Challenge of being Ngalande

It is not every African boy that the international press, such as the BBC, glorifies as the next Samuel Eto’o.

A beast rises in Africa

Although their growth over the last two years has been remarkable, and they just saw one of their football products win a major championship, Central African Republic are hoping to break important new ground as they go in search of a maiden Fifa World Cup win in the next weeks.

Matthews Kambale

‘Diminutive Matthews Kambale beats champions’ was The Daily Times’ headline in 1968 when the former long distance runner outsmarted a number of local heavyweights during his first appearance in the six miles (10 kilometres) National Cross-Country Championships at Cobbe Barracks in Zomba to win bronze.

Still around: George Mambosasa

Had it not been for the ill-treatment he suffered soon after his return from the Commonwealth Games in Oakland, New Zealand in 1990, long distance runner George Mambosasa could have added another decade to his athletics career.

Malawians make their case

 

In a welcome interruption to football’s team spirit mantra of ‘all for one, one for all’ or put simply you win or lose as a team, Sportsxtra picks some gold pieces from the rubble of the Flames fifth consecutive draw (1-1) against Nigeria’s Super Eagles in a World Cup qualifier on Saturday.

Life after football administration

They say you appreciate the depth of a well when it is dry. Some say the evil that men commit live after them. Either way, there are some officials who miss most domestic mainstream football administration or it is the football fraternity that misses the former administrators.

Chisomo ‘Chacho’ Mopiha

In football, nicknames mostly reflect the capabilities of an individual.

Dino Kadewere

After being promoted from a youth football team, what every player wants is to enhance his skills so as to win lucrative deals with bigger clubs locally or abroad.

When firepower deserts Flames

If you were Malawi national football coach Kinnah Phiri and your Flames have gone eight consecutive games (720 minutes) without a win against lightweights , what would you do?

Japhet Gombeza

As the Lilongwe and Blantyre Escom football clubs amalgamated in 1993 to form Escom United FC, Japhet Gombeza was one of the five players that made it into the final squad from the Blantyre side alongside Rogers Yasin, Lugat Makwelero, Richard Giddes and Christopher Nyirenda.