Chawinga sisters putting Malawi women’s football on the map

When the Chinese Women’s Super League resumes this weekend it will feature Malawian sisters Tabitha and Temwa Chawinga. This season will be the first time the sisters have played against each other competitively having appeared together for the national team, Malawian club DD Sunshine and Swedish side Kvarnsveden. Temwa, 21, will be playing for Wuhan […]

Tabitha Chawinga happy to return to the pitch

Malawi women’s football export to China, Tabitha Chawinga, says she hopes for a successful football season after COVID-19 lockdown as football returns soon in China. Reports indicate that the pandemic has significantly subsided in China and the lockdown has been lifted. Chawinga’s team has started training and recently had a strength testing match against their […]

FA Malawi development officer vows to turn women’s football professional

Newly appointed Football Association of Malawi (FAM) Women’s Football Development Officer Memory Austin has disclosed that her main agenda is to steer Malawi football into professionalism. Austin is expected to start her job on 1st May, 2020. This is the first time for FAM to hire a permanent Football Development Officer. “I want to thank FAM […]

FA Malawi appoints Kazuwa, Nkolongo as women football coaches

Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has appointed McNebert Kazuwa and Thom Nkorongo as the Head Coach of the Malawi Women’s Senior National team and Women’s Under 17 head coaches respectively. The two were approved at the association’s Executive Committee meeting held on Tuesday 10th March, 2020. Kazuwa will be assisted by Maggie Chombo Sadik and […]

Mpira Stadium to host Presidential Women’s Championship

Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has confirmed that the 2019/2020 Presidential National Women’s Championship will take place next week at the Mpira Stadium in Chiwembe,  the Commercial City of Blantyre. The two-day tournament is a National playoff for Regional Leagues and will be participated by the three FAM Regional Women’s Leagues Champions and the Runner […]

Mwalweni  stand-in coach for Malawi U-20 women as injured Chombo misses Zim trip

Malawi Under 20 women’s national football team will be under the guidance of stand-in coach Kondwani Mwalweni  for a 2020 Women’s Under 20 FIFA World Cup preliminary round qualifier return leg with Zimbabwe following the injury of coachMaggie Chombo Sadik. Chombo Sadik  sustained a left ankle fracture as she was demonstrating to her players during […]

Malawi women U-20 in late equaliser against Zimbabwe

Malawi Under-20 Women’s National Football team came from behind with a Yamikani Mhango’s late equaliser against Zimbabwe  on Saturday at Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre. The Junior She-Flames kicked Off thw encouter on a positive note but they failed to ultilise chances created. For instance,Tendai Sani and Gladys Phiri were on a serious business as they  […]

Chombo names squad for Malawi U-20 women’s World Cup qualifiers

Malawi U20 Women’s National team coach Maggie Chombo Sadik has named a 40 member squad to start  training camp in preparation for back to back FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup Preliminary Round qualifying games against Zimbabwe. The players are expected start training on Wednesday morning. Chombo has recalled nine players that were part of the […]

Linda Kasenda retires from international football

Skippers Senior FC striker  Linda Kasenda has stunned soccer lovers in the country by announcing his retirement from international football. In a letter dated 3rd January 2020 addressed to the National Women Football Committee and copied to Football Association of Malawi (FAM) and her club Skippers F.C, Kasenda wrote: “I hereby write to inform you of […]

Maggie Chombo appointed Malawi U-20 women’s football team coach

Football Association of Malawi (FAM) General Secretary Alfred Gunda has confirmed the appointment of Maggie Chombo-Sadiki as the Head Coach for Malawi Under 20 Women’s Football Team Head Coach. According to Gunda, FAM in consultation with the Coaches Association of Malawi and the National Women Football Association arrived at the decision to engage the panel […]

Blantyre Zero line up international friendly games

In a bid aimed at seeking international exposure mainly for the players, 2019 Southern Region Women’s  Football Association of Malawi (FAM)  League reigning champion Blantyre Zero is planning to travel to Zambia and Mozambique where the team is expected to play a number of international friendlies with their fellow top women’s football clubs and give  players international exposure. Blantyre […]

Malawi women football team crush out of Olympic finals after Kenya defeat

Malawi women’s football team dream of qualifying for the 2020 Olympic finals to be staged in Tokyo, Japan ended abruptly on Sunday after going down 3-0 to the Harambee Starlets of Kenya at the Kenyatta Stadium in Machakos, Kenya. The Harambee Starlets progress to the third round of the 2020 Olympic Qualifiers with a 5-3 […]

Tabitha’s brace inspires Malawi to victory over Kenya

Malawi women football team on Wednesday kept their 2020 Tokyo Women’s Olympic Final dream alive after beating visiting Kenya 3-2 in an entertaining encounter played at the Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre. The two teams will play in the return leg behind closed doors at the Kenyatta Stadium, Machakos on Sunday. The game started on a […]

Free entry at Kamuzu Stadium for  Malawi,  Kenya women football match

Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has announced that gate entry fee for the 2020 Tokoyo Olympic Qualifying match involving Malawi Senior National Women’s Football Team and Kenya on Wednesday  August 28  2019 will be free of charge. FAM Commercial and Marketing Director Limbani Matola has confirmed. Matola said the aim is to ensure that Malawians […]

End of the road for Malawi women football in Cosafa Cup

In very controversial circumstances, the Malawi women football national team is out of the 2019 COSAFA Cup tournament underway in Port Elizabeth, South Africa after the  last Group B encounter between Zambia and Botswana ended in a draw. Malawi started their campaign by beating Madagascar 2-1 before going down to hosts Banyanabanyana 1-3. Then they went on […]