Malawi ‘s teenage Spain-based striker, Robin Ngalande, who is now getting regular game time at Athletic Madrid, wants promotion to a senior team and claim a key role as national team hitman. “You know how it works here, the senior team practices on the opposite field to us. Sometimes during training sessions they will call […]
After subjecting the Malawi national soccer team to all forms of torture when the Flames were in Djamena for the 2012 last Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifier game, Chad will be at pains to believe that they will meet the very same Malawi in the preliminary round of the 2013 Afcon qualifiers next year. […]
Malawi President Bingu WA Mutharika has fulfilled his promise which he pledged some years ago to donate a 67-seater bus to the national football team, the Flames. The Bus was handed over by Minister of Youth Development and Welfare Symon Vuwa Kaunda to Sports Council on Monday. “As of how the bus will be assigned, […]
Football Association of Malawi (FAM) general secretary Suzgo Nyirenda has described Malawi’s drop on the latest FIFA rankings as very disappointing. The Flames have dropped 9 places from position 78 to 87 and ranked 21 in Africa. Reacting to the development, Nyirenda says it is always bad to see the team drop on the rankings […]
Malawi national football team, the Flames, has dropped nine places in the monthly FIFA ranking for the month of September, just as World Cup winner Spain regains its number one spot having dethroned the Netherlands. The Flames moved from position 78 in the world ranked in August and slipped to 87 in the latest ranking […]
Despite fairing not-so impressive while playing for his country, Flames striker Atusaye Nyondo continues shining in South Africa where he stars for Premier Soccer League giants Supersport United aka Matsatsantsa. His latest achievement is his crowning of being the South Africa’s player of the month award for the month of September. The youthful Flames international […]
Kinnah Phiri has revealed his plans to step down as Malawi national team coach after his contract expires in June next year in order to pave way for other coaches to take over from him. He revealed his intention to step down following his Malawi’s failure to qualify for 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, but […]
The Football Association of Malawi FAM has conceded that Flames failure to qualify for the 2012 African cup of nations finals will negatively affect the sale of the team’s replica jerseys launched last month. The tem drew 2 – 2 away to Chad to give Tunisia a place at the finals in a game that […]
Malawi’s vice captain Elvis Kafoteka has announced his retirement from the national duty after the team failed to qualify for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations by a thread, saying he was to concentrate on his Rwandan based club. The Flames right back, who stars for Rwanda’s APR Football Club, said immediately after their exit […]
Malawi national team, the Flames, saw their hopes of qualifying for next year’s Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon/Equatorial Guinea 2012 dashed in the air after they were held to a 2-2 draw by Chad in their final qualifying group match. Malawi needed to win to seal automatic qualification at the expense of Tunisia who had […]
Despite the hostile reception that has been given to the Malawi national soccer team in Chad, coach Kinnah Phiri and captain Peter Mponda are optimistic of victory on Saturday in their swim or sink Africa Cup of Nations last qualifier game in N’djamena. Speaking to Nyasa Times in a telephone interview from Chad, Kinnah says […]
It has been billed as a do-or-die game for Malawi and the stakes are gargantuan for the flames, as the Malawi national football team is fondly called by its adoring fans. Saturday’s decisive group K game between hosts Chad and Malawi could decide which team between Malawi and Tunisia will go to the 2012 Africa […]
Santos are being forced to release Malawi captain Peter Mponda who has been called up to play for Malawi even though he is continuing his rehabilitation after a long term knee injury. Malawi have called up the utility player for their vital African Nations Cup qualifier against Chad in Ndjamena although Mponda has not played […]
Russian based striker Esau ‘Black Mamba’ Kanyenda took time off from the field of play to donate various items and cash amount to K35, 000 to children at M’mbuyomuno Orphanage in Thyolo District. “It touched me when the owner of the place approached me to render any help to the orphans. It does not mean […]
Many soccer pundits left Kamuzu Stadium saddened on Saturday after the Flames drew 0-0 with Tunisia’s Carthage Eagles in the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations thinking it’s a huge mountain for the Flames to qualify for tournament finals. However, looking at the latest information, the Flames only need to beat Chad to qualify even if […]
The world is an eyewitness to what is called the “Arab uprising”. Tunisian people have had theirs and it’s been put to sleep. Egypt is licking its wounds of the same, and, in Libya; they are still hunting for Muammar Qaddafi. FIFA rules are simple. No politics in football. Tunisia national football team on their […]
Flames coach Kinnah Phiri says qualification for the 2012 African Cup of Nations final is not a farfetched dream for Malawi despite being held to a goalless draw against Tunisia on Saturday. The Carthage Eagles frustrated the Flames at home to deny Malawi maximum points that would have put Malawi’s campaign on track but Kinnah […]
Tunisia held Malawi to a frustrating goalless draw as their resolute defensive performance kept the Flames attacking talents at bay in the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier match played at Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre. It was disappointing one for Malawi fans who thronged the stadium in their national colours mostly shinning with red. The result […]