Category: Sports

Coach Maggie Chombo-Sadik with her charges Fam.mw Malawi women’s Under-20 national football team started residential camp on Thursday in Lilongwe in preparation for the 2022 Costa Rica FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup preliminary round qualifying matches against Zambia. However, 12 out of the 42 players that were called for camp have been released after testing positive to CoVID-19 during the tests done as part of the FAM’s camping protocols. All the players are asymptomatic and have gone into isolation….

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Silver Stadium where violence seems to be taking place regularly  * K2 million fine is for bringing the game of football into disrepute * The Bankers have been banned from playing official matches organised by FAM at Silver Stadium for one year * Perpetual perpetrator of violence Mulo Makina banned for life from Football activities By Duncan Mlanjira Football Association of Malawi (FAM) have found Silver Strikers guilty of nine counts of misconduct charges that took place during the…

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* Over 100 golfers targeted for team of two to be sponsored by corporates or individuals at K300,000 per team By Duncan Mlanjira The country’s Vice-President, Saulos Chilima is expected to  participate in the ‘Kuyipatsa Moto Flames’ fundraising golf tournament at the Lilongwe Golf Olub on October 2 which Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has organised to mobilize funds for the national football team’s preparations and participation at the Cameroon 2022 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). The football governing…

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The Flames celebrate Mbulu’s goal—Picture courtesy of fam.mw * As the Flames end Mozambique’s 12-year supremacy with 1-0 win at Orlando Stadium on Tuesday * Côte d’Ivoire beat Cameroun 2-1 on Monday after 0-0 draw against Mozambique on Friday * The Flames next date Côte d’Ivoire in back-to-back assignments, first at home on October 6 and away on October 10 * The same with the Mambas in back-to-back fixtures starting away to Cameroun By Duncan Mlanjira Richard Mbulu’s 10th…

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Coach Meke Mwase and his charges * Following Friday’s 0-2 loss to Cameroun in 2022 Qatar FIFA World Cup qualifier in Yaoundé * “With due respect to our coach and staff, I would say the team formation was poor” * “We played 4-2-3-1 which means our boys were restricted in terms of how they play” * “We need to quickly get basics right, otherwise Mozambique may give us tough time in RSA” * The next match against Mozambique…

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Sigh of relief at last Maravi Express After spending two good years without sponsorship, netball heavyweights Thunder Queens has finally secured a lucrative K9 million 1-year sponsorship deal with Intelligent Monitoring Systems (IMOSYS) company. The Rainbow Paints Blantyre District Netball League (BDNL) Team, formerly known as Tropical Queens have since changed their name to Imosys Netball Club. The side has been going through financial hiccups for the previous years, a development which was affecting its performance in competitions and speaking…

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Coach Meck Mwase * Local based players from the 25-man squad expected to re-group on Wednesday and Thursday * First match against Cameroun away in Yaoundé on September 3 * Before hosting Mozambique at Orlando Stadium in Johannesburg four days later By Duncan Mlanjira Malawi national football team coach, Meck Mwase has named his squad ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against the Indomitable Lions of Cameroun away in Yaoundé on September 3. From Yaoundé, the…

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