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Sports teams to resume training next month

Sep 25, 2020 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 0 &

The Presidential Taskforce on Covid-19 has set October 17th as the date for athletes and clubs in the country to resume training. The announcement was made on Thursday by the Committee's Chairperson Dr. John Phuka… ...

Msungama impressed with FAM’s Covid-19 measures

Sep 25, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Minister of Youth and Sports Ulemu Msungama says he is impressed with the Covid-19 protocols that are being followed at the Mpira Village where the Malawi Men’s senior team are camping. Msungama said this on… ...

Flames start training

Sep 22, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Flames local based players have today started training at the Mpira Stadium in preparation for next month's Cosafa Cup and back to back 2022 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Qualifying matches against Burkina Faso in… ...

Two Flames players test positive for Coronavirus

Sep 21, 2020 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 0 &

Two Malawi National Team players and two officials have been forced into quarantine after testing positive for Coronavirus (Covid-19). As part of precautionary measures, FAM tested all the selected local players for the national team,… ...

Yona Banda wins online boxing tournament

Sep 20, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Seventeen year-old Yona Banda has emerged winner of Malawi Boxing Association (Maba) - Northern Chapter online boxing tournament. Banda beat 40 other boxers who showcased their tactics in videos sent online. Speaking at the prize… ...

Flames given greenlight

Sep 18, 2020 Lyonike Mughogho 0 &

Malawi national football team the Flames have been given a greenlight to return to the pitch ahead of Cosafa senior men's tournament and African Cup of Nations qualifiers. The presidential taskforce on Covid-19 made the… ...

Malawian referee attends CAF Elite B Referees online course

Sep 16, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

FIFA Assistant Referee Clemence Kanduku is attending a 5-day CAF Elite B Referees On-line course organised by the African Football governing body. The course, which started on Monday September 14, has attached participants from all… ...

Boxing association holds online tournament

Sep 16, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Boxing Association of Malawi (Maba)- Northern Chapter has held an online boxing tournament so that its boxers should remain active despite the pandemic. In the competition that run for a month from July 5, boxers… ...

It’s official: Be Forward to stop bankrolling Wanderers in December

Sep 16, 2020 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 0 &

  Be Forward have announced that they will stop sponsoring Be Forward Wanderers in December. The Japanese second hand car dealer have been sponsoring the club for the past five years but the marriage will… ...

Orlando Pirates fans didn’t want me at the club – Gabadinho

Sep 15, 2020 Lyonike Mughogho 1 &

Malawian soccer star Frank 'Gabadinho' Mhango has said some Orlando Pirates fans were not happy with his move to the club from Bidvest Wits University. Mhango joined the Soweto giants at the onset of the… ...

Government should come out clearly on sports resumption

Sep 15, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

It is obvious that there is an apparent disconnect between Malawi Government, sports associations and reality. As it is, associations are seriously hoping to resume their games as soon as possible- perhaps with no spectators… ...

Mhango happy with debut season at Orlando Pirates

Sep 15, 2020 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 0 &

Orlando Pirates and Flames forward Gabadinho Mhango says he is impressed with his debut season after winning his first Golden Boot award in the Absa Premiership. The 27-year-old moved to the Buccaneers at the beginning… ...

Government forces FAM to cancel Flames camping

Sep 14, 2020 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 0 &

  Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has cancelled national team training camp ahead of the upcoming Cosafa, Africa Cup of Nations and FIFA World Cup games due to Malawi Government's failure to give a nod… ...

Petro named FC Sheriff’s player of the month

Sep 12, 2020 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 0 &

Former Nyasa Big Bullets defender Charles Petro has been named as player of the month of August for his Moldovan club, FC Sheriff. This follows an outstanding performance from the Flames defender who has cemented… ...

Sports to return on Monday

Sep 10, 2020 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 0 &

Minister of Youth and Sports Ulemu Msungama has announced that sports in the country will resume on Monday after a six-month break due to Covid-19 pandemic. In March this year, government suspended all public gatherings… ...