BOB TO LEAD MALAWI UNDER 20 TO COSAFA

Mighty Mukuru Wanderers Assistant Coach, Bob Mpinganjira, will the Malawi U-20 National Team to this year's COSAFA Cup African Cup of Nations Qualifiers as Football Association of Malawi confirms his role.

Mpinganjira will be with his backroom staff that worked together in the Four Nations tournament which they won after beating Zimbabwe and Kenya in the tournament in March.

Civil Women coach, Milias Jegwe Pofera and Bullets Reserves coach, Enos Chatama will be his assistants as Mcdonald Yobe is fitness trainer while Nicholas Mhango is the Team Manager.

The team will start camping on Monday 9 September at the Mpira Stadium and here is 30 man provision squad to attend the camp.

GOALKEEPERS:
1. Amos Sande (Ekhaya Fc)
2. Julius Banda (Bullets Reserve)
3. Vincent Mdoka ( Wanderers Reserve) 4. Innocent Kamwambe (Lube Masters)

DEFENDERS :
5. Washali Jaziya (Silver Strikers Rsv)
6. Edward Thengo (Bullets Rsv)
7. Helmas Masinja (Ascent Academy )

TEMWA CLOSES IN ON NEW EXTRA-ORDINARY RECORD

Scorchers forward, Temwa Chawinga, has taken just a little time to settle in USA as she has set a new record of becoming the first player to score in 8 straight matches in the National Women's Soccer League.

Chawinga managed the feat on Saturday when she netted a lone goal to inspire Kansas City Current to a 1-0 victory over Utah Royals, her 15th goal of the season.

Another record comes on the same day as she becomes the fifth player ever to score at least 15 goals in one season after Kim Little in 2014, Crystal Dunn in 2015, Sam Kerr in 2017, 2018 and 2019 and Alex Morgan in 2022.

Meanwhile, Chawinga remains with just five goals to set a new record for the League as the first ever player to score at least 20 goals in a season as Sam Kerr managed to bag 18 goals as the most in 2019.

Chawinga moved to America this year from Wuhan Jiangda University where she managed to score 53 goals in all competitions last year.

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Timu ya Changalume Barracks FC yomwe imasewera muligi ya ThumbsUp Premier Division, iyipeza wolokwa pamulandu omwe imayankha kuti inagwilitsa ntchito osewera atatu omwe anali ndi zipepara zachikasu panthawi yomwe timuyi imkakumana ndi Superfert FC mugawo loyamba lamasewero aligi a ThumbsUp pa 9th June 2024 munzinda wa Zomba .

Malingana ndichigamulo chomwe SRFA latulutsa chikusonyeza kuti Changalume Barracks FC, inagwilitsa ntchito Francis Mkanda yemwe anatenga zipepara zachisakasu panthawi yomwe timuyi imkakumana ndi Zomba Airbase komanso Red Lions.

Ndipo Chigamulochi chikusonyezaso kuti Alick Theu, yemwe anasewera masewero apakati pa Changalume ndi Superfert anali osayenera kaamba koti anapeza zipepara zachisakasu pamasewero omwe timu yake imkakumana ndi Mwanza Stars komanso Mangochi All Stars.

Potsiliza Chigamulochi chikuonetsaso kuti Changalume Barracks idagwilitsa ntchito Noel Billiat, yemwe anali ndi zipepara zachisakasu ziwiri kuchokera kumasewero a Mwanza Stars komanso Mango

TEMWA SCORES AGAIN

Scorchers forward, Temwa Chawinga, netted her 15th goal of the season in the National Women's Soccer League in USA as Kansas City Current beat Utah Royals 1-0 on Saturday.

Chawinga scored the goal to set a new record which is hard to break as the first ever player to score in 8 straight games in the League.

Meanwhile, it's her 15th goal in the league and she needs 62 goals only to equal the all time goal scorer of the League.

On the same day, her sister Tabitha scored her first goal for Olympic Lyonnais and assisted the other as they beat Juventus 4-2 in a friendly.

Reported by Hastings Wadza Kasonga Jr

UPDATE

The Flames have safely landed in Bamako, Mali, ahead of the 2025 TotalErnergies Africa Cup of Nations qualifying against Burkina Faso this coming Tuesday.

