Mighty Be Forward Wanderers, aka Nyerere or Nomads had to ride their mother luck to book a Standard Bank Knock-Out Cup quarterfinal berth at the expense of resilient Mafco FC, when the two soccer heavyweights met in a preliminary encounter at Civo Stadium in Lilongwe on Thursday, September 10, 2015. Bubbling with confidence following their […]
The 2015 Standard Bank Knock-Out Cup edition’s surprise package- Dedza Young Soccer (DYS) pulled a shocker on Wednesday, September 9, 2015 when they knocked down favourites Kamuzu Barracks (KB) after beating the soldiers 12(10)-11(9) in post-match penalties in a preliminary match played before a sizeable crowd at Civo Stadium in Lilongwe. The former bed fellows […]
In a rare spirit of sportsmanship, Mighty Be Forward Wanderers and Mafco FC on Wednesday, September 9, 2015 trained side by side at Civo Stadium ahead of their Standard Bank Knock-Out Cup preliminary tie at the same venue this afternoon. Both sides arrived in the capital city Wednesday afternoon but Wanderers were the first to appear at […]
Newly crowned Carlsberg Cup champions Mighty Be Forward Wanderers will have to sweat blood if they are to repeat their August 29 feat, having been handed tough fixtures during the draw for the K25 million Standard Bank Knock-Out Cup held last night at Standard Bank head office in Lilongwe’s City Centre. The Nomads, who have […]
Mighty Be Forward Wanderers through their team manager Steve Madeira have sent a warning shot to all clubs that the blues have set their sights on double cup glory this season. This follows the teams 2-1 victory over their old age rivals Big Bullets last Saturday to lift the 2015 Carlsberg Cup. Madeira said winning […]
All is set for Standard Bank Knockout Cup to kick-off this year with the re-launch set for Friday in Blantyre. A statement from Standard Bank signed by Marketing Manager Brian Mungomo said it will be a special year as it will mark nine years since the bank sponsoring the cup and 10 years after FAM introduced the cup. […]
Nyasa Times has become the first online publication to win the Standard Knockout Football Cup online media award with its sports reporter Alex Mezalumo also scooping the award for best reporter for online during the Media Awards Ceremony on Thursday at Atmosphere Restaurant in Blantyre. Celebrated sports journalist Garry Chirwa retained the Standard Knockout Football […]
The stage is set for Standard Bank to unveil winners of the 2014 Knock-Out Cup Media on Thursday during a presentation ceremony scheduled for Atmosphere Restaurant in Blantyre. Standard Bank Chief Financial Officer Temwani Simwaka said the prize presentation ceremony follows a thorough screening of the submissions by a four-member independent judging panel. “In the […]
Football Association of Malawi (Fam) has started disciplinary proceedings against Silver Strikers FC following the pitch invasion by the club’s supporters after the Standard Bank Knockout Cup final victory over Azam Tigers at Civo Stadium on August 30, 2014. The club, however, denies the charges and has pushed the blame on police security personnel for […]
Silver Strikers players will smile all the way to city centre Standard Bank to share 50 percent with the club out of the K9 million Standard Bank Cup prize money . The banker’s general secretary Mike Tembo said their club has a contractual agreement in place to share the prize money with the players in […]
Football Association of Malawi (Fam) should not labour itself going to the inquiries desk at Standard Bank to seek a renewal of the Standard Bank Knock-out Cup sponsorship for the marriage between the bank and the soccer body is still intact. The assurance was made Saturday night by Standard Bank’s head of personal banking Margaret Kubwalo-Chaika […]
The Standard Bank Knockout Tournament between Silver Strikers and Azam Tigers played at Civo Stadium in Malawi’s capital of Lilongwe raised K4.8 million. Silver beat Tigers 1-0 through a Rodrick Gonani’s first half goal to win the cup. Both teams received K800,000 each while Football Association of Malawi (FAM), and ground owners shared the remainder. […]
Silver Strikers were crowned winners of the 2014 Standard Bank Knock-Out Trophy on Saturday afternoon at Civo Stadium in Lilongwe after Rodrick Gonani’s vital goal against his former side Azam Tigers. The central bank sponsored side claimed K9 million cheque from the the commercial bank, Standard and a trophy before a huge crowd, including Ghana […]
Ahead of hosting the K28 million Standard Bank Knock-out Cup final involving Silver Strikers and Azam Tigers, Standard Bank Limited have taken another big social responsibility, donating sports equipment worth K1 million to Special Olympics Malawi. The donation was made Friday, August 29, 2014 at Kamuzu Institute of Sports, where Special Olympics was hosting a […]
As Capital City giants Silver Strikers and Blantyre based Azam Tigers step onto the turf at Civo Stadium to battle for the K9 million top prize in the K28 million Standard Bank Knock-out Cup, two big questions keep lingering in the minds of soccer loving fans. The first question being asked is whether Azam Tigers, […]
Azam Tigers FC are fuming with rage after Football Association Malawi (FAM) rebuffed their request to release three key players from Under-20 squad travelling to Zambia for the Africa Youth Championship return leg. Tigers have contributed two defenders Boston Kabango, Stanley Sanudi and striker Isaac Kaliati to the team as they gear up for the […]
Ghana national team captain Asamoah Gyan is coming to Malawi this Thursday, 28th August, in a visit to support national invigoration of the global ‘Protect the Goal’ campaign, which was launched in Malawi at the end of 2013. A joint statement from the UN Malawi office and the Malawi government says Gyan who is the lead […]
Azam Tigers FC on Sunday, August 24, 2013 completed the Standard Bank Knock-out Cup final pair after edging Mafco FC 7-6 in post-match penalties during a semi-final clash at Silver Stadium in Lilongwe. The match went into the dreaded penalty shoot-outs after the two teams had played a 1-all draw in regulation time. Red-hot striker […]