Category: International Sports

* As the Blue Sharks declare they are ready to make history with a first appearance on football’s biggest stage, the FIFA World Cup 2026 * Their qualification marks a landmark achievement for a nation that has tapped into its extensive diaspora and is a rising force on the African continent * They are drawn in a difficult but exciting group facing Spain first on June 15, Uruguay on June 21 and Saudi Arabia on June 27 Maravi Express…

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* Donates footballs to support Malawi’s grassroots football development through Project for Sports Diplomacy Enhancement under Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs * This gesture serves not only to support football development in Malawi, but also as a symbol of friendship between people of Japan and Malawi By Duncan Mlanjira The Government of Japan, through its Ministry of Foreign Affairs ‘Project for Sports Diplomacy Enhancement’, has donated 36 footballs to Football Association of Malawi (FAM) to support the country’s grassroots…

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* She wrote the team manager, and she was hoping for an answer. Now she is bitter while asking the team manager to explain who leaked their conversation * This is the only time I have excused myself from national duty. As for the other engagements, I missed them due to injuries. I am honest By Duncan Mlanjira Temwa Chawinga is reported by Zambia’s online media, Kansas City Current international Bola-News-as-indicating-that-she-is-not-happy with how Football Association of Malawi (FAM) handled…

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The match at Cairo International Stadium.—Picture by Reuters * Date Brazil in Cleveland, USA in another friendly on June 6 before they begin their World Cup Group G campaign against Belgium in Seattle on June 15 * As the Flames head for Addis Ababa to play two international friendlies against Ethiopia scheduled for June 6 and 9 as preparations for AfCON Pamoja 2027 scheduled to kick-off in September, 2026 By Duncan Mlanjira North African giants, Egypt, who are in…

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* Along with FIFA Intercontinental Cup 2026 and FIFA Club World Cup 2029 having debuted in the competition last year in the United States * It is the third time a club from the COSAFA region has lifted the trophy after Orlando Pirates’ success in 1995 and Sundowns’ victory in 2016 Maravi Express South African club, Mamelodi Sundowns, who have lifted the CAF Champions League title after drawing 1-1 with Moroccan side, AS FAR in Rabat on Sunday —…

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* I am concerned about the chances of an African team going all the way—Former Nigeria midfield maestro Jay-Jay Okocha * Reaching the World Cup is complicated and playing there is even harder—Egypt coach and former star Hossam Hassan * Why not?, Africa is going there to win the tournament—Former Liverpool and Senegal star El Hadji Diouf * The African representatives are Senegal, South Africa, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Cape Verde, Algeria, Egypt, Tunisia and Morocco…

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* The Flames were in the same group with Egypt for the AfCON Angola 2010 qualifiers and also met the Pharaohs in the AfCON 2023 qualifying campaign * They were also drawn with South Sudan in the AfCON 2021 qualification, a campaign in which Malawi successfully qualified for the finals and went on to reach the Round of 16 * Malawi also faced Angola when the fellow COSAFA side hosted the AfCON 2010 finals, adding further history to the…

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Randriamanampisoa being congratulated by CAF president, Patrice Motsepe * Madagascar’s Alfred Randriamanampisoa elected vice-president alongside members from Zambia, Lesotho, Zimbabwe, Namibia, eSwatini; and co-opted from South Africa and Angola * This is not a victory for one person or one nation — it is a victory for unity in Southern Africa Maravi Express At its 2026 elective general assembly held in Harare, Zimbabwe today, May 17, Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) has trusted the leadership to Botswana’s…

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* Alongside Zambia’s martial artist Miracle Chipito and Namibia’s cyclist Vera Looser, whose winner to be unveiled in Luanda, Angola, on May 23, 2026 * The nominations are dominated by seven from Botswana, with five each from South Africa & Zimbabwe; four from Namibia (4); and two each from eSwatini (2); Angola and Malawi, through Temwa and journalist Bright Kanyama By Duncan Mlanjira US-based Temwa Chawinga, who plies her trade with Kansas City (KC) Current in the National Women’s…

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