Month: March 2020 Posts

FAM mourns former Flames star

Mar 28, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Football Association of Malawi (FAM) is grieving with Nyasa Big Bullets Football Club and the entire local football fraternity following the loss of former Nyasa Big Bullets and Flames striker John Phiri. Phiri passed away… ...

Flames set for Zambia friendly

Mar 09, 2020 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 0 &

The Malawi national football team is off to Zambia for a friendly match against Chipolopolo Boys on Wednesday in readiness for the back to back Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Burkina Faso this month.… ...

Flames start local camp

Mar 03, 2020 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 0 &

Flames local based players started training at the Mpira Stadium on Tuesday morning in preparation for back to back 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying matches against Burkina Faso later this month. Flames assistant… ...

Mwase names local squad for AFCON qualifiers

Feb 28, 2020 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 0 &

Flames mentor Meck Mwase has named 31 locally based players to go into camp on Monday in readiness for the back to back 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Burkina Faso next month. Mwase… ...

Mwase pleased with Flames training

Feb 13, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Flames coach, Meck Mwase, has said he is pleased with the progress of the local based players' nonresidential training program which began two weeks ago in readiness for the 2021 AFCON qualification match against Burkina… ...

Malawi in tough 2022 World Cup Qualifiers group

Jan 21, 2020 Chikondi Magalasi 0 &

An uphill task awaits Malawi National Senior Football Team in the Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifiers after being paired with giants in Group D. During the draw held on Tuesday evening in Cairo , the… ...

Uganda take down Flames in 2021 AFCON qualifier

Nov 17, 2019 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 0 &

The Flames of Malawi slipped to a 2-0 defeat at the hands of the Cranes of Uganda in their 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier at the Nelson Mandela Stadium on Sunday afternoon. Head coach… ...

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.… ...

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… ...

Malata delighted to be back in Flames setup

Oct 30, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Recalled Flames defender Lucky Malata says he will work hard to regain his position in the team. Malata retired from the Flames in 2017 but has returned to the team after Coach Meck Mwase recalled… ...

Mwase names final squad for Lesotho matches

Oct 10, 2019 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 1 &

Flames mentor Meke Mwase has named the final 22-man squad for the back to back friendly matches against Lesotho over the weekend. Mwase had assembled a 27 locally based squad to prepare for the clash,… ...

Future looks bright: Malawi to use young squad in qualifiers

Sep 11, 2019 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 0 &

Malawi will head to the group stage of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers with a young squad, the oldest player being 27-year-old Gabadinho Mhango. Mhango was the oldest player in the Flames Squad for… ...

Flames roast Zebras

Sep 10, 2019 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 0 &

Malawi needed a late second half penalty from Gerald Phiri Jnr to progress to the group stages of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers at Kamuzu Stadium on Tuesday afternoon. It wasn't a blossoming performance… ...

Mwase names squad for Botswana

Sep 03, 2019 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 1 &

Flames coach Meck Mwase has named a 20-member for Saturday's 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers Preliminary Round match against Botswana. The head coach has taken on board six foreign based players and 14 locals who… ...

Foreign based players join Flames camp

Sep 02, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

South Africa based duo of striker Richard Mbulu and midfielder Gerald Phiri Junior arrived in the country on Sunday to join the Flames camp ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Preliminary Round Qualifier against… ...