Pundits fault  Meke on Flames selection: ‘We should stop experimenting’

Sports scribe Leonard Sharra and former Football Association of Malawi (FAM) General Secretary Charles Nyirenda have faulted Malawi national team coach Meke Mwase on national team players selection. This comes few days after Mwase through the FAM released a list of 34 players to undergo training Camp at Mpira Village in Blantyre in Preparations for […]

Same old story for sad Malawi: Eased out of Chan by eSwatini

I Malawi  national football team were Saturday knocked out of the CHAN qualifiers by a clinical Eswatini on away goals rule. The match played at Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre, ended 1-1. In the first match played in Eswatini, a week ago, the two teams played to a goaless draw. Eswatini scored first through Gamedze Sandile […]

Injuries rock Malawi squad ahead of eSwatini clash

Malawi national football team continues to suffer setbacks ahead of Saturday’s CHAN return leg qualifiers against e-Swatini at the Kamuzu Stadium as two more players have been completely ruled out of the game due to injuries. Defenders Peter Cholopi and Denis Chembezi have been released from camp as it was discovered that they could not […]

Manyozo out of Malawi game against eSwatini

Malawi national football team resumed training on Monday morning ahead of the 2020 CHAN qualifier second leg against Eswatini this coming Saturday. The team started preparations on Monday last week and the technical panel released the players on Wednesday for club assignments. However, Be Forward Wanderers captain Alfred Manyozo jnr has been ruled out due to […]

Malawi learn Cosafa Cup opponents: Paired against Mozambique,Namibia and Seychelles

Malawi national football team, the Flames,  have been paired against Mozambique,Namibia and Seychelles in Group B of the 2019 Cosafa Cup slated for Durban from May 25-June 8. Zambia, always a power in the regional showpiece competition, will clash with the winner from the Malawi group. Hosts South Africa will tackle Botswana in the quarterfinals. […]

Meke kicks out Silver goalie in Malawi squad over Facebook rant

Malawi national team coach Meke Mwase has expelled Silver Strikers goalkeeper, Brighton Munthali in his squad to  regroup on Sunday ahead of the 2020 CHAN qualifier return match against Eswatini at the Kamuzu Stadium on 11th May 2019. Munthali, who posted on Facebook in anger with the coach’s decision to leave him on the bench […]

Wasteful Malawi held to barren draw in eSwatini

Malawi Senior National Team on Saturday 20th April 2019 salvaged a vital single point after they were held 0-0 in the 2020 Championship of African Nations (Chan) first round first leg encounter against Eswatini formerly known as Swaziland. The match was played away at Mavuso Sports Centre in Manzini. Newly appointed Head Coach Meke Mwase […]

Walter gives Malawi squad a motivational talk

The Malawi national football team on Wednesday received a boost ahead of their CHAN encounter against e-Swatini when Football Association of Malawi (FAM) president Walter Nyamilandu visited them in camp for a motivational talk. The Flames were paired against e-Swatini in the 2020 Championship of African Nations (CHAN) qualifiers and will start the first round […]

Meke recalls veteran strikers in Malawi squad to face e-Swatini

Malawi national football team caretaker coach Meke Mwase has named his final 20-member squad for Saturday’s 2020 Championship of African Nations (Chan) first round first leg qualifier against e-Swatini. Mwase has taken on board a majority of the players he was using in his Under-23 squad that participated in the joint 2020 Tokyo Olympics and […]

RVG goes back to Belgium: Working as Malawi coach ‘wonderful experience’

Belgian coach Ronny van Geneugden (RVG) on Wednesday  afternoon left the country for his home country after Football Association of Malawi (FAM) decided not to renew his contract which expired on April 1. RVG who was seen off at Chileka Airport his former assistant coach Peter Mponda said working in Malawi was a “wonderful experience” which […]

FA Malawi won’t renew RVG contract: Belgian tactician may stay as director of football

Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has finally bowed down to pressure and responded positively to the call from Malawians not to renew national team coach Ronny Van Geneugden’s (RVG) two year contract following disappointing results of two wins from 21 matches. RVG’s two-year contract expired on Monday and during his tenure, the Flames played 21 games, […]

Malawi fans want RVG to pack up and go: It is hard to disagree

Malawi national team coach Ronny van Geneugden (RVG) is waking up to calls from football loving Malawians that he should pack up and go at the expiry of his two-year contract, saying he has dismally failed.   Times Radio on Monday had a topic on its phone-in programme TimesTalk on the Belgian tactician, asking people to air […]

No Miracle for Malawi against Morocco: Chipuwa replaces injured Juwayo

Malawi national football team have suffered a double injury blow after  Be Forward Wanderers goalkeeper  Nenani Juwayo and Nyasa Big Bullets defender Miracle Gabeya  were ruled out of Friday’s 2019 AFCON qualifier against Morocco . The match  will be played at the Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe. The two suffered injuries  when the Flames started  its preparations on […]

RVG names squad to face Morocco: Gerald Phiri Jnr recalled

Malawi national football team goes into training  camp this Sunday ahead of their 2019 African Cup of Nations (Afcon) ceremonial qualifying match against Morocco scheduled for next Friday 22nd March 2019 at Bingu National Stadium (BNS) in Lilongwe. Flames Head Coach Ronny van Geneugden (RVG) has recalled South African based midfielder Gerald Phiri Junior. Nyasa […]

Atusaye eyes Malawi national team return

On and off  Malawi National Team  attacker Atusaye Nyondo has disclosed that his new contract signing at South Africa National First Division side Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila (TTM) where he will be playing alongside country folk  Joseph Kamwendo will help him to start earn national team call up. The former Silver Strikers and Supersport player has […]