtawali who were in charge? The team won the game. Do you know why the two guys helped Flames beat Namibia at their own backyard? They […]
Belgian coach Tom Saintfiet will kick off his reign as Malawi boss against Zimbabwe in a quarterfinal fixture of the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) Castle Senior Challenge Cup at Lusaka’s Nkoloma Stadium on Saturday. Saintfiet believes the Flames have a great shot at beating defending Cosafa Cup champions Zimbabwe a less than five […]
New Malawi expatriate coach Tom Saintfiet has named a 20-man squad for the 2013 Cosafa tournament currently underway in Zambia. The squad with most players used by assistant coach Edington Ng’onamo in his squad that is set to leave Wednesday for Lusaka has the inclusion of Mozambique based Flames captain Joseph Kamwendo. The coach has also […]
Football Association of Malawi (FAM) on Tuesday unveiled Malawi National soccer team Belgian expatriate coach Tom Saintfeit at a function held at Civo Service Club house in Lilongwe. Fam Vice President Moses Mkandawire presided over the ceremony accompaned by FAM CEO Suzgo Nyirenda, Competitions Manager Gomezgani Zakazaka and assistants coaches Eddingtone Ng’onamo and Patrick Mabedi. Saintfiet’s unveiling […]
Malawi caretaker coach Eddington Ng’onamo, who is set to deputise Belgian Tom Saintfiet at the Cosafa tournament in Zambia hopes the return of Big Bullets’ marksman Gabadinho Mhango will help end the scoring problems which dodged the Flames during Saturday’s 1-0 defeat at the hands of Mozambique’s Black Mambas. The Flames failed to hit the visitors’ […]
Newly appointed Malawi expatriate coach Tom Saintfeit on Saturday watched the Flames squad playing awfully before thousands of Malawians who went to Civo Stadium to commemorate the 49 years since the country got its independence from Britain, and losing to Mozambique. The Flames conceded an early goal which was enough for the Mozambicans to carry […]
Football Association of Malawi (Fam) has announced the removal of Ernest Mtawali as national team assistant coach. Mtawali was hired alongside head coach Eddingtone Ng’onamo and fellow assistant coach Patrick Mabedi few months ago to complete the task of coaching the team in the ongoing World Cup qualifying games after the association fired the previous panel […]
Malawi national football team coach expatriate coach Tom Saintfiet will not work for charity should Malawi beat Nigeria in the crucial World Cup group match. Football Association of Malawi (Fam) has revealed that it will cough US$10,000 (about K3.3 million) if he will lead the Flames to beat Nigeria in the last World Cup. FAM […]