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Equatorial Guinea’s Emilio Nsue’s six months by FIFA ends; back in squad for FIFA World Cup 2026™ qualifiers
March 18, 2025
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* Starting against São Tomé e Principe at home on Friday before traveling to play Namibia at neutral venue in South Africa * The Nzalang Nacional are 5th in Group H with 3 points having been docked off 6 points in wins against against Namibia and Liberia * For featuring Nsue, who was found he had not correctly completed the change of nationality process when he first declared for Equatorial Guinea, having previously played for Spain at junior level…

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Mighty Tigers drawn against Ekhaya FC for Sapitwa 4-Season 3 on Saturday as the two also set to open TNM Super League 2025 campaign against each other
March 18, 2025
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* Participating for the first time, Nyasa Big Bullets have been paired against Creck Sporting as second game * The objective of the pre-season tournament is to create a platform for selected TNM Super League clubs to prepare well for upcoming season By Duncan Mlanjira Mighty Tigers have been paired against Ekhaya FC as the opening match of the Sapitwa 4 Football-Season 3 tournament at the traditional venue, Mulanje Park on Saturday, March 22. Interestingly, the two teams will…

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Goshen-FAM National Championship defending champions Ascent Soccer’s Faith Chinzimu claims hatrick in 4-0 triumph over MK Academy in quarterfinals
March 17, 2025
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* Ntopwa Queens through to semis after beating Nyasa Big Bullets Women 2-1 in the other quarterfinal * The Bullets Women scored first through goals Shira Dimba (12′) while Ntopwa replied through Esther Chauluka (23) and Kondawo Banda (46′) * Ascent’s Chinzimu was on target in the second half (56′, 61′, 63′) after Alepharp Chimbeta’s 43rd minute opener By Duncan Mlanjira Malawi international, Faith Chinzimu claimed a hat-trick this afternoon as Ascent Soccer routed MK Academy 4-0 in the…

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Motsepe re-elected unopposed as CAF president for second term
March 12, 2025
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* Re-election comes after a first term widely praised for stabilising CAF’s finances and boosting its global profile * Under his leadership, CAF set several new records at the AfCON Cote d’Ivoire 2023, attracting a record 1.4 billion viewers worldwide * He has just signed historic MoU with African Club Association to strengthen African club football * Increases financial support which includes US$50,000 solidarity fee to all clubs that participate in the preliminary stages of CAF Interclub competition Maravi…

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Former national football team goalkeeper, late Frank Mlotchwa profoundly described as a ‘diplomat by birth without portfolio’ for his role in assisting Malawian society in South Africa
March 12, 2025
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* His name is synonymous with excellence, and we may now attach the label ‘late’ to his name, but his presence will never be ‘late’ to many * If there’s a movement to name the Malawi Embassy building in South Africa, then the name of Frank Mlotchwa will undoubtedly be the top contender in any poll By Duncan Mlanjira Former Malawi national football team goalkeeper, Frank Mlotchwa, who took over from Henry Kapalamula and was later replaced by Boniface…

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Two fined K1.8m each by Lilongwe Magistrate Court for being found selling counterfeit Flames replica jerseys
March 12, 2025
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The counterfeit Moto replica jerseys they were found with * First accused Harriet Banda was caught with 84 counterfeit Moto branded replica jerseys while the second accused Jeremiah Mona was found with 62 * Found guilty of possession of registered trademark falsely applied, contrary to section 52 (1) (b) of the Trademarks Act, 2018  * Meanwhile, FAM offers an incentive promotion on the Flames replica jerseys ahead of match against Namibia on March 20 — buy a replica jersey…

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Pasuwa names Flames squad for back-to-back FIFA World Cup 2026™ qualifiers against Namibia and Tunisia
March 11, 2025
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* First against Namibia at home on Thursday, March 20 before flying out to Tunis to face Tunisia on Monday, March 24 * Includes 11 foreign-based players in his 28-man squad such as South Africa-based striker Gabadinho Mhango By Duncan Mlanjira Flames head coach Kalisto Pasuwa has named his 28-man squad for the back-to-back FIFA World Cup 2026™ qualifiers against Namibia at Bingu Stadium on Thursday, March 20 and Tunisia forthcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Namibia and…

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Winners between Malawi and South Africa in May to go into CHAN 2025 Group C alongside co-hosts Uganda, Niger, Guinea and Gambia/Algeria
March 11, 2025
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* Three other COSAFA sides, Angola, Madagascar and Zambia already sealed their place in the 19-team finals * The last round of the qualifiers will be played  between May 2-4 for the first leg with the return leg fixtures scheduled for May 10-11 By Duncan Mlanjira Winners of the two-legged final round between Malawi and South Africa in the final round of the CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN) 2025 qualifiers, will go into Group C, alongside co-hosts Uganda, Niger,…

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“Football development relies on having good coaches to produce quality players—FAM vice-president, Kuyera
March 10, 2025
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* As FAM holds training for coach educators aligning with its football transformation agenda * The coaches’ trainers need to be imparted with enough information to prepare them as we aim to transform the game Maravi Express Football Association of Malawi (FAM) vice-president, Christopher Madalitso Kuyera has emphasised the importance of well-trained coaches in developing quality players. He said this at the start of a two-day training for coach educators yesterday that ended today at Our Lady of Africa…

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Pasuwa not perturbed with facing South Africa in final round of CHAN; “To be the best, we have to compete against the best”
March 10, 2025
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* We knew before the game started that we were going to play one of the African football giants, so we are not even surprised * We will definitely come up with something different in the next round because the games are different * The game in South Africa will be different from the one here in Malawi, so we will consider changes, definitely By Duncan Mlanjira In reaction to facing South Africa in the final round of African…

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