Category: International Sports

* Capped off a historic tournament by sweeping key individual awards Player of the Tournament, Best Goalkeeper and Best Coach * Four were named in Best XI of the Tournament — Best Goalkeeper, Fletcher Lowe; Neo Rapoo; Lazola Maku and player of Tournament, Tylon Smith Maravi Express South Africa won their maiden CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AfCON) title with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Morocco in Sunday night’s final at the June 30 Stadium in Cairo, Egypt….

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* Malawi has 2 other individual nominees in Sportsman of the Year with a Disability and Sportswoman of the Year with a Disability * U-19 Girls cricket national team nominated for Team of the Year for the awards scheduled for May 24, 2025 in Zimbabwe By Duncan Mlanjira Tabitha Chawinga’s two accolades she won at the Malawi Sports Awards 2024 in February — Sportswoman of the Year and Sports Personality of the Year — have earned her the nomination…

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* With Morocco coach Ouahbi describing South Africa as ‘fierce’ after beating Nigeria in a tense semi-final clash yesterday * That 1997 encounter ended in a narrow 1-0 victory for Morocco, sealing their first and only CAF U-20 AfCON crown * Now, nearly three decades later, South Africa are determined to turn the tables and claim their maiden continental title at this level Maravi Express Twenty-eight years after their first CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AfCON) showdown in…

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* As men’s team squander 1-0 lead to lose 0-2 against South Africa in the second leg of the African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifiers * The young women’s team Malawi controlled the game for long durations and deservedly led 3-0 at half time * Fatima Lali put the hosts ahead just after a minute into the game and made it 2-0 in the 16th minutes before an own goal in additional time gave Malawi a three-goal cushion leading into…

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* They join Uganda, Niger, Guinea and Algeria in Group C of the CHAN finals to be co-hosted by Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania By Duncan Mlanjira The same case of so-near-yet-so-far for Malawi as they have been eliminated from qualifying for their first-ever African Nations Championship (CHAN) finals after being beaten 2-0 by South Africa in the second leg they went leading 1-0 which the Flames attained at Bingu National Stadium last week. At Loftus Stadium in Pretoria this…

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* The Zimbabwean is reported to have complained of chest pains and missed yesterday’s training session * The report further said he was then ferried to the hospital where he spent Saturday night admitted for medical assessment By Duncan Mlanjira Zimbabwe’s online media, New Zimbabwe has reported some moments ago that coach Kalisto Pasuwa will not be available on the bench for Malawi in this afternoon’s African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifier at Loftus Stadium in Pretoria due to illness….

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* As South Africa seek consistency against DR Congo, who look to upset the while  Morocco are wary of fearless Sierra Leone * Regular combatants at the CAF U20 AfCON Ghana and Egypt face each other — marking their seventh meeting Maravi Express Defending champions Senegal face seven-time winners Nigeria in blockbuster CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AfCON) quarterfinal clash at the Suez Canal Stadium in Ismailia tomorrow. The other quarterfinal matches are between South Africa and DR…

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* If anything, it shows there’s a bit of panic in their camp — our focus is to stick to our strategy and execute it at Loftus Stadium—assistant coach Peter Mponda * Ahead of very crucial moment of the qualifiers as winners will qualify for the CHAN finals in August to be co-hosted by Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania By Duncan Mlanjira Malawi national football team assistant coach Peter Mponda said the technical panel is very well aware that after…

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First leg action * Obviously, when you have players that are not playing regularly in their teams and some of them without teams, we ended up conceding that odd goal in the last three minutes of the game * But that did not make us feel bad about the team — we came out of that game with the best lessons that we needed to take into the next game Maravi Express Coach Molefi Ntseki is reported to have…

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* An increased in global attention will be on the African game, as four strong contenders prepare to represent the continent * Reigning African champions Al Ahly SC, Tunisian giants Espérance de Tunis, Morocco’s Wydad AC and Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa * As SuperSport secures the tournament’s broadcast rights for all 63 Games live on ‘Your World of Champions’ * The first under an expanded format with 32 teams including the winners of the four previous continental championships…

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