Category: Sports

The newly-launched logo * Netball is mostly played by countries in the Commonwealth * The next Netball World Cup in 2023 is set to be hosted by Africa for the first time ever * To be held from July 28 to August 6 2023 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre in South Africa By Duncan Mlanjira Established in 2020, Netball France is seeking to become the sole governing body of the sport in France as the non-Commonwealth country…

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Kwimbira (right) with two of her colleagues to officiate the match Maravi Express Malawi’s FIFA referee Bernadettar Kwimbira is set for another milestone in her refereeing career on Friday when she will be part of an African trio that will officiate a quarterfinal match at the Women’s Olympic Games. Kwimbira has been designated as the first assistant referee alongside centre referee Salima Mukansanga from Rwanda and Kenyan Mary Njoroge as second assistant referee for the second quarterfinal match between Great…

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The faithful Nomads encouraged to be part of the renaissance * To be paying a yearly agreed subscription fee and shall be assisted to register as a limited company by guarantee * The committee shall be responsible for the good conduct and discipline of all registered supporters * The supporters committee shall not interfere in any manner in the affairs of the limited company * Wanderers Football Club Limited shall continue to run Wanderers Club at a profit for…

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Mpinganjira with the renaissance committee that was led by Mvula (left) * Mvula to act as secretary to Board of Directors * Counsel Chancy Gondwe is the legal advisor By Duncan Mlanjira Mighty Wanderers Football Club 2021 Limited has resolved the interim Executive Committee and instead appointed its former chairperson, Chancy Gondwe to lead a caretaker management team to run its day to day football affairs. This was agreed at the newly-registered company’s first Board of Directors meeting held…

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ACC president Lewis Ncube at the centre of it all * As the FIDE Master files complaint to world chess governing body * Mwale was controversially barred from participating at the FIDE World Cup * ACC president Ncube accused of biased tendencies and unprofessional conduct By Duncan Mlanjira The controversy between Chess Association of Malawi (CHESSAM) president Susan Namangale and FIDE Master Joseph Mwale is getting nastier as the association is accusing Africa Chess Confederation (ACC) president Lewis Ncube…

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By Duncan Mlanjira Chess Association of Malawi (CHESSAM) has written a strongly-worded letter to Africa Chess Confederation (ACC) to honour its K27,598,400 (US$30,000) bill it has with Golden Peacock Hotel in Lilongwe for hosting 2021 African Individual Chess Championship last month. This follows the stand-off CHESSAM has between itself, ACC and FIDE Master Joseph Mwale over the player being dropped from participating at the FIDE World Cup in Sochi, Russia. The decision to bar him forced the player to…

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Christian off to a lifetime changing opportunity  * The Lilongwe football academy’s 3rd development product on US academic scholarship * Christian follows after Zobran Elias and female starlet Lughano Nyondo * He goes to Milton Academy in Massachusetts; Zobran is at Taft School; Lughano at Brooks School * Christian was the youngest at just 8 years old when he was scouted by Ascent Soccer By Duncan Mlanjira Following his exceptional talent at Lilongwe’s Ascent Soccer academy, Christian Kakhome has…

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* His first was entitled ‘The Chess Injection’ * TM Associates Consulting Engineers buys several copies and donated to six schools By Duncan Mlanjira Former Chess Association of Malawi (CHESSAM) publicity secretary, Makhosi Nyirenda has published his second book entitled ‘Learning the Alien Game’ and some copies have been bought by TM Associates Consulting Engineers which have been donated to six secondary schools. His first, ‘The Chess Injection’ was published in 2019 and he started his second project in…

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