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 […]
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 national football team head coach Ronny van Geneugden’s (RVG) and his wife on Wednesday cheered flood survivors especially youths currently staying at Mwalija camp in Chikwawa district. RVG donated assorted nonfood items such as clothes to less privileged girls, football uniforms, boots, as well as balls. Accompanied by Flames team Manager, James Sangala, Geneugden […]
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 […]
Already out of contention Malawi Senior National Football Team ‘The Flames’ finished their 2019 African Cup of Nations Campaign with a 0-0 draw against ‘The Atlas Lions’ of Morocco in a match played at Bingu National Stadium (BNS) in Malawi’s Capital City Lilongwe on Friday 22nd March 2019. The game had little to write about […]
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 […]
The Malawi national football team head coach, Ronny Van Geneugden, is reportedly facilitating a training camp for the Malawi Under 23 to take place in his home country Belgium. The training camp is being organised to increase the chances of the junior Flames to qualify for 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The junior Flames are scheduled to […]
Football Association of Malawi (FAM) will from this year start receiving direct funding from parliament unlike in the past whereby it was receiving its funding through the Malawi National Council of Sports. Parliamentary Committee on Social and Community Welfare has since backed and given a nod to the idea the Football Association of Malawi (FAM) […]
National football team coach Ronny van Geneugden (RVG) says the export of Robin Ngalande and Yamikani Chester to Europe is good for Malawi football as the country needs to expose more players to top level football if the Flames are to become more competitive. RVG was reacting to Ngalande’s signing a five-month deal with Azerbaijan […]
Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has been given seven days to fire national team coach Ronny van Geneugden (RVG) and president Walter Macmillan Nyamilandu Manda to step down. Sports activists, Henry Gome and Kalowe Ajasi, who claim they have written on behalf of concerned football fans, say Nyamilandu and RVG have let the nation down […]
Malawi Under 23 national football team on Tuesday drew 1-1 against Botswana at the Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre to progress to the next round of the 2019 Under 23 Africa Cup of Nationa qualifying campaign and senior side head coach Ronny van Geneugden (RVG) and his deputy Peter Mponda were booed by fans as they […]
Malawi national team coach Ronny van Geneugden’s (RVG) has played down a sustained push for his resignation, saying he is satisfied with the progress he has made with the Flames. There have been renewed calls for the Belgian coach to go after a 2-1 loss to lowly-ranked Comoros in a 2019 Africa Cup of Nations’ (Afcon) […]
Malawi senior national team 2-019 African Cup of Nations finals qualifying dream was completely shuttered on Saturday after going down 2-1 to Comoros Island away in a Group B qualifying match played at the Stade de Moron. The Flames needed to win the game at all cost to keep their qualifying dream alive following Morocco’s […]
The Malawi national team coach, Ronny Van Gneugden (RVG), has said he is confident his team can do well against Comoros this Saturday in the 2019 Afcon qualifiers. The coach was speaking at the airport before departure to Comoros via Ethiopia. “It’s true that Comoros is a strong team looking at their performance against Cameroon […]
Malawi national team head coach Ronny Van Geneugden (RVG) has named a 25 man squad of local based players to go in camp on Sunday at the Mpira Village in Blantyre in preparation for a 2019 AFCON qualifier against Comoros on 17th November 2018. Blue Eagles midfielder Micium Mhone, Moyale Barracks striker Gastin Simkonda and […]
Malawi’ Flames coach Ronny Van Geneugden (RVG) has the point snatched from Cameroon during a 0-0 draw at Kamuzu Stadium on Tuesday would prove vital after the last 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) finals qualifiers against Morocco who are second with seven points and Comoros who are at the bottom with two points. With […]
Malawi national football team coach Ron Van Geneugden (RVG) has said his charges can stage an upset to Cameroon at Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre on Tuesday in the African Cup of Nations (Afcon) campaign. Malawi’s campaign suffered a blow after a hard-fought 1-0 loss to the Indomitable Lions in Yaoundé on Friday in the first […]
Malawi National team, who are in Yaounde for Friday’s Africa Cup of Nation qualifier against Cameroon, had their first full training session on Wednesday morning and afternoon at the Yaounde Millitary Stadium and coach Ronny Van Geneugden worked with the foreign-based for the first time since the team went into camp. The foreign-based players, Gabadinho […]