AFCON Archives

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… ...

AFCON to be played in June, 24 teams to participate

Jul 21, 2017 Malawi24 Reporter 36 &

The Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament will from 2019 be played in June and July while the number of participants will be increased to 24 teams from 16. Confederation of African Football (CAF) said… ...

African soccer star falls victim to death hoax

Mar 26, 2017 Lyonike Mughogho 0 &

Social media was yesterday awash with reports that an African soccer star was found dead in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Zambia's Rainford Kalaba was rumoured to have died in the Democratic Republic of Congo… ...

Cameroon’s Afcon’s triumph, a shame to Malawi: how long does it take to build a team?

Feb 06, 2017 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 43 &

Sir Alex Ferguson will say 7 years. After being appointed Manchester United manager in 1986, he fought relegation and only delivered the league in 1993. Cameroon will probably tell you it can take 3 years.… ...