Month: November 2018 Posts

Retired Khuda Muyaba recalled by RVG

Nov 02, 2018 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 0 &

......as Mhone, Simkonda returns... Flames coach Ronny Van Geneugden has named a 25 man squad of local based players to go into camp on Sunday at the Mpira Village in Blantyre in readiness for the… ...

FIFA Rankings: Flames stuck on sorry position

Oct 25, 2018 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 0 &

Not going up or down. Just stuck in the same place. That’s the story of the Malawi National Football Team the Flames who have maintained their agonising position on the Coca-Cola FIFA rankings. According to… ...

Flames are work in progress – RVG

Oct 17, 2018 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 0 &

Malawi head coach Ronny Van Geneugden says he is happy with the team's progress despite the Flames having difficulties in scoring goals. Speaking during the post-match interviews on Tuesday soon after Malawi's goalless draw against… ...

Cameroon to welcome Flames to Malawi

Oct 13, 2018 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 0 &

...Indomitable Lions set to arrive first before the Flames... The Indomitable Lions won the first leg 1-0 at their backyard on Friday evening and they will be the first team to arrive in Malawi ahead… ...

Flames ready for Cameroon showdown

Oct 12, 2018 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 1 &

Malawi24 previews the action as the defending African Cup of Nations champions Cameroon take on Malawi at Omnisport Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium on Friday evening before the two square off again on Tuesday in Blantyre. The… ...

RVG drops Fodya, Nyondo

Oct 06, 2018 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 0 &

...recalls Chester, Chirwa... Flames coach Ronny Van Geneugden has named his final 20 man squad for next week's African Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifier away to Cameroon in Yaoundé. The Belgian tactician has dropped Nyasa… ...

Nyamilandu’s ‘Barcelona’ drops further in FIFA rankings

Sep 21, 2018 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 1 &

The latest FIFA rankings are out but they are not reflecting the 'Barcelona' type of football which Football Association of Malawi (FAM) president Walter Nyamilandu says Malawi is playing. Following back to back defeats to… ...

Nyamilandu declines to resign

Sep 19, 2018 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 1 &

...will not seek re-election next year Walter Nyamilandu, the longest serving president of the Football Association of Malawi (FAM), has declined to resign from his position over the Malawi National Football Team's poor performances. He… ...

Flames back

Sep 13, 2018 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 0 &

The team arrived at Kamuzu International Airport in the early hours of Wednesday following back to back defeats to Morocco and Kenya. The Flames were whipped 3-nil by Atlas Lions in the 2019 AFCON qualifier… ...

Flames extinguished

May 28, 2018 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 4 &

Same old story, same old Malawi. 42 steps apart in the FIFA rankings but the Flames could not manage to beat Mauritius in the 2018 Cosafa Cup as they went down 1-0 to put their… ...

Nyondo, Msowoya return to Flames squad

Nov 03, 2017 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 12 &

The duo have not played for Flames in years now, but their form at club level has caught the eye of Ronny Van Geneugden and his backroom staff ahead of an international friendly match against… ...

Flames drop 10 steps in Fifa rankings

Sep 14, 2017 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 32 &

Despite beating Togo and drawing against Morocco Under-23 National team in international friendly matches, the Flames of Malawi have dropped 10 places in the latest Fifa rankings released by the world soccer governing body on… ...

Lucky Malata retires from Malawi national team

Aug 23, 2017 Mike Lyson Zgambo 2 &

Former Flames captain Lucky Malata has announced his retirement from national duty. The Beforward Wanderers defender who is aged 26 and featured for the Flames on 13 occasions, made the announcement in Mozambique where Wanderers… ...

Flames players need more gym work

Jul 20, 2017 Lyonike Mughogho 34 &

Football is a God given talent that requires a certain level of energy if positive results are to be a team's norm. A football team needs extra qualities to be complete. Watching Malawi national football… ...

Flames move six steps up on latest FIFA rankings

Jul 06, 2017 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 50 &

The Flames have made six steps up to settle at position 111 from 117 in the latest FIFA rankings released on Thursday by the world soccer governing body. Malawi won their opening 2019 African Cup… ...