Month: January 2022 Posts

Top musician blasts Flames coach for dropping Gerald Phiri Jr

Jan 01, 2022 Lyonike Mughogho 4 &

Phiri Jnr (L) Malawian top-notch musician has joined the bandwagon of people who are stoning Flames coach Marian Mario Marinica for dropping midfielder Gerald Phiri Junior in his African Cup of Nations squad. Musician Lulu… ...

Flames beat Comoros in friendly match

Jan 01, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Two first half goals from Gabadinho Mhango and Khuda Muyaba gave the Flames a 2-1 win over Comoros in an international friendly match at the Abdallah al Faisal stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Friday… ...

Adapt to the coach’s style or come back — fans tell Flames

Jan 01, 2022 Lyonike Mughogho 1 &

Malawi football team, the Flames, have come under fire for complaining about the interim coach Marian Mario Marinica's approach. According to Malawians on social media, Flames' players are used to being treated with kids' gloves… ...

Players picked are very close to what I am looking for – Malawi coach  

Dec 31, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Flames Head of Technical Marian Mario Marinica says he has picked players that are willing to learn and are talented. According to Marinica, his final squad for the Africa Cup of Nations has players with… ...

Gerald Phiri Jnr dropped as Marinica names final 23-man Afcon squad

Dec 31, 2021 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 0 &

Flames Coach Marian Mario Marinica has named a final 23-man squad for the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) finals slated for Cameroun next month. Marinica has included three new players who were not part of… ...

Schumacher out of AFCON as Mali match is postponed

Dec 30, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Striker Schumacher Kuwali has been ruled out of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations after suffering a thigh injury at the ongoing Flames training camp in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Kuwali tore his right thigh muscles… ...

Coach Mario says Flames players doing well on new approach

Dec 28, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Flames on Sunday morning started their 10-day Pre-AFCON training camp in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. So far 24 players have joined camp and the team has had three training sessions. Speaking to FAM Media, Marian… ...

Phiri JNR arrives in Saudi Arabia as Flames hold first training session

Dec 27, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Sudan based midfielder Gerald Phiri Jnr on Sunday afternoon joined the Flames Pre- Afcon camp in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. However, striker Gabadinho Mhango and winger Peter Banda, who were expected to arrive on Sunday, failed… ...

Flames first group arrive in Saudi Arabia

Dec 24, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Flames’ first group has safely arrived in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia ahead of a 10-day pre-Afcon training camp. The group comprising of 14 players and nine officials arrived via Dubai on Friday afternoon and is… ...

Marinica announces Flames provisional squad for Afcon finals

Dec 22, 2021 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 0 &

The Malawi National Football Team Technical Panel has released a 30-member provisional squad for the delayed 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) finals slated for January next year in Cameroun. Marian Mario Marinica led Panel… ...

15 people win jerseys in Flames fundraiser

Dec 21, 2021 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 0 &

The sixth Ipatse Moto Flames and Win initiative raffle draw held on Tuesday morning saw fifteen more people winning Flames replica Jerseys. Speaking during the draw at Mpira House in Blantyre, Flames Mobilization Taskforce spokesperson… ...

SA based trio join Flames camp

Dec 21, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Polokwane FC trio of striker Khuda Muyaba, midfielder Mike Mkwate and defender Dennis Chembezi have joined the Flames camp at the Mpira Village in Blantyre ahead of the Flames pre- AFCON camp in Saudi Arabia.… ...

Malawi to open AFCON campaign with match against Guinea

Dec 20, 2021 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 0 &

The Malawi National Football Team, Flames, will play Guinea in their Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) Group B opening match on 10th January, 2022 at Kouekong Stadium. According to a fixture released by the Confederations… ...

FAM TD sparks debate with height remarks

Dec 05, 2021 Lyonike Mughogho 0 &

Football Association of Malawi Technical Director Mariano Mario Marinica has sparked debate having said that some players in the national football team's key positions are pint-sized. In his preliminary report on Malawi football, the Romanian… ...

Malawi coach Meck Mwase demoted, Marinica to take charge at Afcon

Dec 05, 2021 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 1 &

Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has named the newly hired Technical Director Marion Marian Mario Marinica as the Flames interim coach for the forthcoming Africa Cup of Nations finals in Cameroun, replacing Meck Mwase who… ...