Morocco make light work of Tanzania

* Tanzania were reduced to 10 men in the 70th minute and coach Walid Regragui’s Morocco took absolute control of the game from there * Morocco will play DR Congo next while Tanzania will face Zambia CAFonline The Atlas Lions of Morocco cruised to a comfortable 3-0 win over Tanzania at the Stade Laurent Pokou in their opening game at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Côte d’Ivoire 2023. The Moroccans from the start took a total dominance of…

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Stakeholders advises Finance Minister not to prepare a consumption-focused

Finance Minister Chithyola Banda has finalised the three consultative * Let’s avoid coming up with a consumption budget as some of the MDAs are given a lot of resources * Yet they cannot contribute anything to the country’s revenue base * Ministries should not only be consumers but also innovative to generate revenue By George Bulombola, MANA Stakeholders, who included business community, the academia, civil society and religious organisations from the Northern Region, have advised Ministry of Finance, Simplex…

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Unpredictable AFCON duel between Zambia and DR Congo this evening

Zambia coach Avram Grant * Zambia lifted the title in 2012 against Côte d’Ivoire led by French tactician, Herve Renard * DR Congo who won two titles back in 1968 and 1974 Maravi Express The opening Group F fixture of the frica Cup of Nations (AFCON) Côte d’Ivoire 2023 officially kicks off at San Pedro’s Laurent Pokou Stadium between DR Congo and Zambia from 10pm. Zambia lifted the title against this year’s hosts Côte d’Ivoire led by French tactician,…

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We were sad and that is a good thing—Mozambique coach ahead of second AFCON match against Cape Verde

* It is up to us to work harder so that this does not happen again * The early goal by Egypt goal did not startle his side * Neither disturbed their game plan it actually motivated us to play even harder Maravi Express Confederation of Southern African Football Associations (COSAFA) representatives, Mambas of Mozambique stung African giants all the way to the wire leading 2-1 until the closing stages of the game when they gave away a penalty….

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25 elderly persons violently killed in 2023; 78 cases of attacks were registered

The Minister at the press briefing in Lilongwe * Minister of Gender, Community Development & Social Welfare condemns increasing violence * It’s evil and a threat to the basic human right to life for all human beings enshrined in the Republican Constitution By Eunice Disi Lole, MANA From January 2023, Malawi has registered 78 cases of violence against the elderly of which 25 were killed — a development which Minister of Gender, Community Development & Social Welfare, Jean Sendeza…

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Kenyan Senaji signs two-year contract with quadruple winners Nyasa Big Bullets

* I am a person who is open to new ideas — I have had a good season here at the club * So I decided to buy some more time and I am looking forward to do well in the coming season By Petro Mkandawire, MANA Kenyan centre-back Clyde Senaji on Tuesday put pen to paper a two-year extension contract with the quadruple winners, Nyasa Big Bullets ahead of expiry of his current contract next month. The 27-year-old…

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Côte d’Ivoire v Nigeria is the match that the world is waiting for—Jay-Jay Okocha

The African football super legend * The two are facing each other at the AFCON for the seventh time and their head-to-head record so far is perfectly balanced * With two wins each, two draws and five goals each (penalty shoot-outs excluded * The last time the two met at the AFCON was in 2013 in which Nigeria won 2-1 in the quarter-finals Maravi Express Tomorrow’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Group A match between the hosts Côte d’Ivoire…

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2 cholera-related deaths reported between November 1 to January 14

Minister of Health Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda * A total of 49 laboratory confirmed cholera cases reported from 10 health districts across the country * Ministry advises the public to maintain vigilance by observing strict water and food hygiene practices * CoVID-19 no longer a public health emergency of international concern but few sporadic cases continued to be reported in some districts By Duncan Mlanjira Minister of Health, Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda is alerting the public to maintain vigilance and concerted…

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Bafana coach Broos attributes loss to missed penalty and Mali’s physicality after 0-2 defeat

* The performance of South Africa was good, and I think if we scored the penalty, we would have been good * We lost a lot of balls and mostly because of the physical conditioning of Mali was better than us Maravi Express South Africa’s coach Hugo Broos has attributed Bafana Bafana’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Côte d’Ivoire 2023 opening loss to Mali to the missed penalty in the first half as well as the physicality of the…

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COSAFA reps Namibia stun Tunisia with late Deon Hotto thunderbolt at Côte d’Ivoire AFCON

* The minnows delivered a hammer blow in the 89th minute when Deon Hotto latched onto a long ball over the top and outpaced the defence before coolly slotting past Bechir Ben Said * The Orlando Pirates winger thought he had doubled the lead when the offside flag denied him another historic strike Maravi Express Confederation of Southern African Football Association (COSAFA) representatives, Namibia produced one of the all-time Africa Cup of Nations shocks by defeating 2004 champions Tunisia…

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