* Involving eight teams in each region to compete in a double round-robin format, playing each other home and away
* Each regional champions earning promotion to the NBM Women’s Premiership at the end of the season in April
Maravi Express
The 2026/27 Football Association of Malawi (FAM) Women’s Regional Leagues kicked off today with 24 teams across the Northern, Central and Southern regions beginning their six-month campaign for promotion to the NBM Women’s Premiership.
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Organised by the National Women’s Football Association (NWFA) through the three Regional Women’s Football Associations, with funding from FAM, will run until April 2027.
Eight teams in each region will compete in a double round-robin format, playing each other home and away, with the regional champions earning promotion to the NBM Women’s Premiership at the end of the season.
The inaugural contestants were Nyasa Big Bullets Women, Kukoma Ntopwa Women, Ascent Soccer, Topik Academy, MDF Lionesses, Silver Strikers Ladies, Moyale Sisters, Mighty Wanderers Queens, MK Academy and Civil Service Women.
MK Academy, Topik Academy and Moyale Sisters were demoted and paved way for new entrants, Chitoliro Heroines from the South, FACT Ladies from the Centre and Rumphi Sisters in the North.
In the Northern Region, MK Academy are up against Lahewe Sisters while Moyale Sisters and Topik Academy renew their rivalry on Sunday.
The other game today in the North is between KK Sisters and Hammers Queens while Ekwendeni Sisters face Green City tomorrow.
The Central Region will also have two matches on Saturday, with MAFCO Ladies taking on Creck Sporting Ladies and Heroes Sporting Academy facing East Gate FC.
On Sunday, Blue Eagles Ladies will meet TOSA FC, while Chilinde Queens take on TC 11.
In the Southern Region, Saturday’s action will feature Ekhaya FC against Bangwe All Stars, Nsuwadzi Queens against FOMO and Allan Ladies against Emmanuel Bullets.
Ndirande Soccer Giants will face Sitima YOCE in the region’s only fixture on Sunday.
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The participating teams include the top six finishers from the 2026 regional leagues and teams that secured qualification through the playoffs.
With one promotion place available in each region, the opening weekend marks the beginning of the race for three places in the country’s top-flight women’s football league.
Apart from promotion, the regional champions will each receive K5 million in prize money, while runners-up will pocket K3 million and third-placed teams K2 million.—Reporting by FAM Media; editing by Duncan Mlanjira, Maravi Express
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