SRFA lower leaguers exhibiting great spirit of resilience in Castel Challenge Cup

* After Nsanje United defeated Premier Division side Changalume Barracks 7-6 in post-match * This means that Castel Challenge Cup is taking Malawi’s football to another level Maravi Express Southern Region Football Association (SRFA) has expressed great satisfaction with the progress of Ibongetse Castel Challenge Cup, saying teams in lower leagues are showing a great spirit of resilience being manifested in the results of games. Speaking during the game in which Nsanje United defeated Changalume Barracks 7-6 in post-match…

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Dadaz Chess Academy sending 3 players for Africa Youth Chess Championship in Cairo

* Lucie Chimeta, 2022 Under-8 girls national champion, to play in Under-8 girls category * Alipo Namangale, gold medalist at Mpilo Tournament in Mzuzu in the youth category to play in Under-8 Open * Mphatso Chikopa, bronze medalist at Central West Education Division, will be in Under-14 By Duncan Mlanjira Three of Dadaz Chess Academy products, Lucie Chimeta, Alipo Namangale and Mphatso Chikopa, will represent Malawi at the Africa Youth Chess Championship to be held in Cairo, Egypt from…

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Flames to go into full-time residential camp on August 28 in preparation for AFCON qualifier against Guinea

* The Flames are already out of contention of the AFCON qualification as Egypt and Guinea are through *  To use Guinea match to prepare for the forthcoming FIFA World Cup 2026 African qualifiers * In which they grouped with Tunisia, Equatorial Guinea, Namibia, Liberia and São Tomé By Duncan Mlanjira At its 2023 2nd Executive Committee meeting on Saturday, August 12 at Sunbird Nkopola in Mangochi, Football Association of Malawi (FAM) approved the Flames’ caretaker coach, Patrick Mabedi’s…

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Defending champions Nyasa Big Bullets reclaim spot at top of 2023 TNM Super League

* Finally cracked resolute Extreme FC side that gave them a headache in FDH Bank Cup * Two points ahead of Silver Strikers (second place) and Chitipa United (3rd), who share 32 points but are separated by goal difference By Duncan Mlanjira A week after Nyasa Big Bullets sweated to earn a place in the semifinals of the FDH Bank Cup against Extreme FC in Lilongwe, the Peoples Team finally cracked the resolute side with a 3-0 TNM Super…

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Tabitha Chawinga’s ultimate prize is the CAF African Player of the Year award after historic Italian Golden Boot win

* Every player should desire to get that award. My eyes remain fixed on the prize * All in good time, my hands remain expectant whilst I continue to play good football * The prestigious Confederation of African Football (CAF) Awards ceremony scheduled for December 11 in Morocco By Duncan Mlanjira Malawi’s celebrated international women football star, Tabitha Chawinga has been nominated on four previous occasions for the Africa Women’s Player of the Year award but always missed out…

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Male coaches ‘biggest challenge’ to African netballers—Mary Waya

Sam Kanyenda, the Queens’ coach at the 2023 Netball World Cup * You will find that when you go to the competition, to the changing rooms, you feel insecure because of these male coaches * If they are female coaches, you feel safe because you have got a ‘mother’ near you — you know ‘I’m protected’ * Different gender dynamics between male and female coaches and players can cause problems By Duncan Mlanjira Malawi’s celebrated netball legend, Mary Waya…

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Ntopwa Super Queens grouped with reigning CAF Women’s Champions League champs Green Buffaloes of Zambia in COSAFA qualifiers

* Alongside Botswana’s Double Action Ladies and Lesotho Defence Force after the draw conducted on Thursday * Group B has Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa); Olympic de Moroni (Comoros); Costa do Sol (Mozambique) and Young Buffaloes (Eswatini) * For the 8-Team tournament set to take place in Durban between August 30 and 8 September By Duncan Mlanjira In their maiden appearance in Confederation of African Football (CAF) Women’s Champions League, Malawi’s Ntopwa Super Queens are pitted in Group A of…

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Nyasa Big Bullets fan wins K2m in Zampira promotion; Participation reaches record of over 1 million entries

Journalist Yasin Limu drawing the luck winner * I will purchase land and start building my own house—the winner Stephano Khungwa * Thank you, TNM for this promotion which is helping supporters to win big By Duncan Mlanjira Out of 44,580 correct predictions that Chitipa United would win 1-0 against Kamuzu Barracks in the TNM Super League that was played on July 7, Stephano Khungwa was picked from TNM Zampira promotion’s third monthly draw as a winner of K2…

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SULOM, NICO Life engage football supporters on benefits of Sapota Funeral Cover

* With only K150 per month, supporters will get covered with K100,000 if a policyholder dies with K500 earning K600,000 cover * Registration to the policy is done by phone using the USSD code *325# platform both for TNM and Airtel lines By Duncan Mlanjira Super League of Malawi (SULOM), in conjunction with NICO Life, on Friday courted club supporters’ representatives at Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe to sensitive them on the benefits of NICO Life’s product named Sapota…

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Tottenham’s Harry Kane set for Bayern Munich medical—reports

* He has never won a major trophy but appears set to join a Bayern side who have won 11 straight Bundesliga titles SuperSport Tottenham Hotspur’ Harry Kane is due to have a medical at Bayern Munich after the German champions agreed to a deal for the England captain with Tottenham, British media reports said on Friday. The 30-year-old has one year left on his contract with Spurs, where Kane is the club’s record goalscorer. Bayern reportedly had a…

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