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Changalume Barracks punished with K300,000 fine for freakish entry into NBS Bank NDL match venue

July 10, 2026

* An outdated and scornful juju practice related to witchcraft in believing their opponents FOMO FC planted magic spells at official Mulanje Park entry point * The belief that juju magic can influence a team to win or lose has long been scorned upon as if it worked, Malawi could have been winning the FIFA World Cup™ By Duncan Mlanjira Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has punished Changalume Barracks Football Club with a fine of K300,000 for their freakish…

Mbappé scores, assists and sees penalty saved in 2-0 quarterfinal win over Morocco

July 10, 2026

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* Move level with Lionel Messi in the 2026 Golden Boot race, while also moving within one of the Argentine’s all-time FIFA World Cup record of 21 goals * The Frenchman became only the second player in tournament history to reach 20 goals overall, after the Argentina icon Messi * This was France’s second win against Morocco at the FIFA World Cup™ having beaten the North Africans also 2-0 in Qatar 2022 edition Maravi Express Just like Lionel Messi on…

France’s coach Deschamps unruffled by an all-Argentinian officials helming their FIFA World Cup™ 2026 quarter-final against Morocco

July 9, 2026

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* “Let’s hope ours are as good as Monsieur Letexier was” — in reference to the ref who officiated the match between Egypt and Argentina * As Morocco and France face each other in a FIFA World Cup™ repeat following Les Bleus’ semifinal win in Qatar 2022 * Morocco don’t have the profile of Paraguay. We will need to be very effective because this Morocco is of very high quality—coach Didier Deschamps Maravi Express France coach Didier Deschamps has…

NICO Group to invest deeply into Ascent Soccer’s mission of creating life-changing opportunities for talented young Malawians

July 9, 2026

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* Through football, education and leadership development — a partnership reflects NICO Group’s commitment to investing in initiatives that create meaningful and lasting impact * We chose to support Ascent Soccer because we believe in what they are doing to transform football in Malawi * They have a proven track record of developing talent, and their commitment to education is what has compelled us to work with them By Duncan Mlanjira Malawi’s most successful football academy, Ascent Soccer has…

Are Argentina and Messi being treated favourably at World Cup?

July 8, 2026

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* The win over Egypt came with an edge as the African nation has asked FIFA to kick the officials in charge of their last-16 defeat out of the tournament * The Pharaohs have alleged bias in favour of Argentina and favouritism towards their star player, Lionel Messi By Dale Johnson, BBC Sport Argentina are throwing everything at the defence of their FIFA World Cup™ title — and they have needed to. After being expected to steamroller past Cape…

Mohamed Aboutrika urges Mo Salah to keep the Egypt jersey on for a few more years

July 8, 2026

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* Calm down. We need you. We have an AfCON and another FIFA World Cup™ coming up * Forget about the ‘last dance’ talk and all that — Egypt doesn’t produce a Mohamed Salah every day Maravi Express While he hasn’t revealed his intentions regarding his future with the national team, Mohamed Salah may have played his very last FIFA World Cup™ game on Tuesday night, but not if legendary Egypt forward Mohamed Aboutrika has any say in the…

Egypt coach Hossam Hassan launch scathing attack at FIFA for “unjust” in the Pharaohs Round of 16 exit

July 8, 2026

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* We had the right to win and I don’t want to say ‘hard luck’ to us — no, we leave with honour, but the final result is a far cry from the ‘fair play’ that FIFA talks about * Maybe it’s a marketing thing; maybe they want to keep the reigning World Cup champions to stay in the competition — they want to keep him in the competition Maravi Express Egypt coach Hossam Hassan — along with his…

G.O.A.T. Messi leads stunning Argentina in FIFA World Cup™ 2026 marveling comeback from two goals down against Egypt

July 7, 2026

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* The defending champions are the latest team who have ever been two or more goals down and gone on to win without needing extra time * Belgium were the latest overall against Senegal last week but they needed extra time to complete the job * Argentina will be next in action against either Switzerland or Colombia, who play their last-16 tie from 22h00 this evening Maravi Express Argentina looked to be heading out of the Argentina FIFA World…

FDH Bank Premiership 2026 title race far from taking a break

July 7, 2026

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* Just one point separates the top four after Matchweek 9 with Blue Eagles at the top sharing 19 points with Nyasa Big Bullets * The Premiership takes a break this weekend to pave way for the Airtel Top 8 2026 second legs of the quarterfinals By Duncan Mlanjira Blue Eagles lead the FDH Bank Premiership 2026 log table with 19 points but sharing with runners-up Nyasa Big Bullets and separated by goal difference. After playing nine games each,…

Merino strikes late as Spain edge Portugal, drawing curtain on Ronaldo’s FIFA World Cup™ career

July 7, 2026

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* For all their pedigree, talent and history, Spain have only lifted the World Cup once, in 2010, while Portugal’s best was third place in 1966 Maravi Express Substitute Mikel Merino scored an injury-time winner as European champions Spain beat Iberian rivals Portugal in a tense last-16 encounter to book a place in the World Cup quarter-finals and put an end to Cristiano Ronaldo’s career on football’s biggest stage. The European champions will face Belgium on Friday in Los…