Sports associations have expressed high expectations from the newly appointed Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Francis Phiso, pressing him to lobby for increased annual grants, improve infrastructure and lure more companies to support their industry. The Blantyre North legislator is in the 24-member new Cabinet President Peter Mutharika appointed on Wednesday. He replaces Grace…
Ghanaian forward Michael Tetteh’s priceless goal on Sunday was enough to propel Silver Strikers to the finals of the Airtel Top 8 after seeing off Masters Security’s spirited display at Civo Stadium in Lilongwe. The Bankers will face Karonga United who beat Mzuni FC in another semi-final contest 5-4 on post-match penalties on Saturday. It…
Says he will soon decide on whether to seek re-election Yet again. Football Association of Malawi (FAM) president Walter Nyamilandu says he will make his position known in the next few months on whether he will seek re-election during December polls, effectively drifting from his earlier stand that he would quit. Nyamilandu, who has been…
The TNM Super League enters week seven with a mouthwatering fixture between Silver Strikers and Civil Sporting Club at Silver Stadium today. It is a Lilongwe derby where either side must pay attention to detail or risk losing track of the campaign. Three points are at stake this afternoon but, in some way, there is…
Football Association of Malawi (FAM) says it will offer Flames interim coach Meke Mwase a chance to apply for the national team head coach vacancy. FAM president Walter Nyamilandu confirmed the development, saying the association wants to give Mwase a chance to vie for the position. “Yes his application will definitely be considered. I have…
Football Association of Malawi (FAM) claims that American pop star Madonna has been ignoring its advances on her pledged soccer academy project, hyped as a catalyst for football development. During her visit to Malawi in July last year, the pop diva said she would like to fulfil the dream of her Malawian adopted son David…
Experienced Dutch coach Pieter De Jongh, who holds a Uefa Pro Licence, has applied for the post of Malawi national football team coach barely two days after Football Association of Malawi (FAM) advertised the vacancy. In an interview, the 48-year-old coach said he aims to improve football from grassroots, a philosophy adopted from his country.…
Former Football Association of Malawi (FAM) president Sameer Suleman, Malawi Boxing Association (Maba) official Daud Chikwanje and Nyasa Big Bullets director Noel Lipipa won parliamentary seats during the May 21 Tripartite Elections, according to unofficial results. Former Be Forward Wanderers general secretary Chipi Mpinganjira has also been elected member of Parliament for Blantyre City…
Silver Strikers have turned down offers from South American clubs for forwards Michael Teteh and Duncan Nyoni because they did not match their transfer fee evaluation. The clubs are Paraguay’s top league outfit Sol de America who are interested in Ghanaian Tetteh and an undisclosed Barbados side which has its eyes on Nyoni. Barbados…
Super League of Malawi (Sulom) yesterday gave in to Kamuzu Barracks’ (KB) insistence to postpone their match against Mzuni FC which was slated for Civo Stadium in Lilongwe. Though Sulom officials were coy to confirm the postponement, both clubs told The Nation they had been informed about the decision. Sulom had in the past two…
Super League of Malawi (Sulom) has rejected requests by Kamuzu Barracks (KB) and Mzuni FC to cancel their upcoming fixtures, forcing the Malawi Defence Force (MDF) outfit to declare it will boycott the match. KB asked Sulom to reschedule their match against Mzuni at Civo Stadium in Lilongwe this Sunday, pointing out that most…
Two Malawian athletes have failed to travel to Manchester, United Kingdom to compete at the World Taekwondo Championship after failing to secure visas. They are Vester Banda and Joseph Phiri Junior. National team coach Lovemore Masinga also failed to secure the travel documents for the tournament that started yesterday and will run until May…
Midfielder Duncan Nyoni’s 40-th minute strike sealed Silver Strikers’ qualification into the semi-finals of the Airtel Top 8 and virtually ended Be Forward Wanderers’ revival hopes yesterday at a packed Silver Stadium in Lilongwe. The Central Bankers have qualified on a 2-0 aggregate, having won the first leg by a similar margin in Blantyre…
Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Development has asked the Malawi National Council of Sports (MNCS) to frame its 2019/20 Budget within K2 billion. The ceiling is K200 million less than what the council was initially given when the ministry was planning for the current national budget expiring on June 30. Confirming the development in…
Nyasa Big Bullets, Silver Strikers and Blue Eagles will be seeking to put their TNM Super League title ambitions back on track when they return to action this afternoon.. Bullets, who were held one-all by Mighty Tigers, face rookies Ntopwa FC at Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre while Silver host Kamuzu Barracks (KB) at Silver Stadium…
England is seeking to mend footballing relations with Malawi years after the European nation cut off its wide-ranging material and practical assistance to her former colony, Weekend Nation has learnt. Confirming the pending deal, the Football Association of Malawi (FAM) director of competitions and communication Gomezgani Zakazaka said that the English Football Association (FA), through…
Kamuzu Barracks (KB) took control of their Airtel Top 8 quarter-final tie after coming from behind to claim a 2-1 victory over Masters Security in the first leg at Civo Stadium in Lilongwe on Sunday. Masters led on the half hour mark after referee Godfrey Nkhakananga awarded them a penalty following Nation Halazi’s handball in…
Football Association of Malawi (FAM) affiliates have begun preparing for life without long-serving president Walter Nyamilandu by proposing and screening names of his potential successor, Weekend Nation understands. Nyamilandu, who has led the association for the past 15 years, announced he will not seek a fourth term when his mandate expires this coming December although…
Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has given clubs two weeks to register their players online or risk being barred from playing TNM Super League or cup games. According to data sourced from Mpira Connect, an online platform where clubs tabulate their players and officials, Civil Sporting Club, Blue Eagles, Dwangwa United, Karonga United, TN Stars,…
Federation of International Football Associations (Fifa) has banned for life former Flames midfielder Hellings Mwakasungula from taking part in any football activities for being found guilty of match manipulation. The Silver Strikers team manager is among nine individuals from various countries banned “with effect from yesterday,” according to a statement Fifa dated April 24 2019.…