Month: November 2019 Posts

Flames off to Uganda

Nov 14, 2019 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 0 &

Just 24-hours after beating South Sudan in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifier at Kamuzu Stadium, the Malawi National Football team has left the country for Uganda for their second Group B match.… ...

Gaba masterclass gives Malawi win

Nov 13, 2019 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 0 &

The Malawi National Football team started their 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifying campaign with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over South Sudan at Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre on Wednesday afternoon. A second half strike… ...

Flames look to start AFCON Qualifying campaign with win

Nov 13, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Flames captain John Banda says it is important for the team to start the AFCON Qualifying campaign on a high note as they face South Sudan today at Kamuzu Stadium. Speaking at a media conference… ...

Flames to face Burkina Faso, Uganda in 2021 AFCON qualifiers

Jul 19, 2019 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 0 &

The Flames have been drawn in Group B of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers and will face with Uganda, Burkina Faso and a winner between Seychelles and South Sudan, with the first round… ...

Madagascar, Cosafa’s last hope in Afcon

Jul 11, 2019 Lyonike Mughogho 0 &

The ongoing African Cup of Nations (Afcon) tournament in Egypt has once again exposed the weaknesses in Southern African football as evidenced by the early exit of most teams from the region. Following the elimination… ...

Bafana stars date Bushiri

Jun 11, 2019 Sibu M. Mokoena 4 &

Prophet Shepherd Bushiri has become a darling among South Africa’s Bafana Bafana football stars. The controversial prophet who is answering money laundering and fraud charges hosted a couple of the country’s stars for special prayers.… ...

Age cheating accusations hit Under 17 Afcon

Apr 22, 2019 Lyonike Mughogho 0 &

The ongoing Under 17 African Cup of Nations in Tanzania has been rocked by accusations of age cheating. Recently, Moroccan soccer administrative body accused Cameroon of using players who are way over 17. According to… ...

2019 AFCON to use VAR

Mar 30, 2019 Lyonike Mughogho 0 &

This year`s edition of African Cup of Nations (AFCON) which will be staged in Egypt will attract the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology. The technology was first used last year during the FIFA World Cup… ...

David Kanyenda: How Flames can improve chances of qualifying for Afcon tournament

Mar 29, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Flames wound up their 2019 Afcon campaign with a drab stalemate in a dead rubber contest against Morocco in Lilongwe. Overall, Flames won once, drew twice and lost thrice in 6 qualifiers thus amassing… ...

No 2019 Afcon for Flames: 2018 was a bad year for Malawian football

Dec 31, 2018 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 0 &

The year which is going to an end, 2018, has been a year to forget for the Flames. When top African nations will be battling it out for supremacy in the 2019 Africa Cup of… ...

Seek and you shall find: Flames seek divine intervention ahead of Cameroon clash

Oct 11, 2018 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 4 &

Flames held a 40 minute prayer session on Wednesday evening seeking divine inspiration ahead of Friday's AFCON qualifier against the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon. The prayer session was led by vice team manager Aubrey Nankhuni… ...

Flames mauled

Sep 09, 2018 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 6 &

Morocco returned  to winning ways in style, recording a comprehensive 3-0 home win over Malawi in a one-sided African Cup of Nations qualifier on Saturday at Stade Muhammad V that saw Youssef En-Nesyri score twice.… ...

Tough test await Malawi in Morocco

Sep 08, 2018 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 0 &

The Flames are ranked 78 places below Morocco in the FIFA Rankings and their clash looks like a mismatch. It seems like ages ago that the Atlas Lions crashed out of the 2018 FIFA World… ...

Flames off to Morocco

Sep 06, 2018 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 19 &

The Malawi National football team will arrive in Rabat, Morocco, this afternoon for their crucial 2019 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier on Saturday. The team left Malawi on Wednesday through the Chileka International Airport… ...

RVG drops in-form Yamikani Chester

Sep 05, 2018 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 0 &

...Atusaye Nyondo returns The only surprise name missing on the 20-man squad list is Yamikani Chester, who has been in top form for Be Forward Wanderers FC this season. Ronny Van Geneugden has named a… ...