Category: International Sports

* Everyone knows how big this game is — we are ready to make history by qualifying for the first time * We are confident, especially since the league has just started and we’re in good rhythm Maravi Express Maxwell Paipi, Malawi national football team captain for the CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN) second round clash against South Africa this afternoon at Bingu National Stadium, issues a rallying call to fans to patronise the all-important match. “If we win,…

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* The only player from Malawi’s Africa Cup of Nations 2022 squad in the current CHAN Flames team * Morale is high in camp. If we perform well at home, we have a good chance of  qualifying Maravi Express Zebron Kalima, the only player from Malawi’s Africa Cup of Nations AfCON (2022) squad in the current African Nations Championship (CHAN) team, has expressed confidence in the team’s chances of getting a positive result against South Africa tomorrow at Bingu…

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* Basically, they have selected all their best local players, and these are the players that are playing for the senior national team * We have gone through the team that they’ve selected. These are the players that are playing in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers By Duncan Mlanjira Before flying out to Malawi yesterday for the African Nations Championship (CHAN) to be played at Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe, South Africa’s coach Molefi Ntseki said he is expecting…

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* This is Tanzania’s second appearance at the U-20 AfCON, and the country’s football authorities see it as a critical step in developing youth talent * Building international exposure, and positioning Tanzanian football on the global stage * Of course, we know the level at the U-20 AfCON is higher, with countries that have a deeper footballing infrastructure * But the CECAFA victory gave us the belief that we can compete and succeed at this level Maravi Express Pooled…

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* The Pharaohs are chasing a fifth U-20 continental title, having previously lifted the trophy in 1981, 1991, 2003, and 2013 * The top four teams will qualify for the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile later this year, a strong start was crucial * And Egypt delivered in front of their passionate home support as the Young Pharaohs’ campaign is off to a promising beginning Maravi Express Representatives of Council for Southern African Football Associations (COSAFA) have started…

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* Named ahead of the final matches of the CAF African Schools Football Championship finals in Accra  * Where Ghana’s U-15 Girls team and Tanzania’s U-15 Boys team were crowned champions Maravi Express At the Confédération Africa Football (CAF) executive committee meeting in Accra, Ghana yesterday — ahead of the final matches of the CAF African Schools Football Championship, CAF president, Patrice Motsepe announced five new CAF vice-presidents. They are Morocco’s Fouzi Lekjaa (first vice-president); Ghana’s Kurt Okraku (2nd);…

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* Saka had missed a first-half penalty that might have set up their passage sooner, that could have felt like a catastrophe then amidst the noise of the lion’s den into which they had stepped, but he was not sunk, nor scared * None of them were: not by the legend, the atmosphere, the history, not by the players before them * There was none of the fatalism or the fear that left so many others crumbled and fallen…

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* It’s a fair draw looking at the teams we have been drawn against—head coach Linda Kasenda while expressing confidence in her team’s ability to advance beyond the group stages * Last year, we failed to progress from the group stage, but this time around we target to finish top of our group so that we progress to the semi-finals Maravi Express Malawi U-17 girls national football team has been placed in Group A alongside hosts Namibia and Comoros…

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Teboho Mokoena, at the centre of it all * After the victory against Lesotho, it was revealed that coach Hugo Broos started Teboho Mokoena in the fixture and played 81 minutes * Though having picked two yellow cards against Benin and Zimbabwe earlier in the campaign * South Africa top their Group C with a comfortable 13 points, leading by 5 points with four games left to play * A deduction of points from would prove a massive blow…

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Yesterday’s quarterfinal clash between Orlando Pirates against Algeria’s MC Alger * A thrilling South v North blockbuster climax to the competition  — Sundowns v Al Ahly; Orlando Pirates v Pyramids FC * Both at home for the first legs scheduled for April 18/19 and April 25/26) for the second Maravi Express Council for Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) is being well represented by South Africa’s heavyweights, Mamelodi Sundowns and Orlando Pirates, in the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Champions…

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