Month: May 2022 Posts

Malawian match officials appointed for 2023 AFCON Qualifiers

May 12, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has appointed five Malawian match officials for next month’s 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) group stage qualifying matches. According to a communication from CAF, Easter Zimba will take… ...

CAF approves B coaching course for Malawi

May 10, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Confederation of Africa Football CAF has approved Football Associations of Malawi’s application to hold a CAF B Coaching Course from July 2022. This will be a first CAF B Coaching course since 2016 after… ...

Fazili, Mpinganjira fired as Marinica names backroom staff

May 04, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

Flames Africa Cup of Nations qualifying technical panel has been fired by new head coach Marian Mario Marinica who has named his own backroom staff ahead of the forthcoming 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.… ...

Flames to start camp on May 8

Apr 26, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Malawi National Football Team will begin their preparations for the two 2023 AFCON qualifiers in June with a local camp from May 8, 2022. Flames are in group D of the qualifiers and will… ...

Flames in Group of death for Afcon qualifiers

Apr 19, 2022 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 0 &

...Marinica confident of sailing through... Flames have been drawn in Group D alongside Ethiopia, Guinea and the 2021 runners up Egypt for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. Marian Mario Marinica's side who are ranked… ...

Mwase more expensive than Mario Marinica, says FAM

Apr 11, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 3 &

Football Association of Malawi (FAM) says it was spending more money on fired Malawi National Team Coach Meck Mwase than the amount being spent on his replacement Marian Mario Marinica. FAM Finance Director Christopher M’dolo… ...

Peter Banda wins Simba FC fans player of the month award

Mar 28, 2022 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 0 &

Malawi winger Peter Banda has been voted Simba FC Fans player of the month for March following his impressive form with the Tanzanian giants. The 21-year-old Flames winger scored a goal each in the league… ...

Flames Under-23 set for Kuwait showdown

Mar 23, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Malawi Under 23 National team are geared to face their Kuwait counterparts at the Antalya mini-international tournament in Turkey on Thursday evening. The match is the first of the three encounters the Mario Marinica… ...

Gaba’s Pirates nightmare continues

Feb 17, 2022 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 0 &

Malawi forward Gabadinho Mhango was once again omitted from Mandla Ncikazi's team when Orlando Pirates played to a goalless draw with Golden Arrows on Wednesday night. Mhango last played for the Buccaneers before the just… ...

Flames move 10 steps up on FIFA ranking

Feb 10, 2022 Mike Lyson Zgambo 1 &

Malawi National Football Team’s performance at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) has seen the Flames moving 10 steps up on the FIFA World Ranking. February's edition of the FIFA Coca-Cola World Rankings indicate that… ...

US-Based Malawians spoil Flames

Feb 02, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A group of football loving Malawians based in the United States has rewarded Malawi National Football Team players with K2.8 million cash for their outstanding performance at the 2021 Total Ernegies Africa Cup of Nations.… ...

Airtel Malawi celebrates with Flames, gifts smartphones to team

Jan 30, 2022 Chris Loka 0 &

Airtel Malawi Plc, the second main sponsor of the Flames AFCON fundraising campaign, has presented high end smartphones to the Flames players as a gift for their exploits at the just ended AFCON 2021 football… ...

Flames kit master given plot

Jan 29, 2022 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 0 &

Quick Point Construction has rewarded Flames' long serving kit master Richard Justin Zawazawa with a 15 by 30 plot in Lunzu and 2,000 cement blocks plus 50 Iron Sheets. Nicknamed 'Dinho', the 47-year old man… ...

Heroes welcome for Flames

Jan 29, 2022 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 0 &

The Malawi National Football Team arrived to a heroes' welcome at Chileka International Airport on Friday despite failing to progress to the last eight of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations currently underway in Cameroon.… ...

It’s over: Malawi crash out of Afcon after 2-1 loss to Morocco

Jan 26, 2022 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 0 &

The Malawi National Football Team is out of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations after a 2-1 defeat to Morocco in the Round of 16 match played at Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium in Yaounde on Tuesday… ...