Civil Sporting Club players and supporters have called for an emergency meeting with the board of trustees to express their discontent over poor management of the club, particularly players’ welfare. In a letter dated October 8 2018, the players note that there is no coordination among the supporters, technical panel and the executive committee.…
Two brothers of Malawian origin—Yewo and Themba Nyirenda—are playing for English Championship side Nottingham Forest’s youth teams. Yewo, 15, was born in Malawi ,but grew up in England and plays as a striker or midfielder while 11-year-old Themba, was born in England. The brothers are eligible to play for either England or Malawi. The…
National basketball champions Bravehearts are scheduled to take part in the Federation of International Basketball Associations (Fiba) Afro Zone 6 Basketball Club Championship in Zimbabwe. Over 26 teams from nine southern African countries will take part in the competition. The regional tourney is scheduled to run from October 21 to 29. The participating clubs…
Government and Plan International say there is need to formulate laws that impose stiff punishment on men that impregnate young girls. The matter was among issues that Minister of Education, Science and Technology Bright Msaka and Plan International chief executive officer Anne-Birgitte Albrectsen discussed during their breakfast meeting in Lilongwe yesterday. Albrectsen is visiting…
Ghanaian Mike Tetteh netted a hat-trick to help Silver Strikers secure a vital 4-1 win over Karonga United and cut the gap with Super League leaders Nyasa Big Bullets to two points. The Bankers now have 50 points from 25 matches, but Bullets will find solace in the fact that they have three games in…
Masters Security FC have warned Be Forward Wanderers that they should brace for a tough Carlsberg Cup final while vowing not to leave a stone unturned in their bid to win a maiden national trophy. Masters booted out holders Nyasa Big Bullets 3-4 through post-match penalties at Civo Stadium in Lilongwe on Saturday while…
Football Association of Malawi (FAM) is planning to bid for the hosting rights of next year’s Confederation of Southern Africa Football Associations (Cosafa) Senior Challenge Cup as it aims at ending a 17-year spell of failure to host a major football tournament. FAM general secretary Alfred Gunda admitted that by not hosting the competitions, the…
Former British middle distance runner Dame Kelly Holmes will visit Malawi this month for a number of sporting and charitable events, the British High Commission in Lilongwe has said. Holmes, who specialised in the 800 metres and 1500 metres events, won a gold medal for both distances at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.…
Centre for Environmental Policy and Advocacy (Cepa) has said youth representation is low in decision-making institutions at grassroots level. Cepa project officer Tiwonge Chirwa said they discovered the low youth representation through their My Life My Choice project, which empowers youths to be involved in decision-making processes at local level in the district. Speaking…
Super League leaders Nyasa Big Bullets and second-placed Silver Strikers face relegation-threatened Mafco FC and Dwangwa United respectively this afternoon. Fifteenth positioned Mafco travel to Blantyre bearing in mind that Kamuzu Stadium has become Bullets’ hunting ground. Both the weak and strong have found the going tough at the recently reopened stadium. Teams have huffed…
Local clubs have failed to secure places on the Football Database latest rankings which have about 500 African teams, a development which affects local players’ opportunities of securing lucrative deals. The rankings posted on www.footballdatabase.com which were updated last Sunday, has Italian side Juventus at the helm, while Spanish outfits Real Madrid and Barcelona are…
Silver Strikers have received a major boost ahead of Saturday’s Lilongwe derby against Civil Sporting Club as four of their key players have resumed training after recovering from injuries. Midfielders Jack Chiona and Newman Mwansamale and defender Mike Roberts have missed a couple of matches while goalkeeper Brighton Munthali got injured during a TNM…
Mafco coach Tione Mhone says he is optimistic that his team will survive TNM Super League relegation despite the Malawi Defence Force (MDF) outfit’s continued failure to win matches as the season draws closer to the finish line. On Sunday, Mafco failed to chalk their fourth win of the season after gicing away a…
The 2018 Fast5 Netball World Series throws off next month in Melbourne, Australia, but Malawi Queens, as usual, are yet to start preparations for the tournament that attracts the world’s top six netball teams. This is happening at a time Malawi is yet to recover from an embarrassing performance at Africa Netball Championship in Zambia…
No Pain No Gain Promotions has pencilled a K78 million budget for the upcoming World Boxing Council (WBC) women’s silver lightweight title fight between Anisha Bashir and Australia pugilist Deanha Hobbs. Bashir, who holds the Commonwealth (British Empire) lightweight and Africa Boxing Union lightweight belts, returns to the ring against the undefeated Australian at Bingu…
Midfielder Tawonga Chimodzi says he wants to revive his career in Cyprus after signing a year-long deal with second tier outfit ASIL Lysi. The former Silver Strikers player, who has 11 international caps, has had a turbulent career having changed clubs five clubs in three years. After leaving South Africa side Santos in 2013,…
Silver Strikers returned to the second position of the TNM Super League after labouring to a 1-0 win over relegation-threatened Nchalo United at Silver Stadium on Saturday. The win, courtesy of a Thuso Paipi second-half goal, also ensured that the bankers closed the gap with leaders Nyasa Big Bullets to six points, with 10 games…
The odds are stacked against Malawi national football team as the balance of power and statistics do not favour Ronny Van Geneugden (RVG)and his troops ahead of their 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Morocco this evening. If the Flames harbour dreams of winning this Group B tie, in a potentially hostile atmosphere at…
With league leaders Nyasa Big Bullets and second placed Be Forward Wanderers on bye after contributing players to thenational team, the focus this afternoon will be on Silver Strikers who can move to second position if the win against Nchalo United at Silver Styadium in Lilongwe. Silver face the rookies amid a crisis that has…
Silver suspend coach Fazili, Singo Civil coaches given 3-match ultimatum Lilongwe giants Silver Strikers and Civil Sporting Club have taken action against their technical panels following their teams’ poor performance in the TNM Super League. The Bankers have suspended coach Lovemore Fazili and team manager Francis Songo for a month pending investigations by a commission…