Category: Sports

Sgt. Guba and his trophy * After round 1 he was leading 11-2 on points and he ended the fight in round 2 to win by knock out * These regional and national competitions are the build-up and preparedness of big events scheduled ahead * I am now looking forward to the next competition — the North East Open Championships on October 24 * And the British National Taekwondo Championships on November 7 to be held in London at…

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Chazema enjoying his game though on a bad state of the course By Blessings Kaunda, MANA Mzuzu golfers can now breathe a huge sigh of relief following plans that Sunbird Hotel have put in place to refurbish Mzuzu Golf Club after three years of dormancy. In an interview on Monday, the Club’s president, Lieutenant Colonel Chazema said the golf course has been dormant for three years and one of his objectives when he assumed leadership was to revive the…

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Chakwera with the Scorchers Fam.mw President Lazarus Chakwera has applauded Malawi national women’s football team, The Scorchers, for their outstanding performance when they managed — for the first time ever — to reach the final match of the Confederation of Southern African Football Associations (COSAFA) Championship. Chakwera hosted the Scorchers at the Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe on Tuesday afternoon following their heroic performance in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, saying the team have made the nation proud and has committed…

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Coach Mwase By Duncan Mlanjira The Flames are out of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying race after going down 1-2 to Côte d’Ivoire in Cotonou, Benin on Monday evening but coach Meck Mwase says he will take the remaining two qualifiers seriously to continue to fine-tune the team ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) finals in January in Cameroun. The Flames are drawn in Group B alongside Senegal, Guinea and fellow Confederation of Southern African Football…

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Don Bosco karate club  By Moses Nyirenda, MANA Blantyre-based karate school, Zen Malawi has organised a championship tournament set for November 7 at College of Medicine Sports Complex with an aim of promoting the sport that has been dormant in the country. In an interview on Tuesday, the championship’s coordinator, Sensei (instructor) Joseph Kawerama said “karate has been practised in the country for long time but not much has been done to nurture more talent or to expose those…

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By Duncan Mlanjira In their final game of the 2020/2021 TNM Super League on Saturday, October 9, Silver Strikers need to beat Ekwendeni Hammers in order to keep their second-place. The Bankers, who have 55 points, host 10th-placed Ekwendeni at Silver Stadium in the must-win encounter of which a win will ensure Mighty Wanderers end the season on third place at 57 points if the Nomads — who have 54 points — manage to beat Moyale in their final…

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Vice-President Chilima during prize presentation  * “We will demand accountability for every transaction as we would like to see the money being used for its purpose” * “Do not let our energy and efforts go to waste” * “I sincerely ask the FAM president and his executive to ensure that there is no gross misconduct” * “This is one reason Malawi is still lagging behind — fraud and corruption” * He slammed the tendency of some officials who have…

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NICO Group’s Lorraine Phiri hands over the sponsorship to Jabbar Alide * Vice-President Chilima to be amongst 100 golfers sent to participate on Saturday October 2 * Teams of two are to be sponsored by corporates or individuals at K300,000 each team * There is a huge financial deficit of close to K700 million to be addressed * To fully prepare and have the team to competitively participate at the 2022 AFCON finals By Duncan Mlanjira The target of…

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By Mphatso Sam, MANA The Super League of Malawi (SULOM) says it will summon Nyasa Big Bullets and Mighty Wanderers over violence that erupted at the end of the TNM Super League Blantyre derby on Sunday at Kamuzu Stadium. After the match, which Wanderers won 1-0, Bullets supporters started pelting missiles onto the stadium in frustration for the loss while Wanderers’ supporters invaded the pitch to celebrate the win with the players. Both actions by Bullets supporters and Wanderers’…

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