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Former Malawian football player Hannock Ng’oma working for US’ third largest bank, Wells Fargo
October 21, 2024
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* Hannock Ng’oma first made his name playing for University of Malawi Football Club (UFC) in early 1990s * Alongside Standard Bank’s Chief Executive, Phillip Madinga and former FAM president, Walter Nyamilandu * After a few years of actively playing football, the three moved on to pursue various career paths * That saw Ng’oma joining the financial service industry in 1998 through a subsidiary of Commercial Bank of Malawi (CBM) By Duncan Mlanjira Malawian banker based in the United…

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Lifesavers Society of Malawi on serious campaign for resort beach and swimming pool service providers to provide professional life saving measures 
October 21, 2024
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Practical rescue operation during training in Nkhata Bay in 2020 * Alongside an expert from South Africa, Deon Woodley, we trained several young people in Nkhata Bay in life saving skills * The area around Chikale Beach there is very deep and though the local communities are good swimmers, they were only able to save those in trouble back to shore * But they didn’t have the techniques to resuscitate people who had drowned By Duncan Mlanjira Lifesavers Society…

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Kamuzu Barracks date defending champion Bullets in Airtel Top 8 semis
October 20, 2024
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* Bullets drew 0-0 with Civil Service United but went through on 2-0 aggregate after they won 2-0 in the first leg at Kamuzu Stadium last month * The other semifinal clash is between Mighty Wanderers (2022 champions) and two-time winners Silver Strikers Maravi Express Kamuzu Barracks have booked a place in the semifinals of the 2024 Airtel Top 8 following their 4-3 victory in the post-match penalties this afternoon over Chitipa United played today at Civo Stadium. Chitipa…

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Malawi look for good start at AfCON Beach Soccer in Egypt
October 20, 2024
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* Our strategy is to attack from the first whistle. Our strength is in attack so we want to start on high note and score early goals * The first game is always important and we need to win so that we take pressure away from our boys Maravi Express Malawi open their Africa Cup of Nations (AfCON) Beach Soccer finals campaign at Egypt’s Hurgada Beach Soccer Arena against neighbours Mozambique this afternoon — familiar foes at this level…

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FAM unveils South African talent development expert in charge of Luwinga Inclusive Academy
October 18, 2024
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* Contracted for two years and will be deputised by Joseph Malizani, Robert Ng’ambi and Bridget Chirwa, coach for Malawi national schools girls team * Our job now, together with the Technical members at the Academy is to accelerate, train and expose the talents to competitions that we will be playing. “We will be preparing the kids for the future, preparing them on how they can adapt in foreign leagues and preparing them to compete at the higher level…

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Marumo Gallants coach breaks silence on Gaba’s drunk driving controversy
October 18, 2024
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* He is still very much an important player. If he has made a mistake, we must understand that we are human * He has addressed the issue involving his star player, emphasising patience as the club investigates and prepares to take action By Dumisani Koyana, Goal.com Dan Malesela, coach South African football club, Marumo Gallants has shared his thoughts on an incident involving one of his star players Gabadinho Mhango. A video surfaced on social media showing the…

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Senegal brought only one player from its domestic league, substitute Abdou Aziz Ndiaye
October 17, 2024
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* The rest are spread across Europe with lone goal scorer Sadio Mane plying his trade Al Nassr of Saudi Arabia in the Middle East * The Flames had one playing in Iraq, two from TP Mazembe in DR Congo, two in Mozambique and three in Zambia By Duncan Mlanjira A substitute was the only player from Senegal’s domestic league that was brought to play against Malawi Flames on Tuesday in the African Cup of Nations (AfCON) Morocco 2025…

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Blantyre Jogging Club celebrates Mothers’ Day with underprivileged mothers in Ndirande
October 16, 2024
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* The gesture highlighted the importance of giving back, particularly to mothers, on a day dedicated to honouring their role in society * We mobilised funds through individual contributions on our WhatsApp group and within a few days, we raised almost K500,000 to buy these assorted items Maravi Express Blantyre Jogging Club (BJC) reached out to underprivileged mothers in Ndirande Township in Blantyre in celebrating this year’s Mothers’ Day where they donating assorted food and non-food items. The club’s…

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Senegal, Burkina Faso, Uganda, DR Congo, Angola, Egypt, Cameroon, Algeria seal their places at AfCON Morocco 2025
October 16, 2024
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* The Lions of Teranga sealed their place after beating Malawi Flames 1-0 yesterday, coming from their 4-0 win at their home * Burkina Faso also booked their place at the continental showpiece following their back-to-back victories over Burundi * Both Burundi and Burkina Faso beat Malawi in their Group L qualifiers leaving the Flames without a point from 4 matches Maravi Express With two games to spare Senegal and Burkina Faso have punched their ticket to the African…

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Nigeria boycott AfCON qualifier against Libya after been detained at airport overnight for more than 15 hours
October 15, 2024
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* After their chartered plane was diverted by the Libyan authorities as it had originally been set to land over 200km away in Benghazi * The chartered ValueJet aircraft was, strangely and in a dangerous manner, diverted to the small airport * Away from Benghazi just as the pilot was completing his approach to the Benghazi Airport By Sam Joseph, CNN Nigeria’s Super Eagles returned back home after being stuck at a remote Libyan airport for over 15 hours,…

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