Football Association of Malawi (FAM) was amongst 64 other countries in support of Morocco for the failed bid to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which has been given to co-hosts Canada, USA and Mexico. Fam and Morocco FA are in a development partnership deal and the show of solidarity can be attributed to this […]
As usual the whole world, Malawians inclusive, is in euphoria as they look forward to watching yet another football fiesta — the 2018 to be hosted by Russia from Thursday. Though Malawi national football team are not there, and they have never been, we still look forward to it and we always spare a kind […]
Global digital satellite television provider StarSat says it is going to beam all 64 World Cup matches live, having acquired broadcasting rights for the 2018 Russia Fifa World Cup, which runs from June 14 up to July 15. Making the announcement at Bingu International Conference Centre (BICC) on Thursday, May 24, 2018 StarSat also announced […]
Nine year old son of former Justice Minister Ralph Kasambara has been chosen to be the Official Match Ball Carrier (OMBC) at the World Cup in Russia this year. Zizwani, a learner at St Andrews International High School in Blantyre was selected after outclassing 19 who took part in the sporting tests. He excelled in […]
For the first time in the history of Malawi football, a Malawian kid will have a rare opportunity of being an Official Match Ball Carrier (OMBC) at the World Cup in Russia this year. HTD KIA Malawi Associate Marketing Consultant, Jonathan Zuze, disclosed this in Blantyre where one hundred kids from international schools like St […]
Malawi national team on Sunday defeated Tanzania 1-0 at Kamuzu Stadium the second-leg of the 2018 Fifa World Cup preliminary qualifier but were eliminated in the World Cup following their 0-2 defeat in a midweek first-leg fixture in Dar es Salaam. Malawi needed to win by a three-goal margin to sail through, or at least, […]
Malawi’s calamitous 2018 World Cup Qualifying campaign suffered a big blow on when they lost 0-2 to Tanzania as they conceded two quick goals within a space of just five minutes in the first half during a match played in Dar-es-Salaam. Tanzania capitalised on poor defensive lapses in Malawi’s inexperienced and tactless side to record the […]
Malawi national football team, the Flames, have been drawn in the same World Cup 2018 qualifying group as Tanzania’s Taifa Stars. The draw for the 2018 World Cup qualifying stage took place in St Petersburg host nation Russia on Saturday. Winners of Malawi and Tanzania will face Highest-ranked African team Algeria, who took eventual 2014 […]
Germany clinched the Fifa World Cup on Sunday night for the fourth time and becmae the first European team in history to clinch soccer’s greatest prize on South American soil. Mario Goetze volleyed in the winning goal in extra time to give Germany its fourth World Cup title with a 1-0 victory over Argentina today. […]
Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) has secured Brazil World Cup broadcasting rights which will give a chance for the station to cover all the games live on the television. MBC Director General Benson Tembo said the securing of the rights from Fifa would make the national broadcaster the official broadcaster in the country and no any […]
Host nation Brazil will kick off next year’s soccer World Cup against Croatia in Sao Paulo on June 12 following the draw held on Friday. Brazil were grouped with Croatia, Mexico and Cameroon. Defending World Cup champions Spain will begin defence of their title against the Netherlands, a rematch of the 2010 final in South […]
Malawi national team coach Tom Saintfiet has named a preliminary 23-member squad for next month’s World Cup qualifier in Nigeria with Mozambique based captain Joseph Kamwendo dropped. Kamwendo has since been replaced by Greece-based Tawonga Chimodzi. Malawi leaves for Botswana on September 1 then for Abidjan then Calabar on September 4. Nigeria – lead the group on nine […]
The Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has written to the world soccer governing body Fifa to ask for their decisive Group F World Cup qualifier against Nigeria to be moved from Calabar as well as change the referee to handle the game. Malawi trail Nigeria by two points and must win to progress to the […]
Nigeria’s Head Coach Stephen Keshi has hinted he will include the experienced striker Shola Ameobi in his team’s deciding match against Malawi in September in the Brazil 2014 World Cup Group F qualifiers. The 31-year-old Nigerian international plays for Newcastle United in the English Premier League (EPL) and had been prevented from playing for the […]
Malawi caretaker coach Eddington Ng’onamo has said the Flames were not ready to surrender, warning that they will try every tactic in the book to seal qualification for the next round of the 2014 World Cup in September away to Nigeria. The Flames had their World Cup hopes up in the smoke when they were held […]
Malawi on Wednesday evening saw their World Cup Africa qualification hopes being revived when the Super Eagles of Nigeria were held to a 1-1 draw by Namibia’s Brave Warriors in a qualifying match at the Sam Nujoma Stadium in Windhoek. Earlier in the day, Malawi was held to a 2-2 by visiting Kenya and had […]
Malawi head coach Edington Ng’onamo believes the qualification for 2014 World Cup will go to the wire. He said after Malawi was held to a frustrating 0-0 draw by Namibia, opening the way for Nigeria to establish a two-point lead atop Group F after four of six games in Africa’s qualifying competition. “I think the […]
Malawi national team was on Wednesday held to a frustrating goalless draw by Namibia at Kamuzu Stadium in the match day-four fixtures of Group World Cup qualifers. The result was frustrating for Malawi as they blew up the chances to go past Nigeria, as they were level on five points but the ‘Super Eagles’ are […]