Big Bullets FC have threatened to withdraw their players in the national team following a spate of accusations from a section of fans blaming Flames coaching staff for using six Bullets players in a friendly encounter last Saturday against the Zimbabwe Warriors. In their starting line-up, the Flames technical panel used Owen Chaima in goals, […]
Former Malawi national team players, Peter Mponda, Ojuku Makunga, Mabvuto Lungu and season sports journalist Charles Nyirenda have criticized national team technical panel for using more Big Bullets players in Flames first eleven against Zimbabwe at the expense of other talents from various clubs. There were reservations in the manner Flames technical panel led by […]
Malawi striker Robin Ngalande proved critics wrong when he put up a stunning performance against Zimbabwe in a friendly match on Saturday at Kamuzu Stadium which ended in a 1-1 draw. The South African based forward, who was called into camp at the eleventh hour after being sidelined, notched the Flames goal in the 29th minute to […]
Blue Eagles and Flames midfielder John ‘CJ’ Banda is to be taken to task for snubbing national team call up ahead of a friendly match against Zimbabwe scheduled for Saturday May 25th. 2013 and World Cup qualifying games against Kenya’s Harambee Stars and the Brave Warriors of Namibia. Banda was included in the squad Flames […]
Malawi will include only three of its foreign-based players—defender Limbikani ‘Pupa’ Mzava and forwards Esau Kanyenda and Robin Ngalande—in Saturday’s strength-testing match against Zimbabwe Warriors. On Thursday, Mzava and Ngalande jetted in for the match while Kanyenda will join the squad on Saturday. The Flames will use Saturday’s match to tune up for the forthcoming […]
Stephen Keshi, coach for Flames’ opponent in the World Cup Qualifiers, Nigeria’s Super Eagles has announced his 25-man squad to face Mexico in international friendly match in USA later this month. The Super Eagles, who are tying on points with second-placed Malawi’s Flames, are topping the Group F qualifier standings as they have a better […]
Malawi’s Flames disappointed Swaziland after opting to play a friendly game against Zimbabwe at Kamuzu Stadium on May 25. “The eagerly anticipated clash to pit the two countries was scheduled to be played next week Saturday in Blantyre, Malawi. However, the ‘Flames’ as the Malawi national team is affectionately known, have opted for higher ranking opponents. They […]
Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has released gate charges for the Flames three international; matches starting with the friendly encounter against Zimbabwe and the two FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Open terraces at the cordoned off Kamuzu Stadium are K500 (about $1.47); a charge for covered stands will attract K3 000 (about $8.00); MBC stand K1,500 […]
Flames foreign-based players will start jetting in the country on Monday, 20th May, 2013 to join locally based players a head of their friendly international match slated for May 25 at Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre. Addressing a news conference in Blantyre on Monday, Football Association of Malawi (Fam) general secretary Suzgo Nyirenda said a contigent of South […]
Football Association of Malawi (FAM) general secretary Sugzo Nyirenda has cleared the mist surrounding Blue Eagles strikers Christopher John Banda’s Flames snub. Banda turned down Flames call up against Zimbabwe on May 25 in preparations for World Cup qualifiers against Namibia on June 5 and Kenya June 12, saying he is not fit to play for the team after coming […]
Malawi national football team , the Flames. have maintained position 109 on the latest Coca-Cola Fifa rankings released today. The Flames are ranked position 32 in Africa with their Group F rivals Nigeria on a respectable 28th position in the World and four in Africa having moved three steps up. Another Group F team Namibia, who […]
The Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has released a 35-man squad expected to go into training camp in readiness of the World Cup qualifiers matches against Namibia and Kenya in June at Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre. The squad which has twelve defenders as well as midfielders, ten strikers and three goalkeepers is scheduled to start […]
Lloyd Mutasa, assistant coach for Zimbabwe’s Warriors is cautious of Malawi after Cosafa Castle Cup draw put them on a collision course in the quarterfinal stage of the revived tournament. Malawi face Zimbabwe on June 13 in the quarterfinals as both teams were on bye basing on their higher position on Fifa rankings. Mutasa, who […]
Big Bullets sensational striker Gabadinho Mhango will miss Malawi’s World Cup qualifiers against Namibia and Kenya – because he has to take his Junior Certificate Examinations (JSE) in June. The 19-year-old is unavailable for the home ties against Namibia on the fifth of the month and against Kenya a week later in Blantyre. His absence […]
Malawi national soccer team will face Zimbabwe in the quarterfinals of the 2013 edition of the Council for Southern Africa Football Association (COSAFA) to be played between 6th and 21st July. This has been confirmed following a draw COSAFA held on Friday night at the Southern Sun Ridgeway Hotel in Lusaka, Zambia. Host country Zambia […]
Flames caretaker coach Edington Ng’onamo described the latest Fifa World Ranking released on Thursday as an achievement to the nation but he has stressed that their target is 96 above. In the ranking, the Flames have moved up with two steps from 111 to 109 in the world while in Africa they are ranked 32. […]
Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has said it will book a friendly match for the Flames before their 2014 World Cup qualifier against Namibia on June 5. FAM’s CEO Suzgo Nyirenda said the Flames would play one friendly match on May 25 or May 26. Caretaker coach Eddington Ng’onamo had proposed friendlies in Zimbabwe and […]
The world football governing body, FIFA, has ruled that all matches in Nigeria’s 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying Group F must be played on June 5 and June 12. Concerned that Flames of Malawi, on same five points as the Super Eagles would have undue advantage should they play three days after Nigeria, the Nigeria Football Federation wrote […]