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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… ...

Analyst says Super League referees need more training

Jan 05, 2021 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

A sports analyst has called for more training for Super League referees following embarrassing incidents in recent Super League games. The analyst George Chiusiwa has argued that the fitness tests that referees have every four… ...

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… ...