Silver Strikers Ladies drawn with South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns, Mozambican and eSwatini sides in CAF Women’s Champions League 2026-COSAFA Group B qualifier

* Scheduled for Gaborone, Botswana from August 20-29 with the top two teams from each group advancing to the semifinals * The Bankers become the third Malawian club to represent the country at the regional tournament Maravi Express Silver Strikers Ladies have been drawn in Group B of the CAF Women’s Champions League 2026-COSAFA qualifier along with South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies, Nsingizini Hotspurs FC of eSwatini and Clube de Desportos da Costa do Sol of Mozambique. The draw…

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COSAFA derby; Battle for supremacy between Malawi and Zambia

* In the Malawian camp, no one is talking about this feat already achieved by this generation of players — the focus remains on the future * We have six points, but we’re fighting for three more — we want to finish with nine points, says coach Lovemore Fazili at a press conference CAFonline When the draw of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAfCON) Morocco 2026 was completed, the Malawi versus Zambia matchup quickly gained popularity as one…

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Parliament gives Malawi Scorchers standing ovation

* For making the nation proud through their historic WAfCON Morocco 2025 campaign and as an encouragement ahead of their last group match against Zambia * Speaker Sameer Suleman called on the Government, the corporate sector and all Malawians to continue supporting the Scorchers going forward By Duncan Mlanjira Parliament yesterday gave a standing ovation to the Malawi national women’s football team, the Scorchers, in recognition of their outstanding performance at the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAfCON) Morocco…

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Up-and-coming Malawian 5-year-old taekwondo star Tiyamike Guba wins 4 medals in five tournament appearances since January

* A gold in the +24kg category and a silver in upper weight category of the Team Warrior Taekwondo Test Match competition held in Durham, UK on Sunday * The results are a testament to his hard work, dedication, and growing confidence on the mat By Duncan Mlanjira Five-year-old Malawian, Tiyamike Guba went through formal Taekwondo training in December and in his first tournament in January, he won his earliest medal — a silver. He now continues his impressive…

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Debutants Cape Verde register two goals at WAfCON as they pushed to the end to lose 2-3 to veterans Mali

The exciting game yesterday at at the Larbi Zaouli Stadium in Casablanca * Eve Pereira goes in the island nation’s football annals as the first scorer at the WAfCON when she equalised after going down 1-0 in first half * Alivia Kelly pulled one back in the 88th minute when they were down 3-1 as they eye to finish the Group D against another giant Cameroon Maravi Express In their second match in debut appearance at the Women’s Africa…

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Asimenye Simwaka joins Scorchers at WAfCON after completing her duties at the Commonwealth Games Glasgow 2026

* Where she advanced to the semi-finals in both the 200m and 400m events before her campaign came to an end * She strengthens coach Lovemore Fazili’s attacking options along with the Chawinga sisters, Temwa and Tabitha * Ahead of the final game against Zambia on Wednesday they just need a draw to qualify for the knockout quarterfinals in their debut appearance By Duncan Mlanjira Multi-talented Asimenye Simwaka, MDF Lionesses FC’s forward and the country’s top track athlete, has…

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Mighty Wanderers through to Airtel Top 8 2026 final to meet Ekhaya FC

* Defeat Blue Eagles 5-4 in post-match penalties after playing to a 1-1 draw at Silver Stadium this Sunday afternoon * While Ekhaya defeated Karonga United in the other semifinal play on Saturday at the same venue By Duncan Mlanjira After playing out to a 1-1 draw, Mighty Wanderers triumphed 5-4 over Blue Eagles in post-match penalties at Silver Stadium to qualify for the final of the Airtel Top 8 2026. They book a date with Ekhaya FC, who…

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Grudge match between Cape Verde and Mali tonight

* The island nation off the coast of west Africa beat Mali 4-3 on aggregate in the WAfCON Morocco 2026 qualifiers to join Malawi Scorchers as tournament debutants * Since then, they have failed to win their last five games, recording one draw and four defeats — including the 0-2 loss to Ghana in Group D opener Maravi Express Familiar foes since the qualifiers to this Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAfCON) Morocco 2026, there will be no margin…

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Zambian fans no longer over confident at Copper Queens facing the Scorchers

* They beat us in last friendly and they they have the best defence and midfield than us * Malawi will beat Zambia very easily. Zambia and Egypt are the underdogs in that group * Do you remember what happened at COSAFA 2023? Ignore Malawi at your own peril By Duncan Mlanjira Ahead of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAfCON) Morocco 2026, Zambian fans — along with Nigerians — took to social media to scoff at Malawi Scorchers…

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It’s down to the wire for Scorchers at WAfCON Morocco 2026

* They need a draw against Zambia, who lost 0-1 to Nigeria to share 3 points apiece ahead of last Group C match on Wednesday, August 5 * After the Scorchers beating Egypt 3-1 Saturday evening and Nigeria 1-0 on Tuesday while Zambia beat Egypt 6-0 By Duncan Mlanjira Malawi Scorchers, who beat Egypt 3-1 in Group C of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAfCON) Morocco 2026, now need to draw with Zambia to book themselves a place…

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