Eddington Ng’omano has been appointed Malawi national football team head coach. Big Bullets FC coach succeeds Kinnah Phiri who has been deployed into a demoted role of northern region football director. Football Association of Malawi on Wednesday also agreed the backroom staff of Ng’onamo. Former national team stars Patrick Mabedi and Ernest Mtawali have been […]
Newspaper columnist Raphael Tenthani has tacked the subject of Malawi National football team head coach Kinnah Phiri who has been demoted to a northern region football director. Nyasa Times reproduced the Muckracking on Sunday ‘extra’ article below. I magine Bakili Muluzi – who has been the country’s president for not one but two terms – […]
Kinnah Phiri, fired as Malawi national football team coach, has kept his cards close to the chest if he will take up his new role as northern region football director. Government announced on Friday that Kinnah has been deployed to a northern region sports development office. Kinnah’s assistant Young Chimodzi has been handled the mantle […]
Malawi’s Flames are expected to launch a new lease of life without their mentor Kinnah Phiri with a possible friendly against Zimbabwe’s Warriors in three weeks time. Football Association of Malawi (FAM) President Walter Nyamilandu confirmed having received a request from the Zimbabweans for an international friendly in Harare on February 6. “They have indeed […]
Football Association of Malawi (FAM) are looking for a new national team head coach following the exit of Kinnah Phiri, who has been fired after a string of uninspiring results. FAM announced the sacking of Kinnah, his entire backroom staff of deputy coach Young Chimodzi and technical director Jack Chamangwana on Saturday, some six months […]
Kinnah Phiri, the head coach of Malawi’s national soccer team, has been sacked, Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has confirmed. This was announced during the association’s Annual General Meeting in Blantyre Saturday evening. FAM has also dissolved the whole technical panel which also includes assistant coach Young Chimodzi and technical director Jack Chamangwana. “Plans will be […]
The Resident Magistrate Court in Lilongwe on Tuesday has adjourned the case involving a Chinese businessman who was found guilty for making fake Malawi national football team replica jerseys to 15th January, 2013. According to assistant superintendent Damiano Phillip, he identified the man as Haung Hong Gin (44), of Chinese nationality. “His offence was making a […]
Malawi national football team, the Flames, on Saturday registered another defeat when they went down 1-3 to Africa Cup of Nation 2013 hosts South Africa’s Bafana Bafana in their friendly at Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban on Saturday. The hosts led in the first half 2-0. Malawi came out into the second half looking to […]
Soccer analysts in this country have described the recent Malawi national football team slip up on the latest FIFA’s official world ranking which was released on Wednesday, December 19, 2012 as not surprising and have urged soccer administrators to do something about it before things come to worse. The Flames, who are in South Africa […]
Malawi legendary defender Peter ‘Mjojo’ Mponda has spoken in defence of under fire coach Kinnah Phiri, saying he is not wholly responsible for underachieving national football team as lack of football structures has contributed to the team’s poor performance. Mponda was referring to recent national team dismal performance which has seen it being booted out […]
Malawi national football team striker Chiukepo Msowoya has been ruled out of next week’s friendly encounter against South Africa after picking an injury on Saturday during a Super League match his Escom United club played against Moyale Barracks. Flames manager Stewart Mbolembole told Nyasa Times that Msowoya has been replaced with Wits University slippery striker […]
Super League of Malawi (Sulom) says it is not aware of the friendly international match involving Malawi’s Flames and South Africa’s Bafana Bafana slated for Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban on December 22, 2012. The league has since released TNM Super League fixtures for the next two weeks which show some of the teams that […]
There are not many people in the world who can lay claim to the title ‘living legend’, but Lawrence ‘Lule’ Waya is certainly one of them. The football legend is back on the field of play to dazzle soccer pundits yet again with his shimmering football talent after spending 25 years in the wilderness, but […]
The Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has released names of Flames players expected to travel to South Africa to play strength-testing match against Bafana Bafana at Moses Mabhida Stadium on December 22. The squad, which is expected to leave on Monday, December 17, has six foreign-based players from South Africa, Angola and Mozambique. Also included […]
A lot has been said about the Malawi national football team, theFlames’ poor showing in recent international engagements and more outstandingly, the ongoing Cecafa Tusker Challenge Cup tournament in Uganda. Listening to people commenting about the Flames’ pathetic show in offices, pubs, markets, minibuses and many other players, it is very clear that the majority […]
Malawi national soccer team Under-20 kicked-off this year’s Zone Six Games in Lusaka, Zambia on a bumpy note following their 4-0 defeat in the hands of South Africa. The game was played on Friday, December 7, 2012. The Junior Flames, who were beaming with confidence before their departure were trailing 2-0 in the first half […]
Malawi national football team head coach Kinnha Phiri remained tight-lipped regarding questions about his future after speculation that he was gearing up for Tanzania top flight league side Simba F.C. Several other premier league clubs in South Africa are also said to be interested in the Malawi Flames’ mentor. “I have a very clear contract with the […]
Malawi national football team, the Flames, have been picked by South Africa to play friendlies with Bafana Bafana to their preparations for January’s Africa Cup of Nations. Bafana Bafana will play Malawi on 22 December in. Hosts South Africa open their Nations Cup campaign against Cape Verde on 19 January, followed by Group A matches […]