Category: Sports

  By Duncan Mlanjira Mighty Be Forward Wanderers returned from Lilongwe bruised as they lost 0-2 to their hosts, Blue Eagles at Nankhaka to surrender their spot at the summit after their rivals and defending champions Nyasa Bullets beat Mzuni FC 3-2 at Kamuzu Stadium. However, the race is too close to call as the two arch rivals are separated by one point (Bullets at 49 and Wanderers at 48) from equal number of games at 23 each with…

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By Duncan Mlanjira Elite FIFA assistant referee, Bernadettar Kwimbira is set to become Malawi’s first woman referee to officiate men’s 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier between Libya and Tanzania scheduled for November 19 in Tripoli. She is among the six first African Female Elite Referees appointed by Confederation of African Football (CAF) to officiate men’s CAF AFCON matches in November. This comes after Kwimbira became overall best among the 33 referees, who attended a five-day Confederation of…

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  By Duncan Mlanjira Malawi ?? national football team, coach Meke Mwase has recalled defender Lucky Malata as he prepares his team for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against South Sudan ?? on November 13 at home and Uganda ?? away on November 17. Malata has since vowed to work harder in order to regain his position in the team he hasn’t been in since 2017. Speaking after the Flames’ Wednesday morning training session, Malata thanked Mwase…

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  By Maravi Express Malawi’s elite FIFA assistant referee, Bernadettar Kwimbira was named overall best among the 33 referees, who attended a five-day Confederation of African Football (CAF) Elite ‘A’ Women Referees Course in Djibouti. The course brought together top African female referees from 24 CAF member associations and Kwimbira was the only Malawian representative. She said she is pleased to have been named the best performer among the group of Africa’s best. “I am very happy and I…

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  By Duncan Mlanjira Aspirant for the post of Football Association of Malawi (FAM) presidency, James Leonard Mwenda says the country’s football needs to be re-engineered to grow to new heights so that it becomes an industry that supports millions of people while contributing to Malawi’s national development strategies. Mwenda said this on Monday at Bingu International Convention Centre (BICC) in Lilongwe when he launched his manifesto for the December 14 FAM elective annual general meeting in Mangochi. “Football…

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    By Duncan Mlanjira As the most followed sport in the country, Malawi football requires special attention for its growth and development, says James Leonard Mwenda, aspirant for the post of Football Association of Malawi (FAM) presidency in his manifesto. Launched on Monday at Bingu International Convention Centre (BICC) in Lilongwe, Mwenda says his dream is to see football becoming an industry that effectively contributes to the efforts of government, development partners, non-state actors and the private sector…

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  By Duncan Mlanjira James Leonard Mwenda, aspirant for the post of Football Association of Malawi (FAM) presidency, says that he shall make sure the senior Malawi national football team should qualify for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations and that in 2031 they shall win the coveted for title. Mwenda said this in his manifesto launched on Monday at Bingu International Convention Centre (BICC) in Lilongwe, saying by 2031 the Flames shall be a big force as it…

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By Duncan Mlanjira After playing 8 games since the second round of the TNM Super League resumed, Dwangwa has managed to extricate themselves from the last position they had been occupying and move up 4 steps to position 12. From the 24 games so far played, they have amassed 23 points from 6 wins and 5 draws in which they have lost 13. The last position is now being occupied by last season’s surprise team of the season, Masters…

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