The team is being accommodated at Radisson Collection Hotel and will have a loosening session later in the evening.

KALIATI NEARS SECOND POTM AWARD

Mighty Mukuru Wanderers midfielder, Isaac Kaliati, is nearing to grab his second player of the month award this season at the team as he leads the votes for the August award.

The 26 year old was nominated following his impressive outing in the month that saw him scoring 4 goals and providing an assist, winning two man of the match awards in five games for the Nomads.

Nicknamed Chair, he leads the votes on the team's WhatsApp channel with 2,300 plus votes and his closest competitor is William Thole who has 580 votes. Lawrence Chaziya and Blessings Singini are very far as they have 252 and 223 votes respectively.

He has one award already for the month of June and also boosts with five man of the match awards in the TNM Super League, only Sam Gunda and Zeliat Nkhoma of Kamuzu Barracks match him.

Other winners for the award at Mighty Mukuru Wanderers are Wisdom Mpinganjira in May, Blessings Singini in June and Sama Thierry Tanjong in August.

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"TINGOLEMEKEZA MAGANIZO A MABEDI KOMA AZIWINA" - KAMAU

Mmodzi mwa anthu oyankhulapo pa nkhani za masewero mdziko muno, Kim Kamau, wati mphunzitsi watimu ya dziko lino akuyenera kuyesetsa kuti aziwina poti akulandira ndalama zochuluka Kwambiri kusiyana ndi aphunzitsi amdziko muno omwe anagwirapo ntchitoyi.

Kamau amayankhula kutsatira kugonja kwa timuyi 2-3 ndi timu ya Burundi pa bwalo la Bingu ku Lilongwe ndipo wati kusiyidwa kwa osewera ena ngati Precious Sambani kukuonetsa kuti pena mitu ya aphunzitsi sikugwira ntchito.

"Iwowo amadandaula kuti alibe wotseka kumbuyo kumanzere yemwe mutimumo analipo kale kukhala Sambani nde paulendowu kumusiya kusonyeza kuti mutuwu abalalika pang'ono. Burundi ndi timu yocheperako mphamvu ndi Burkina Faso ndipo titha kukavutikako kumeneku komabe tingolemekeza maganizo a mphunzitsiyu." Anatero Kamau.

Iye anati anthu amafunikira kupeza chipambano ndi chifukwa chake akumakuwa kuti Mabedi achoke ndipo ngati mmodzi mwa aphunzitsi omwe akulandira ndalama z

EX-FLAMES COACH, PLAYER WANTS MHANGO BACK

Flames legend, Esau Kanyenda, has agreed with former Flames coach, Kinnah Phiri, on sentiments that Gabadinho Mhango must return at the national team so that some problems should be solved.

This comes after Patrick Mabedi dropped the star yet again in the 2025 African Cup of Nations Qualifiers where the team lost 2-3 to Burundi and will play Burkina Faso on Monday for the second match of the group L.

Meanwhile, speaking to Times Newspaper, Phiri asked Football Association of Malawi and Malawi to intervene in the Mabedi-Mhango saga so that the star returns to the team soon.

Commenting on the matter, Esau Kanyenda, said there is a need for Mhango to return as the team is missing a lot of chances which may need a clinical forward like him.

"I second the idea of bringing back Gabadinho Mhango to the team, look at the chances that we squandered during the Burundi game.Who knows, maybe if we had Gaba in that game something could have happen.

FLAMES ANCHORS GROUP L

Malawi National Football team is on the last position of the group L of the African Cup of Nations Qualifiers following a 2-3 home defeat in the hands of lower ranked Burundi on Thursday at the Bingu National Stadium.

Two heavyweights, Senegal and Burkina Faso played a 1-1 draw on Friday which means Burundi will still top the group going into the round 2 of the group matches.

In the upcoming games, Burundi will host Senegal at the Bingu National Stadium on Sunday from 15:00hrs and Burkina Faso will play Malawi in Mali on Monday at 21:00hrs. Here is the group standings:

Pos Team P GD Pts
1. Burundi 1 1 3
2. Burkina Faso 1 0 1
3. Senegal 1 0 1
4. Malawi 1 -1 0

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BANGWE ITHA KUSINTHA APHUNZITSI

Mkulu komanso wachiwiri kwa mtsogoleri wa timu ya Bangwe All Stars, Chikumbutso Kathumba, wati timu yake ikuunikira mmene aphunzitsi atimuyi akuchitira ndipo ngati kungatheke asintha aphunzitsi atimuyi.

