Category: Sports

* I think we will have good results in June if I put the team together and have them mentally prepared—Kenya * The tournament helped us a lot as we have crucial matches in the World Cup qualifiers—Zambia *  It was a good tournament and we just say congratulations to Kenya—Zimbabwe Maravi Express All three visiting coaches for the 4-Nations Tournament — Kenya’s Engin Firat; Zimbabwe’s Norman Mapeza; Zambia’s Avram Grant — including the hosts’ Patrick Mabedi, has express…

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* Flames pulled one back in the five minutes through Lawrence Chaziya to end first half at 2-1 * Despite making three other changes the visitors hung on to their lead to full time and four minutes of added time By Duncan Mlanjira Just after 16 minutes Zambia scored against Malawi in 4-Nations third place play-off and just a seconds later doubled their lead before the Flames pulled one back in the five minutes through Lawrence Chaziya to end…

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* They won the bronze after beating Saudi Arabia 5-4 in a very tight third place play-off * They lost 6-9 to Morocco in the semi-final that ended Malawi’s hopes of winning their first-ever COSAFA Beach Soccer Championship title Maravi Express Football Association of Malawi (FAM) president, Fleetwood Haiya has promised continued support as for the COSAFA Beach Soccer Championship bronze medalists, saying the Malawi national team has great potential to make it to the World Cup. He made…

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* When Malawi seniors lost, we were bitter. It was very painful. We didn’t want to lose as well * We were playing with an experienced side who are 2023 CECAFA Cup runners-up By Duncan Mlanjira After beating Kenya 3-1 to lift the Under-20 version of the 4-Nations Tournament, coach Bob Mpinganjira said winning was the only option to appease the nation after the bitter 0-4 loss suffered by the Flames against Kenya’s Harambee Stars the previous day. He…

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* Conceded first goal as early as the first minute of the match and trailed 0-2 after four minutes * We started sluggishly, we were too static — in fact we didn’t show up in the first 25 minutes or so By Duncan Mlanjira Flames coach Patrick Mabedi attributed the 0-4 loss against Kenya’s Harambe Stars in the 4-Nations Tournament to not being active since November when they played two matches of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Africa qualifiers….

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Maravi Express Having won five of its six games at the qualifiers of Netball World Cup Youth Championship (NWYC) in South Africa, Malawi has qualified for the NWYC 2025 finals to be held in Gibraltar from September 19-28, 2025. South Africa, who beat Malawi twice, have also qualified for the NWYC Gibraltar 2025 and top the group having won all their games as well as Zambia, who beat Zimbabwe 43:41 in third-place playoff today. In Malawi’s fourth game of…

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* Representing the Gift of Chess, I visited Accra prison and played chess with juvenile inmates who are chess players * I also had an opportunity to engage with sports officials from Congo Brazzaville where we discussed chess matters and gifted them with chess sets By Duncan Mlanjira Global Head of US chess charity, The Gift of Chess, Susan Namangale has returned from Accra, Ghana where she went as Zone 4.5 president for the Africa Individual Chess Championship and…

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