Category: International Sports

Waya, one of Malawi’s netball legends * Waya started playing international netball for Malawi at the tender age of 14 * She has since become the nation’s most high-profile player having played in more than 200 international matches * She was also part of the 2007 World Netball Championships squad that finished 5th * This was the Queens’ highest ever international placing Maravi Express Malawi’s netball legend, Mary Waya has been appointed as World Netball’s official Heart Ambassador, representing…

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* However, defender Nickson Mwase not in camp after testing positive to CoVID-19 * The local-based will leave on Monday via Ethiopia while the 13 foreign-based players will join the team in Cameroun By Duncan Mlanjira Malawi national football team’s 2022 Qatar FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Cameroun in Yaoundé on Friday, September 3 and against Mozambique in Johannesburg, South Africa on September 7 will be beamed live on Azam TV. This was announced by Football Association of Malawi…

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Taonera in action at the 2016 Rio Olympics * She qualified for Tokyo Games after winning bronze medal in 1500m race * During the Fazza International Championship in Dubai in February this year By Duncan Mlanjira Malawi is being represented by middle-distance athlete Taonera Banda at the 2021 Paralympics taking place in Tokyo, Japan which SuperSport will be beaming live through Variety 2 and 3 channels as well as daily highlights on SuperSport Blitz — from Tuesday, August 24…

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* The hosts Cameroon will host Burkina Faso in Group A opener on January 9 By Duncan Mlanjira Malawi national football team, the Flames have been drawn in Group of the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) alongside Senegal, Guinea and fellow Confederation of Southern African Football Association (COSAFA) member Zimbabwe. The draw was held at a star-studded gala on Tuesday evening in Yaoundé, the AFCON host country Cameroun — who have been drawn in Group A alongside Burkina…

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Reigning champions the Desert Foxes of Algeria By Duncan Mlanjira Reigning African champions Algeria, as well as Nigeria, Senegal, Tunisia, Morocco and hosts Cameroun have been named top seeds for Tuesday’s 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) draw. According to goal.com, the draw — set for Yaounde Conference Centre — will see the 24 participating teams zoned into six groups of four teams each for the competition that gets underway in January 2022. In picking the seeded countries, the…

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Meck Mwase * The Flames will host Mozambique at the Orlando Stadium in Johannesburg on September 7 * For their first home match of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 qualifiers Maravi Express The Flames’ head coach Meck Mwase left on Friday for Cameroun to attend the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) draw to be held at Yaounde Conference Center. The coach told Fam.mw Flames qualified for the 2021 AFCON finals after beating Uganda 1-0 at Kamuzu Stadium…

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Nyasa Bullets in action in the CECAFA Kagame Cup * The winner to face DRC’s TP Mazembe in the second preliminary round in October * The Bullets will play Express FC of Uganda in CECAFA Kagame Cup final today, Saturday in Tanzania By Duncan Mlanjira Nyasa Big Bullets have been drawn against South Africa’s Premier Soccer League (PSL) club, Amazulu, in the preliminary round of the 2021/2022 Confederation of African Football (CAF) Champions League. The qualifier for the group…

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Silver Stadium and its club house in Lilongwe * And a further K1 million from Football Association of Malawi By Duncan Mlanjira If Silver Strikers go ahead with their plans withdraw from the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Confederation Cup they are going to be fined close to K2.5m (US$3,000) from the continental football governing body and a further K1 million from Football Association of Malawi (FAM). In a statement to their supporters and other stakeholders, Silver say the…

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Guba humbled and proud to be the first Malawian on the world map in Taekwondo grades * It puts Malawi Taekwondo team on the boost globally and many more benefits * I look forward to promoting Taekwondo to my grassroots Malawi community * Guba was nominated for the 2019 Malawi Sport Awards’ Sportsman of the Year * Alongside men’s footballer Gabadinho Mhango and women footballer Tabitha Chawinga By Duncan Mlanjira Malawian UK-based Taekwondo Master Yamikani Guba, who is captain…

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