Bottle-gate! Silver Ladies face FA Malawi action

Silver Strikers Ladies have been charged by the Football Association of Malawi (FAM) following an alleged incident involving match officials after their NBM Women’s Premiership encounter against Civil Service Women. The charges relate to events said to have occurred at Silver Stadium after the match on 17 October 2026. According to a charge sheet issued […]

Scorchers coach Fazili sidelined from World Cup dugout over missing licence

The architect of Malawi’s historic World Cup qualification has been left on the sidelines, with Lovemore Fazili set to lose his place as head coach at the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup because he does not hold a CAF A coaching licence. Football Association of Malawi president Fleetwood Haiya has confirmed the devastating news. Fazili, […]

Mkandawire stars as Civo see off Silver Strikers Ladies

Civo Service Women strengthened their Women’s NBM Premiership title challenge with a 3-2 victory over city rivals Silver Strikers Ladies at Silver Stadium on Saturday. Vitumbiko Mercy Mkandawire scored twice in the first half as Civo took control of an entertaining Lilongwe derby. Mkandawire opened the scoring in the 18th minute before doubling her side’s […]

Minister Ben Phiri wants girls’ football team in every school

Local Government Minister Ben Phiri has ordered that every school in Malawi start a girls’ football team, with support from the Constituency Development Fund (CDF). Phiri was speaking in Thyolo at the installation of Senior Chief Mulenga. He said he has agreed the plan with the Ministry of Sports, which will use part of the […]

Scorchers fever sparks VIP sell-out for Zimbabwe tie

Scorchers’ home fixture draws strong demand after impressive Women’s Africa Cup of Nations showing Corporate Box and VIP tickets for Friday’s women’s international between Malawi’s Scorchers and Zimbabwe’s Mighty Warriors have sold out, the Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has confirmed. FAM communications officer Collins Nsunza said all tickets in the two premium categories had […]

Respect, but no mercy: Malawi and Zimbabwe trade warm words ahead of Olympic showdown

Malawi Women’s head coach Lovemore Fazili has told his players not to underestimate Zimbabwe ahead of Friday’s first-leg 2028 Olympic Games qualifier in Lilongwe. The match will be played at Bingu National Stadium. The second leg is in Harare on 13 October. Speaking at a press conference at the stadium, Fazili described Zimbabwe as one […]

Scorchers first home game since WAFCON silver: Malawi host Zimbabwe in Olympic qualifier

Malawi’s Scorchers will make their first home appearance since their historic WAFCON silver medal when they host Zimbabwe’s Mighty Warriors in the first leg of their Olympic qualifier at Bingu National Stadium on Friday, 9 October. The tie, which concludes with the return leg in Harare on 13 October, gives fans their first chance to […]

Silver Strikers Ladies top NBM Women’s Premiership at international break

Defending champions Silver Strikers Ladies lead the NBM Women’s Premiership on nine points after three rounds, level with FCB Nyasa Big Bullets Women, as the league pauses for the international break. Civil Service Women moved into third place with a 5-0 win over Chitoliro Heroines at Mpira Stadium in Blantyre on Saturday. Vitumbiko Mkandawire scored […]

Adelaide credits NBM sponsorship for rising standards in Malawi women’s football

Women’s football in Malawi is on the up — and National Women FA president Adelaide Migogo says National Bank of Malawi (NBM) plc’s cash injection deserves the credit. Migogo delivered the praise on Saturday at the launch of season two of the NBM Women’s Premiership League, held at Mpira Stadium in Chiwembe Township, Blantyre, declaring […]

National Bank of Malawi’s K2.3bn football sponsorship kicks off in style

Football-mad fans packed out stadiums across Malawi for a thrilling opening weekend of top-flight women’s football, delighting sponsors who have just ploughed a staggering K2.3 billion into the beautiful game for the 2026/27 season. National Bank of Malawi plc risk and compliance manager Charles Ulaya said bosses were left hugely impressed by both the quality […]

Women’s Premiership returns: Bullets, Strikers and Civo Service all victorious

FCB Nyasa Big Bullets Women, Silver Strikers Ladies and Civo Service Women have all made winning starts to the 2026/27 NBM Women’s Premiership. Bullets Women got the campaign under way in style with a 3-0 win over Chitoliro Heroines at Mpira Stadium on Saturday. Mary Chavinda, Tadala James and Musa Mohammed were all on target, […]

Malawi’s women’s league returns with an eye on the World Cup

After nine months of uncertainty that threatened to stall the momentum of women’s football in Malawi, the National Bank of Malawi (NBM) Women’s Premiership is finally set to return — and this time, with an eye firmly on the global stage. The Football Association of Malawi (Fam) confirmed that the 2026/27 season will kick off […]

Ntopwa crowned queens of the south in Mayor’s Bonanza thriller

Kukoma Ntopwa FC have been crowned champions of the Southern Region Women’s Football Association Mayor’s Bonanza after edging out Ekhaya Women 1-0 in a tense final at Kamuzu Stadium. Mighty Wanderers Queens rounded off the eight-team tournament in style too, thumping FCB Nyasa Bullets Women 2-1 to snatch third spot. Double-hatted Blantyre mayor and Ntopwa […]

Adella hails growing quality of Malawi’s women’s football: ‘We march with power’

Adelaide Migogo, chairperson of the National Women’s Football Committee and leader of Malawi’s delegation at the CAF Women’s Champions League COSAFA Qualifier, has hailed Silver Strikers Ladies’ historic run to the semi-finals as further proof of the rising quality within Malawi’s domestic women’s football league. Speaking after the Bankers thrashed Nsingizini Hotspurs 5-1 to book […]

Silver Strikers Ladies make history with CAF semi-final berth

Silver Strikers Ladies produced a statement performance to book their place in the semi-finals of the CAF Women’s Champions League COSAFA Qualifier, brushing aside Eswatini’s Nsingizini Hotspurs 5-1 at Gaborone United Stadium in emphatic fashion. The Malawian debutants set the tone early and never let up, with Grace Kakangula breaking the deadlock inside two minutes […]

Silver Strikers Ladies outclassed as Dhlamini double sinks Malawian side in Gaborone

Silver Strikers Ladies were given a footballing lesson by Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies, going down 3-0 in their CAF Women’s Champions League COSAFA qualifying tie at the Gaborone Stadium in Botswana on Sunday evening. The Malawian side, nicknamed the Bankers, never settled into any semblance of rhythm, struggling to retain possession and offering little resistance to […]

Silver Strikers Ladies open CAF campaign with thrilling 2-1 comeback win

Silver Strikers Ladies produced a stunning turnaround to beat Mozambique’s Costa Do Sol 2-1 in their opening CAF Women’s Champions League COSAFA Qualifiers fixture at the Gaborone United Stadium in Botswana on Friday. It could hardly have started worse for the Malawian side. Costa Do Sol forward Lucia Moçambique fired her side ahead inside just […]

Malawi women’s football chief Migogo delivers emotional tribute to Scorchers

The president of the Nationak Women’s Football Committee of Malawi, Adelladie Migogo, has issued an emotional tribute to the Scorchers following their historic qualification for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup, describing herself as “humbled to tears” and crediting the achievement entirely to God. Taking to Facebook shortly after Malawi’s stunning 2-1 victory over Ghana […]