Category: Sports

* As a home team, they offer to collaborate with the Bankers to assess and cover the costs of repairing their team bus * We want to make it clear that acts of violence are unacceptable and go against the very spirit of the game * We vehemently condemn the actions of the fans responsible for this incident, says the team in a statement By Duncan Mlanjira In a very rare spirit of solidarity and sportsmanship, Nyasa Big Bullets…

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Award winning coach, Pasuwa * We need to make the players raise their heads so that we can return to winning ways * Football can be cruel at times — we had chances that we could have buried By Duncan Mlanjira Nyasa Big Bullets head coach Kalisto Pasuwa says he and his team will not look down or lose focus as a defeat is part of the game and there are still 21 more games to play in the…

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Damaged Silver Strikers team bus * Silver Strikers’ team bus got damaged, its tyres were deflated and some windows were broken * Amidst the fracas, the team exited the stadium safely as no player and technical staff were injured in the process By Duncan Mlanjira & Tione Andsen, MANA Soon after Silver Strikers’ super-sub Chinsinsi Maonga scored in the 90th minute following a brilliant pass from Patrick Macheso in the buildup to counter attack after Nyasa Big Bullets had…

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Silver Strikers, team of the moment * Six foreign-based players include goalkeeper Brighton Munthali (Black Leopards, SA); defender Denis Chembezi of Iraq’s Al-Qasim SC * And Mozambique-based captain John Banda and Zambia-based trio of Chifundo Mphasi, Chawanangwa Kaonga and Robert Saizi * Against São Tomé e Principe at Bingu National Stadium on Thursday, June 6 and Equatorial Guinea away in Malabo on Monday, June 10 By Duncan Mlanjira Flames coach Patrick Mabedi can’t afford to recognise the high performances of…

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* Through super sub Chinsisi Maonga’s added time strike — ending Bullets unbeaten run * We knew Bullets will come flat out today looking for a win and we told the boys to be disciplined defensively—coach Peter Mponda * We played as a team, worked hard for a win and credit should go to Maonga for a beautiful display of composure in finishing off that ball Maravi Express A lone strike in added time from super substitute Chinsinsi Maonga…

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FAM President Fleetwood Haiya with technical director Benjamin Kumwenda in Cairo * After attending a Talent Development Scheme (TDS) workshop in Cairo, Egypt * FIFA’s flagship that discusses how best football associations can nurture and develop talent through the TDS platform * This programme is closely linked to the export strategy that we are promoting through registered and well structured football academies in Malawi By Duncan Mlanjira Football Association of Malawi (FAM) president, Fleetwood Haiya emphasises that “grassroots football…

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* If Bullets (with 14 points) beat Silver, they will earn the 3rd spot — thus pushing Mzuzu City Hammers (16 points) to 4th * Wanderers beat Dedza Dynamos 3-1 to move to 4th but if Bullets win they will be pushed back to 6th By Duncan Mlanjira After achieving a remarkable 2-0 win over Mighty Wanderers last week at home Mzuzu Stadium, Mzuzu City Hammers were surprisingly hammered 1-2 by debutantes FOMO FC away at Mulanje Park yesterday…

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