NICO Group invests K40m towards Presidential Charity Golf tournament to fund needy school students

* Scheduled for October 8 at Lilongwe Golf Club, the organisers are targeting to raise K200 million By Victor Singano Jnr, Correspondent As part of its corporate social responsibility, NICO Group pumped in K40 million towards this year’s Pesidential Charity Golf Tournament to assist needy school students, who are lacking school fees across the country. Presenting the cheque on Thursday at Bingu International Conventional Centre (BICC) in Lilongwe, NICO Group’s head of marketing and customer experience, Lorraine Phiri said…

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Mphatso Nadolo shrugged off route marshal from using a shortcut of Blantyre 42.19km Race; Led to his disqualification after coming first

Nadolo being assisted by medics after he collapsed * The race’s jury verified that the athlete shrugged him off by slapping his outstretched hands * Insisting to run through a footpath towards the Mudi River bridge along Victoria Avenue * Nadolo wept miserably and collapsed after losing out to a whopping K1.5 million cash prize By Victor Singano Jnr, Correspondent Champion of the 2021 Blantyre Marathon for the past two years, Mphatso Nadolo finished on first position on Sunday…

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Fans to follow live match analysis and updates ahead of 2022 Qatar FIFA World Cup through Blue Chair campaign

* The blue chairs, with DStv logo will be placed in several strategic places such as barbershops, salons, on buses * Which has a QR Code that will lead fans to some amazing football-related content and so much more By Duncan Mlanjira Towards the 2022 Qatar FIFA World Cup, Malawian fans and the rest of the African continent, have been afforded an opportunity to follow live match analysis and updates through Blue Chair campaign — dubbed #HereForEveryFan. The blue…

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All set for the national finals of FDH Bank Inter-City Mayor’s Trophy

* Blantyre represented by Mbayani in both netball and football * Zomba by Mponda in football and Police in netball * Mzuzu by Lupaso in netball and St Peters in football * Lilongwe by Kamuzu Barracks in football and Ngwenya 2 in netball By Duncan Mlanjira FDH Bank Plc, in partnership with the country’s four City Councils of Blantyre, Zomba, Lilongwe and Mzuzu, is set to host the finals of the FDH Intercity Mayor’s Trophy to be played on…

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MultiChoice announces unprecedented access to English Premiership across all GOtv and DStv packages

* Sporting fans should expect even more choices and unmissable sporting action * To be premiered from September 1, 2022 till September 5 By Duncan Mlanjira Malawian fans of English Premier League (EPL) are in for a treat as MultiChoice announces ‘Open Weekend’ — unprecedented access to much watched EPL across all GOtv and DStv packages. A statement from MultiChoice, says with the new football season in full swing, DStv and GOtv sporting fans should expect even more choices…

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First Capital Bank dresses up Malawi national hockey teams ahead of All Africa Games qualifiers in Zimbabwe

Tikwale Chirwa presenting the uniform to HAM president Mughogho * Apart from sponsoring football, we also organize local hockey competition—First Capital Bank * It pleased us to dress the team with jerseys because apart from representing Malawi * They will also represent our company in the region since we are available in Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mocambique and Mauritius By Victor Singano Jnr, Correspondent First Capital Bank on Friday donated four sets of game jerseys and training kit to the Malawi…

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Gerard ‘Yellowman’ Phiri named as coach for eSwatini top flight giants Nsingizini Hotspurs

* We are thrilled to find someone with Gerald’s “capabilities, ideas and great attitude * With your experiences, we strongly believe you’ll stand with us and achieve a lot with our team By Wilfred Golden, Correspondent Legendary striker for defunct MDC United, Gerard ‘Yellowman’ Phiri — who is former Blue Eagles and Tigers FC coach, has been named as head coach for eSwatini top flight giants Nsingizini Hotspurs Football Club. Management of the club has confirmed the development through…

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Sports Council unveils Malawi Youth Games program to revamp grassroots sports in schools

Sports Council Board chairperson Sunduzwayo Madise unveils the program’s logo * The program to use sports as a tool that will attract and bring back school dropouts learners * Sports has been dwindling since the departure of the CocaCola schools competition in 2017 By Victor Singano Jnr, Correspondent Malawi National Council of Sports has launched Malawi Youth Games program it its campaign to revamp sports from grassroots level by bringing back primary and secondary schools competitions. At the official…

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Nyasa Capital Finance sponsors K2.5 million towards Malawi Police’s preparation for southern African regional games

Haiya (left) presenting the sponsorship to IG Yolamu * The police officers need enough support to produce positive results at the SARPCCO games * The sponsorship is a timely gesture which will encourage the athletes to work hard—IG Merlyne Yolamu By Victor Singano Jnr, Correspondent Malawi Police Services (MPS) has received a morale booster ahead of their preparations for this year’s Southern African Regional Police Chiefs Cooperation Organization (SARPCCO) annual games scheduled to take place in Tanzania from September…

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Malawian professional taekwondo athlete Guba wins bronze at UK’s Ultimate Summer Championships

* His 8th medal just this year alone — 5 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze * I fought Smith Xander from Focus Taekwondo in the semifinals * It  was a close match which I lost by 1 point difference in the last few seconds of the last round * He is now preparing for the British National Taekwondo Championship next month By Duncan Mlanjira Malawi’s only heavy weight professional taekwondo athlete, Yamikani Guba has now attained 8 medals…

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