Malawi national team aka the Flames might have lost 3-2 to Chad in the Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers match in N’djamena last week but the team has moved three steps in the latest Fifa ranking for March released on Wednesday, March 7, 2012. In the continent, the Flames are on 21st slot with Ivory […]
Malawi will host Botswana in the first round of the CAF U-17 qualifiers slated for the weekend of September 7,8,9 this year, , according to the fixture of the qualifiers released by Confederation of African Footbball (CAF). The finals will be played in 2013 in Morocco. The return leg will be held on September 21,22,23 […]
The Football Association of Malawi says it is writing to the Confederation of African Football (CAF) protesting at the hostile reception and violence the Malawi national team faced in N’djamena, Chad. Malawi lost 2-3 to Chad in the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations first-leg qualifier. But apart from hostile reception, according to a live commentary monitored on […]
Malawi ational football team, the Flames, road to the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations finals in South Africa took a big knock on Wednesday they were beaten 2-3 by Chad in in N’djamena in the first leg of the the qualifiers. Chad scored first through France based Mahamat Labbo in the 38th minute but Malawi […]
Malawi national team coach Kinnah Phiri has put faith in his young players in the squad to face Chad on Wednesday away for next year’s Africa Cup of Nations finals to be held in South Africa. The Flames have been hit by injury worries with key players missing ther trip to Chad. They include captain […]
A sigh of relief to Football Association of Malawi (Fam), as Malawi government has finally released a sum of K22 million for the Flames trip to Chad after speculations that there was no funding for the team to take part in the first leg of the Africa Cup of Nations encounter in Ndjamena. There was […]
The Football Association of Malawi ( FAM) in conjunction with Flames coach Kinnah Phiri have released a 10 foreign based players scheduled to join the Malawi squad on Sunday on their route to N’djamed, Chad for the Africa Cup of Nations qualifier first leg encounter. The professionals comprised of a goalkeeper, three defenders, three strikers […]
Former Malawi football coach, Dane Kim Splidsboel, decided to pay tribute to former Malawi National Council of Sports boss, late Jarvis Chakumodzi, through Nyasa Times on Monday. Chakumodzi passed away on Thursday morning at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, and his remains were interred last Friday at St Pius Catholic cemetery in Blantyre. Posting a comment […]
Malawi coach Kinnah Phiri has warned his South African based players he will be monitoring their form in the first two rounds of Absa Premiership matches after the recent mid-season break before deciding on whether to call them up for the African Nations Cup qualifier against Chad at the end of the month. Phiri watched […]
Flames striker Essau Black Mamba Kanyenda on Thursday left the country for South Africa to join Angolan top flight League out-fit Kabuscorp FC. The Angolan side recently roped in Brazilian World Cup winner and FIFA World Player of the Year Rivaldo. Kanyenda, who was with the Flames in camp in readiness of the Chad game this […]
Malawi national football team coach, Kinnah Phiri, has declared that the Chipolopolo of Zambia truly deserved to win the 2012 African Cup of Nations, saying that the southern African Nation’s 8-7 penalty shootout victory over tournament’s huge favourites, Ivory Coast in the final did not come to him as a surprise. “Malawi coach told Nyasa […]
Flames coach Kinnah Phiri says Zambia’s exploits at the on going African Cup on Nations is a motivation to him that with proper planning and support, Malawi can reach Zambia’s heights. Zambia’s Chipolopolo boys reached the final of the tournament with a shock 1 – 0 victory over pre tournament favourites Ghana. Emmanuel Mayuka scored […]
The Malawi national soccer team regroups on Sunday for camp training to prepare for the first leg of the 2013 African Cup of Nations qualifier against Chad in N’djamena on 29 February. Football Association of Malawi (FAM) in consultations with the Kinnah Phiri led technical panel has released a 25 local member squad to go […]
Malawi’s first-choice goal minder, Swadick Sanudi, has returned to South Africa’s National First Division outfit Dynamos after a year at Big Bullets, according to the Sowetan. Sanudi, who joined the Dynamites at the start of the 2005-06 season, has been training with the Polokwane-based club since last week and thus far there has been no commitment […]
Malawi National football team aka the Flames has dropped five places to 99 in FIFA’s monthly global football rankings, released on 18 January On the African continent, Flames is ranked 23 from 21 last month. The Flames has slipped down the rankings following have been idle since they took part in last year’s Cecafa Senior […]
Minister of sports and youth development, Vuwa Kaunda, says his ministry could consider to shift the dates for the Malawi national football team, the Flames, camping in China in preparation for 2013 Africa Cup of Nations and 2014 World Cup qualifiers . Initially, the Flames were expected to be in China either in April or May […]
Malawi national football team (Flames) stars Peter ‘Mjojo’ Mponda and Peter Wadabwa wedded their long time fiancées Tina Kandulu and Chrissy Sitima respectively in colourful ceremonies in the commercial city Blantyre which Nyasa Times covered. Mponda wedded Kandulu at Chilobwe Catholic Parish with their beautiful reception at Sunbird Mount Soche Hotel while Wadabwa wedded Sitima […]
Just like their male counterparts, who have dropped on the latest FIFA rankings released on Wednesday, the Malawi women’s football team has also dropped from position 126 to 129. The team which finally entered the band of world ranked teams earlier this year has paid the price of inactivity after returning from the 2011 Cosafa […]