Month: October 2020 Posts

Super League teams return for pre-season

Oct 21, 2020 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 0 &

With less than a month to go until the 2020/21 season kicks off, Super League clubs have returned to training to begin their preparations. After spending seven months out of action due to the Coronavirus… ...

Date set for NRFA elections

Oct 20, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Northern Region Football Association (NRFA) has set the date for executive committee elections. On Sunday during the Association Extra General meeting at Paramount lodge in Mzuzu, affiliates agreed that the elections should be held on… ...

Hockey Stadium launched in Blantyre

Oct 19, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Minister of Youth and Sports Ulemu Msungama on Sunday commissioned the Hockey Stadium in Blantyre as Malawi plans to host the Africa Hockey Club Championship next year. The launch comes four years down the line… ...

Sports teams to resume training next month

Sep 25, 2020 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 0 &

The Presidential Taskforce on Covid-19 has set October 17th as the date for athletes and clubs in the country to resume training. The announcement was made on Thursday by the Committee's Chairperson Dr. John Phuka… ...

Yona Banda wins online boxing tournament

Sep 20, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Seventeen year-old Yona Banda has emerged winner of Malawi Boxing Association (Maba) - Northern Chapter online boxing tournament. Banda beat 40 other boxers who showcased their tactics in videos sent online. Speaking at the prize… ...

Flames given greenlight

Sep 18, 2020 Lyonike Mughogho 0 &

Malawi national football team the Flames have been given a greenlight to return to the pitch ahead of Cosafa senior men's tournament and African Cup of Nations qualifiers. The presidential taskforce on Covid-19 made the… ...

Boxing association holds online tournament

Sep 16, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Boxing Association of Malawi (Maba)- Northern Chapter has held an online boxing tournament so that its boxers should remain active despite the pandemic. In the competition that run for a month from July 5, boxers… ...

It’s official: Be Forward to stop bankrolling Wanderers in December

Sep 16, 2020 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 0 &

  Be Forward have announced that they will stop sponsoring Be Forward Wanderers in December. The Japanese second hand car dealer have been sponsoring the club for the past five years but the marriage will… ...

Orlando Pirates fans didn’t want me at the club – Gabadinho

Sep 15, 2020 Lyonike Mughogho 1 &

Malawian soccer star Frank 'Gabadinho' Mhango has said some Orlando Pirates fans were not happy with his move to the club from Bidvest Wits University. Mhango joined the Soweto giants at the onset of the… ...

Government should come out clearly on sports resumption

Sep 15, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

It is obvious that there is an apparent disconnect between Malawi Government, sports associations and reality. As it is, associations are seriously hoping to resume their games as soon as possible- perhaps with no spectators… ...

Mhango happy with debut season at Orlando Pirates

Sep 15, 2020 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 0 &

Orlando Pirates and Flames forward Gabadinho Mhango says he is impressed with his debut season after winning his first Golden Boot award in the Absa Premiership. The 27-year-old moved to the Buccaneers at the beginning… ...

MultiChoice Malawi hosts media showcase

Sep 14, 2020 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 0 &

MultiChoice Malawi hosted its annual media showcase on Friday aimed at showcasing content and making announcements of upcoming content additions to the DSTV and GOtv platforms. The showcase, which was attended by Blantyre based journalists… ...

Sports to return on Monday

Sep 10, 2020 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 0 &

Minister of Youth and Sports Ulemu Msungama has announced that sports in the country will resume on Monday after a six-month break due to Covid-19 pandemic. In March this year, government suspended all public gatherings… ...

Athletes urged to do individual training

Jul 29, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Northern Region Sports Development Officer Georgina Msowoya has urged athletes to keep on training at home amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Msowoya said this on Friday in Mzuzu where she was handing over the Personal Protective… ...

Government increases Presidential Cup sponsorship

Jun 12, 2020 Andrew Cane Chilapondwa 0 &

Malawi Government has increased sponsorship of the Presidential Cup by from K120 million to K400 million. The Presidential Initiative for Sports, which was launched in 2009 by the late President Bingu wa Mutharika, is aimed… ...