Iye amayankhula ndi wayilesi ya Litala kutsatira mkumano womwe unalipo wokhudza akuluakulu atimuyi komanso aphunzitsi ndipo akhale akutulutsa zotsatira zake lachisanu.

"Masabata amenewa tikuunikira zokonza aphunzitsi atimuyi, padakali pano apereka malipoti ndipo tinali nawo ndi zokambirana lachitatu ndipo zonse tiunikira lachisanu tikamaliza zokambirana." Anatero Kathumba.

Iye anati padakali panopa mwayi ukadalipo wokuti akhonza kuyipulumutsa timuyi kuti isatuluke mu ligi ndipo akufunitsitsa atatero poti akuluakulu nawonso akunyozeka nawo.

Timuyi ili pa nambala 15 mu ligi pomwe ali ndi mapointsi 12 pa masewero 19 omwe yasewera ndipo mu chaka chino chokha yaphunzitsidwa ndi aphunzitsi atatu.

Temwa Chawinga has been named in the team of the month of August in the National Women's Soccer League in USA.

SAMBANI WASIYIDWA KU FLAMES

Mphunzitsi watimu ya Malawi, Patrick Mabedi, wasiya osewera yekha yemwe anali otseka kumbuyo kutimu yake, Precious Sambani, paulendo wake wopita ku Burkina Faso.

Izi zikudza pomwe Mabedi anadandaula kuti osewera akumbali imeneyi akuvuta kwambiri ndipo anamenyetsa Gomegzani Chirwa yemwe anavutika kwambiri ndikupezeka mu kulakwitsa mu zigoli ziwiri pa masewero omwe Flames inagonja 3-2 ndi Burundi.

Atatha masewerowa, Mabedi anati anamenyetsa Chirwa kumbaliyi kamba koti anakwanitsapo kuchita bwino ku African Cup of Nations mu 2022.

Osewera ena omwe asiyidwa ndi Charles Chisale wa Extreme FC, Maxwell Paipi, Chikondi Kamanga, Uchizi Vunga a Silver Strikers, Nickson Nyasulu ndi Wongani Lungu a FCB Nyasa Big Bullets komanso Gaddie Chirwa wa Mighty Mukuru Wanderers.

Timu ya Malawi ili ndi masewerowa lachiwiri mdziko la Mali komwe akukakumana ndi Burkina Faso mmasewero achiwiri amu gulu lopitira ku African Cup of Nations.

Update

Malawi U-17 Women National Football team has been drawn in the Group B of COSAFA U-17 Girls Championship alongside South Africa, Namibia and Madagascar.

FLAMES U-17 DRAWN IN GROUP A

Malawi U-17 National Football team has been drawn alongside hosts, Mozambique, Lesotho and Angola in the Group A of the TotalEnergies U-17 African Cup of Nations Qualifiers COSAFA Cup following a draw conducted today. Here are the groups:

GROUP A
Mozambique
Malawi
Lesotho
Angola

GROUP B
Zambia
Namibia
Zimbabwe
Eswatini

GROUP C
South Africa
Botswana
Comoros
Mauritius

Reported by Hastings Wadza Kasonga Jr

CHIGAMULO CHA NTAJA RANGERS NDI NYAMBADWE UNITED CHATULUKA

Bungwe loyendetsa ligi yakummwera kwa dziko lino ya Southern Region Football Association latulutsa chigamulo pa nkhani ya masewero omwe matimu a Ntaja Rangers ndi Nyambadwe United anali nawo kamba koti masewero awo sanaseweredwe.

Nkhaniyi ikuti timu ya Nyambadwe United itapita ku Ntaja inavuta kuti bwalo la Ntaja silinalembedwe ndipo iwo sasewera mpaka lilembedwe.

Ena pakhomowa anavomera ndikuyamba kulemba bwaloli ndipo pomwe amamaliza, Nyambadwe inakana kulowa m'bwaloli kenako inakwera bus yawo nkumabwerera ku Blantyre.

