Category: Sports

Tadala Billie, new blood set to regenerate  netball * Sports has always been part of my life because of my dad, mum and brother Nyadani * I see a gap that I can assist to fill based on the capabilities that I have from my education and work experience * Holds Master’s Degree in business administration and Bachelor’s Degree in Arts Humanities By Duncan Mlanjira Tadala Billie, daughter to Malawi’s legendary midfield maestro Jonathan Billie, eyes the post of…

Read More

FDH’s Chimchere and FAM GS Gunda conducting draw for the South * Last 16 teams to be dressed up and provided with K500,000 starter pack By Duncan Mlanjira Football Association of Malawi (FAM) on Wednesday concluded the draw for regional preliminary round draw of the much anticipated K90 million FDH Bank and one interesting part of it is that the 16 winners for the national phase shall all be dressed up, given two footballs for training and K500,000 starter…

Read More

Police asked not fire teargas anyhow as their actions facilitated the abandonment * SULOM disciplinary committee has to heavily rely on video clip evidence of the abandoned May 1 Blantyre derby By Duncan Mlanjira After its thorough investigations of the abandoned May 1 Blantyre derby between arch rivals Mighty Wanderers and Nyasa Big Bullets, the Super League of Malawi (SULOM) disciplinary committee has faulted documentary evidence that were presented for the hearing. In its Wednesday, May 19 verdict, the disciplinary…

Read More

The May 1 Blantyre derby * SULOM fines Bullets fined K500,000 for fans pitch invasion * National Referees Committee demanded to discipline referees involved * The result of the match is at 1-1 since at 75 minutes of stoppage, it had matured  By Duncan Mlanjira Mighty Wanderers have been found guilty of contributing towards the abandonment of the May 1, 2021 Blantyre derby against their arch rivals Nyasa Big Bullets and have since been fined a total of K1.602…

Read More

The signing ceremony * Players will have their tailor made insurance policy covers * Ranging from life, injury, property and other needs, which shall be extended to supporters By Duncan Mlanjira Nyasa Big Bullets has secured business partnership with multinational insurance company, CIC Africa that include catering for players and supporters insurance needs as well as supporting the team’s commercialization drive. The 3-year deal was sealed on Wednesday in Blantyre in which the benefits are mutual for both parties…

Read More

The launch of the cup in 2019 By Duncan Mlanjira The much anticipated K90 million FDH Bank League Cup, whose winners will go home with K25m as prize money, kicks off May 29 with regional leagues’ preliminaries. The competition, that was unveiled in November 2019, was due to have been played in 2020 but had been put on hold due to suspension of sporting activities in the midst of the CoVID-19 pandemic. At a press briefing on Tuesday at…

Read More

* Sets March 2022 as an extra window By Duncan Mlanjira The emergency committee of Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced that it has postponed the qualifiers for the 2022 Qatar World Cup that were to have taken place in June due to current challenges cause by the CoVID-19 pandemic. In consultation with world football governing body, FIFA, the qualifiers will be scheduled in the existing windows of September, October and November as well as March 2022. CAF…

Read More

The refs had to be whisked away by the police * The officiating crew of yesterday should not be found anywhere near football * Referees are also reviewing the match to determine what went wrong * The referees also encourage Kwimbira to legally sue Sumani for the alleged vulgar language abuse By Duncan Mlanjira Mighty Wanderers FC has brought in some allegations of corruption to do with the premature end of the much-anticipated Blantyre derby against their age-old archrivals,…

Read More