Month: July 2016 Posts

Flames drop with 26 steps on FIFA rankings

Jul 14, 2016 Joseph Dumbula 106 &

The Malawi national football team has slipped with 26 steps on the global FIFA rankings, in the month of July, Malawi24 can confirm. Rankings released by the world football governing body indicate that globally the… ...

FIFA to sponsor girls football tourney

Jun 30, 2016 Martha Chikoti 4 &

FIFA will from next month sponsor a football tournament for girls in secondary schools in Blantyre as part of its youth development programmes. Football Association of Malawi (Fam) vice president James Mwenda confirmed the development.… ...

FIFA Physical Fitness workshop under-way

Jun 21, 2016 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 7 &

The Football Association of Malawi (FAM) in conjunction with FIFA, is conducting a week-long physical fitness workshop for local coaches. The latest workshop comes barely a week after another successful FIFA Goalkeepers trainer workshop where… ...

Maradona picks Ronaldo over Messi: Anyone who likes football, likes Cristiano

Jun 10, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 88 &

...says Messi is a bad leader but says Retired Argentine player, Diego Maradona, has bashed the reigning FIFA Ballon d'Or and fellow countryman, Lionel Messi while praising Cristiano Ronaldo. Maradona told Pele that the problem… ...

Flames beat Zimbabwe on FIFA rankings

Jun 02, 2016 Joseph Dumbula 23 &

The Malawi national football team has fallen with just one step on the latest FIFA rankings to be on position 107 in the world. The Flames were on position 106 last month. They are 28th… ...

Flames struck by FIFA rankings small move

May 09, 2016 Paul Nthala 44 &

The Malawi national football team has moved to position 106 just a step up from previous rankings in the ratings released by the world football governing body, FIFA. This could be a boost for the… ...

Bizarre! Nigeria FA appoints dead referee

Apr 22, 2016 Kondwani Mkhalipi-Manyungwa 22 &

Only in Nigeria! Uncanny, but this is not a scene in a Nollywood soap! A referee who died in January has been appointed by the Nigeria Football Federation to officiate a league game this weekend. The… ...