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Both Wanderers and Silver cautious not to field their regular First XI in Kamuzu Day Celebrations Cup ahead of their TNM Super League match on Sunday

May 15, 2024

* Wanderers featured five players who have just been promoted from their reserve side * While the Bankers also used some of their newly-promoted players Maravi Express Played at Kamuzu Stadium yesterday in front of prominent people in in the society led by President Lazarus Chakwera, both Mighty Wanderers and Silver Strikers were cautious not to field their regular First XI in the Kamuzu Day Celebrations Cup ahead of their TNM Super League 2024 encounter on Sunday. Wanderers scored…

PSG clean up France’s awards as Malawian Tabitha and French star Kylian Mbappé scoop Player-of-the-Year awards

May 15, 2024

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* Tabitha recognised for her remarkable feat of 18 league goals and 10 assists * Mbappé for winning French Ligue 1 champions the Golden Boot Award with 27 goals Maravi Express Extraordinary performance by Malawi Scorchers captain Tabitha Chawinga continues as she scoops France’s National Professional Footballers Player-of-the-Year Award in the women category while the men’s category was taken by her counterpart at Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), Kylian Mbappé. The 27-year-old was rewarded in recognition of her remarkable feat of…

Ascent Soccer’s Leticia delivers captivating motivational speech as she is awarded COSAFA’s Most Promising Player of the Year

May 14, 2024

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* To all girls out there with big dreams, keep believing in yourselves because you can achieve anything by working hard * Thank you for this honour — I promise to keep working hard to inspire others to follow their dreams By Duncan Mlanjira Ascent Soccer’s 17-year-old midfielder Leticia Chinyamula attracted a resounding round of applause over her captivating and graceful acceptance speech after been named Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) Most Promising Player of the Year…

Muluzi, Chilima, Kaliati add grace to late Gogo Karonga’s final farewell

May 14, 2024

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* She was staunch Mighty Wanderers support and her coffin’s pall bearers were Nomads players * Was famous for her stopover entertainment joint at Nyungwe along Blantyre-Zomba Road By Duncan Mlanjira, Maravi Express & Evance Chisiano, MANA Along Blantyre-Zomba Road stands a famous entertainment joint at Nyungwe, which is an almost a must-stop over for its chicken snack and customer-friendly perspective of its owner; Gogo Karonga. The stopover is also named Gogo Karonga and over the years it has…

RS Berkane edge Zamalek in thrilling CAF Confederation Cup final first leg

May 13, 2024

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* We lost something in Egypt in 2019 and we want to bring it back—captain Issoufou Dayo * As captain of the team, I always try to bring the calm and the serenity to all my teammates Maravi Express Morocco’s RS Berkane will head to next weekend’s CAF Confederation Cup final’s second leg with a one-goal advantage after edging Zamalek 2-1 in the first leg at the Berkane Municipal Stadium on Sunday evening. First half goals by captain, Issoufou…

Flames coach Mabedi names domestic league players to prepare for Sao Tome and Equatorial Guinea in FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers

May 13, 2024

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* Team to camp in Blantyre for two weeks before moving to Lilongwe on May 27 * The players will be allowed to return to their respective clubs to fulfil club assignments where necessary By Duncan Mlanjira Flames coach Patrick Mabedi has named a 31-man provisional squad of local based players who started camp today in preparation for the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers against Sao Tome e Principe at Bingu National Stadium on Thursday June 6 before facing…

Mzuzu City Hammers displace Wanderers on 2nd place as Silver maintain 3-point lead

May 13, 2024

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* Wanderers occupied the second place momentarily on Saturday after beating Karonga United 1-0 * To gain 12 points ahead of Mzuzu City Hammers match against Kamuzu Barracks By Tione Andsen, MANA Mzuzu City Hammers displaced Mighty Wanderers on second place of the TNM Super League 2024 after beating visiting Kamuzu Barracks 1-0 through Isaac Msiska at Mzuzu Stadium on Sunday. On the other hand, Silver Strikers maintained their 3-point lead on the log table after beating debutantes Creck…

Creck Sporting stand in the way of Silver to extend lead of TNM Super League 2024 season

May 12, 2024

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* Nyasa Big Bullets dug deep yesterday to salvage the draw away to MAFCO at Chitowe * After Innocent Makawano scored in the 26th minute and the defending champions got their relief in the 87th By Duncan Mlanjira After beating Karonga United 1-0 yesterday, Mighty Wanderers edged closer to Silver Strikers, leaders of the TNM Super League 2024 season with a point difference but the Bankers have a game this afternoon at home against debutantes, Creck Sporting. At 12…

Victor Ikpeba reminisces of Nigeria’s fairly-tale 1996 Olympic Games

May 11, 2024

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* There was a before and after for me post the 1996 Olympic Games * I remember the teams that we beat, Mexico in the quarter-final, Brazil in the semi-final, then Argentina in the final * Morocco, Egypt, Mali and Guinea are the African teams qualified for the 2024 men’s Olympics Maravi Express It’s been 28 years that the Super Eagles of Nigeria claimed gold at the 1996 Olympics with Victor Ikpeba forming a part of the star-studded Nigerian…

CAF signs historic MoU with Africa’s leading University of Cape Town (UCT) focused on training African football administrators

May 11, 2024

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The MoU was signed in Cairo, Egypt * The University of Cape Town is one of the leading centres of learning globally and CAF is very proud to be associated with such a reputable institution * We believe this collaboration will not only train the future leaders of football but also consolidate the skills and capacity of role players Maravi Express The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has signed a landmark memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Africa’s leading higher…