* As a new committee and as such they have an opportunity to do things right from the word go
* They have been challenged them to be exemplary and run the association as business and not a social club
Maravi Express
Football Association of Malawi (FAM) president, Fleetwood Haiya has challenged the newly established Eastern Region Football Association (ERFA) to be a model member association (MA) in the transforming the game drive.
Haiya made the remarks on Friday at Mpira Village in Blantyre during an orientation workshop which the FA conducted for ERFA interim executive committee.
The ERFA was admitted as FAM’s member association during the 2024 annual general meeting (AGM) held in June in Mangochi and Haiya said it was important to induct the committee on the management of the game as well as draw a road map on the process to officially detach the association from Southern Regional Football Association.
“This is a new committee and as such they have an opportunity to do things right from the word go and lead as a model MA in transforming the game agenda.
“I have challenged them to be exemplary and run the association as business and not a social club. From the start they need to understand that issues of financial management, marketing, governance are no longer issues of working on social basis,” Haiya said.
ERFA interim executive committee chairperson, Abdul Chiwalo described the orientation workshop as key to their operations: “The workshop was very important to us considering that we are a new baby which has emerged after the last AGM in Mangochi.
“To be oriented on how to manage the game including financial management, competitions, marketing and issues to do with governance before we start executing our duties, is something commendable indeed.”
Chiwalo leads a 12-member committee with Issah Brahim as his deputy; Francis Onions as general secretary; Elia Nyirongo (deputy general secretary); Perkings Mkondiwa (treasurer) and Brenda Chunga (vice treasurer).
Six other committee members are Regina Nazombe, Chris Phiri, Gracium Kachingwe. Lemson Kalimbuka, Grecium Kubwalo and Joseph Walani.—Content by Fam.mw