Month: October 2020 Posts

Mwase names local squad for Burkina Faso ties

Oct 24, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi National Football Team Coach Meck Mwase has named a 23 man local based players squad to go into camp on Sunday October 25, 2020 to start preparations for back to back 2020 AFCON qualifying… ...

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… ...

AFCON trophy stolen in Cairo

Sep 04, 2020 Sibu M. Mokoena 0 &

The Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) trophy has mysteriously disappeared from the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) headquarters in Cairo. Former EFA vice-president Ahmed Shobier confirmed the news in a statement, saying the trophy which Egypt… ...

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.… ...