Month: October 2020 Posts

FAM commends Elite referees for maintaining fitness

Oct 24, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Football Association of Malawi has commended local Elite Referees for maintaining their fitness levels during the COVID-19 influenced eight-month long football break. FAM Executive Member and chairperson of the FAM Referees Subcommittee Rashid Ntelera… ...

59 referees pass fitness test

Mar 02, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Northern Region referees over the weekend took part in a fitness test where 59 out of 87 referees passed. Football Association of Malawi (FAM) Executive member who is also a chairman of referees subcommittee Rashid… ...

FAM urges young refs to work hard

Feb 23, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

The Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has urged up-and-coming referees to put an extra gear in order to achieve their dreams of becoming international referees. This was said on Saturday at Kamuzu Stadium during the… ...

North referees donate to patients

Dec 30, 2019 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Northern Region referees on Saturday cheered patients in maternity and children's wards at Chitipa District Hospital. Chairperson for Northern Region Referees Committee Misheck Juwa said they felt the need to cheer patients and give them… ...

FAM urges Malawian FIFA referees to maintain integrity

Dec 20, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has urged Malawian FIFA Referees to maintain their honesty and avoid influencing and manipulating games. FAM Executive Committee Member Tiya Somba Banda said this on Thursday when he presented… ...

Referees elect new committee

Oct 29, 2018 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Referees in the North on Sunday elected new office bearers for Northern Region Referees Committte. Grade one Fifa referee Misheck Juba was elected as Chairperson for the committee after beating then then incumbent Mavuto Msimuko… ...

Refereeing course participants decries lack of equipment

Sep 02, 2018 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Participants at a refereeing course organized by Football Association of Malawi (FAM) expressed worry over lack of equipment. The event which attracted participants from the central and northern regions started on Monday and ended on… ...

54 referees pass fitness test

Apr 03, 2018 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Out of 80 Northern Region referees who attended cooper physical fitness test in Mzuzu on Sunday, only 54 passed. According to the Northern Region Referees Committee, seven female referees were among those who passed the… ...

Four Malawian referees on CAF duty in Ethiopia

Mar 07, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 4 &

Four of Malawi's FIFA referees are in Ethiopia on Confederation of African Football (CAF) duty as they prepare to take charge of Wednesday's match between Ethiopian club Wolaitta Dicha and Egyptian giants Zamalek. The match… ...

NRC bans unqualified referees

Nov 23, 2017 Mike Lyson Zgambo 1 &

National Referees Committee (NRC) has banned unqualified from handling lower leagues matches. NRC has said unqualified referees  should not officiate matches in Simama, Chipiku or Masters Security leagues as was the case in the past.… ...