Month: June 2022 Posts

Kwimbira appointed for 2022 WAFCON Finals

Jun 17, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawian assistant referee Bernadettar Kwimbira is among 40 referees designated to officiate at the 2022 TotalErnegies Women Africa Cup of Nations scheduled between 2nd and 23rd July in Morocco. She is among the 40 referees that… ...

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… ...

FAM engages referees on match reports

Feb 24, 2022 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has engaged Super League referees on using technology to produce and submit match reports after every game. This is happening ahead of the new season of the Tnm Super league… ...

Champiti satisfied with North referees’ fitness

Feb 22, 2022 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

National Referees fitness trainer Moffat Champiti says he is satisfied with the way referees in the Northern Region performed during a test held at Mzuzu stadium on Sunday. About 70 men and women came for… ...

Malawian referees in SA to officiate WAFCON qualifier

Feb 17, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Four Malawian referees are in South Africa to officiate a 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) qualifiers second round match between South Africa and Algeria scheduled for Friday afternoon at Orlando Stadium. Mercy Kayira… ...

FIFA approves 15 Malawi referees for 2022

Dec 21, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

FIFA has approved all 15 Malawian referees whose names were submitted for the 2022 International Referees Panel. Center referee Newton Nyirenda, who officiated the Airtel Top 8 final match between Nyasa Big Bullets and Silver… ...

Red card: Malawian referees snubbed for Afcon

Dec 15, 2021 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 1 &

Confederation of African Football (CAF) has released a list of 64 Referees to officiate the forthcoming Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) finals slated for January next year in Cameroun, but no referee from Malawi has… ...

Kwimbira nominated for World Best referee Award

Nov 09, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawian celebrated FIFA Female Assistant Referee Bernadettar Kwimbira has been nominated for the 2021 International Federation of Football History Statistics (IFFHS) awards. Kwimbira is among the 16 female referees who have been nominated for the… ...

Referees say they won’t officiate games at Karonga Stadium

Jun 23, 2021 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Northern Region Referees Committee (NRRC) says its members will not officiate any game at Karonga Stadium due to concerns over safety. In a statement released today, Regional Chairperson Misheck Juwa and his General Secretary Clémence… ...

Football referees trained on laws of the game

May 18, 2021 Chikondi Magalasi 0 &

About 30 football officiating personnel have been trained in a refresher course meant to remind them about the new laws of the game of football. The training in Phalombe was organised by the district's referees… ...

Kwimbira gets second Olympics appointment

Apr 28, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi’s top FIFA Assistant Referee Bernadettar Kwimbira will this summer get a second Olympic Games run after being appointed for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Football Tournament scheduled between July 21- August 7, 2021. This will… ...

FAM urges FIFA Refs to aim higher

Mar 05, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

FAM has urged the country’s FIFA listed referees to work hard and aim for CAF and FIFA Elite A status to be considered for major football tournaments. FAM Executive Member and Chairperson of the Technical… ...

Kanduku to officiate at U20 AFCON

Jan 26, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawian FIFA Assistant Referee Clemence Kanduku will officiate at the 2021 U20 Africa Cup of Nations to take place in Mauritania between February 14 and March 6, 2021. Kanduku is among the 35 African Referees… ...

Another milestone for Malawi top referee Kwimbira

Jan 23, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi's top referee Bernadettar Kwimbira will this evening make history when she joins the first ever all women refereeing team to officiate a match at a CAF Senior Men’s tournament. Kwimbira alongside Nigeria’s Mimisen Lyorhe… ...

Kwimbira delighted with first CHAN match

Jan 21, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi’s top FIFA Referee Bernadette Kwimbira has described her first match at the ongoing CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN) in Cameroon as a big milestone in her career. Kwimbira, who is one of the few… ...