Category: Sports

* Baka City earned 15 points after their triumph yesterday — through a goal scored late in the game (87’) by Tambulani Mwale * Red Lions poured more woes on rock bottom Jenda United beating them 3-0 at Balaka Stadium through a brace from Mphatso Magaleta and Brown Gondwe By Duncan Mlanjira Baka City yesterday afternoon beat Chilumba Barracks 1-0 at Chitipa Stadium to temporarily take second place of the NBS Bank National Division League (NDL), displacing Mitundu Baptist,…

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* On the African continent, Morocco — the Africa Cup of Nations (AfCON) — continues to assert dominance, holding steady at 12th in the global ranking * At the global level, Argentina firmly retain the top spot, ahead of Spain (2nd), France (3rd), England (4th), and Brazil (5th) By Duncan Mlanjira Malawi national football team, the Flames, have moved up two FIFA rankings from 132 to 129 and 37th in Africa in the July FIFA rankings released last night….

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* He emptied the liquid from the bottle on MAFCO players as they made their way to the tunnel after their TNM Super League assignment * Silver Strikers disassociate itself from the barbaric behaviour by describing the man as one of “individuals claiming to be associated with the club” * We are launching an internal review and taking necessary steps to strengthen our security, ensuring such incidents do not happen again By Duncan Mlanjira While appalled by the barbaric…

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* There will be no sell of tickets on match day as advance tickets are being sold on-line via Kwenda.co and in other designated outlets from today * We have put the tickets on the market at least 10 days before the match to ensure the fans have enough time to get the tickets Maravi Express Football Association of Malawi (FAM) stresses that there will be no sell of tickets on match day for the much-anticipated Airtel Top 8…

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Done deal; Kamwendo (centre) after signing for Villa.—Picture by Vincent Khonje, MANA * I know the team has set goals, and together with what I know, I believe I can help them achieve those objectives * Although the team has not done well in some aspects, I see a lot of potential here—Kamwendo By Vincent Khonje, MANA Just a week after suspending Eliya Phiri as head coach, NBS Bank National Division League (NDL) side, Mchinji Villa FC has appointed…

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* Teams mandated to strictly register only players aged 23 and under that will be eligible to participate and that all players must be registered in Mpira Connect * FAM will then be conducting a thorough age verification process using National IDs and valid school identification * To improve data collection and performance tracking using the FAM player registration and competition management system * This will enhance talent identification, especially from rural areas, for integration into national youth teams…

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* Replaces the Regional Women’s Leagues as the top-tier competition brought about through the newly-launched K1 billion National Bank of Malawi (NBM) sponsorship * 75% has gone towards the teams of MK156.65 million (56%) as prize money and MK53.575 million (19%) as subventions of MK13 million each * Champions will receive MK10 million; runners-up MK5 million and the third-placed team to get MK3 million By Duncan Mlanjira In a valiant step that remained unfulfilled for many years to form…

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* What is the meaning of building a team for years and years. Has footblall became politics where at times the truth is never spoken? * It’s becoming worrisome now — pull-up your socks please! How many lessons are we going to learn before starting to win? Analysis by Duncan Mlanjira After the performance of the Flames against Botswana national football team as part of Malawi’s 61st Independence Anniversary celebrations, which the visitors won 3-0 through post match penalties…

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* Winners of the district and regional leagues preliminary phase will qualify for the regional play-offs where they will be pooled together with NBS Bank National Division League NDL teams * In their respective regions to determine teams that will qualify for the national phase Maravi Express Teams in districts and regional leagues wishing to participate in the Castel Challenge Cup 2025 are being invited to register with Football Association of Malawi (FAM) as for the preliminary phase, which…

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