Oyimilira timu ya Ntaja pa bwaloli akuti mizere ya pakati pa bwaloli yokha ndi yomwe inafufutika kamba ka mphepo koma anavomera kulemba chomwechonso oyimbira anakamba mofanana.

Chigamulo tsopano chati timu ya Nyambadwe United ikanasewerabe ngakhale sanali okondwa ndipo kamba koti anachoka oyimbira asakudziwa, iwo agonja 2-0 pa masewerowa.

Zateremu Ntaja Rangers yaonjezera mapointsi atatu mu gulu lawo zomw

MALAWI U-20 IN POT 1 OF COSAFA DRAW

Malawi U-20 National Football team has been placed in pot 1 where there are three high ranked teams.

This has been known by COSAFA as they are to conduct a draw for the 2025 TotalEnergies U-20 African Cup of Nations Qualifiers COSAFA Cup on Thursday at 11:00hrs.

In the draw, Mozambique has been seeded in Group A as host while Zambia and South Africa are also seeded and placed in Group B and C respectively.

The draw will start with Pot 1 where there is Malawi, Angola and Eswatini as they will be separated as number two teams in the three groups.

The Pot B which has Botswana, Comoros, Namibia, Lesotho, Madagascar and Zimbabwe will now complete the final two teams in each group.

The top teams in each group plus the best runner up will progress to the semi finals of the tournament in Mozambique from 26 September to 5 October 2024.

Reported by Hastings Wadza Kasonga Jr

Scorchers forward, Tabitha Chawinga, has been nominated for the Balloon d'Or award after he impressive performance in the 2023/24 season which saw her win the golden boot and player of the tournament in France with PSG.

She is now playing for Olympic Lyon and she has been nominated alongside Zambia's Barbra Banda and other 18 players across the world.

"NDABWERA KUDZAGWIRA NTCHITO" - CHESTER

Katswiri watimu ya Flames, Yamikani Chester, wati ndi wokondwa kamba koti wabwereranso kutimuyi pomwe wati wabwera kuti adzagwire ntchito osati kudzasewera basi.

Iye amayankhula lachitatu patsogolo pa masewero atimuyi omwe aliko lachinayi pa bwalo la Bingu ku Lilongwe ndipo wati ntchito ya dziko imafunikiranso osewera ena kuti agwirenso ntchito yomwe iwe umagwira.

"Ndine osangalala poti ndabweranso ndikhonza kunena kuti mpira ndi nthawi ndi zimafunikiranso kuti ena akagwira ntchito yomwe iwe umagwira koma apa ndabweranso, sikuti ndabwera kudzasewera koma kudzagwira ntchito kuti tithandize dziko lathu." Anatero Chester.

Iye wapempha anthu osapotera timuyi omwe ndi amalawi kuti asawachotseretu kuti mwina sachita bwino koma apite pabwalo la Bingu kuti akasapotere mwamphamvu timuyi.

Chester wakhala akusiyidwa ndi mphunzitsi, Patrick Mabedi mmbuyomu ati ponens kuti iye akukula koma tsopano waganiza zomutenga poti osewera ena amalo ngati omwewa nd

"KUCHEPA KWA NTHAWI KUSAKHALE PONAMIZIRA" - BANDA

Mtsogoleri wa timu ya dziko lino ya Flames, Christopher John Banda, wati akudziwa kuti nthawi ya zokonzekera kutimuyi ndi yochepa kwambiri koma pasakhale ponamira poti osewera amapanga kale zokonzekeranso mmatimu awo.

Iye amayankhula lachitatu patsogolo pa masewero atimuyi lachinayi ndi timu ya Burundi ndipo wati osewera onse akudziwa kufunikira koyamba bwino pa masewero amenewa.

"Tikufunitsitsa titayamba bwino chifukwa osewera aliyense akudziwa kufunikira kopita ku mpikisano wa AFCON zomwe ndi zotheka ngati tizipambana masewero nde kuti ulendo ukhale wabwino tikufunika kuti tiyambe bwino." Anatero Banda.

Katswiriyu wati iwo ngati osewera alimbikira kwambiri kuti achite bwino mmasewero​ awo amu gulu lopitira ku AFCON ndi cholinga choti adzafike nawo ku ndime yotsiriza ya mpikisanowu.

Timuyi ikuyembekezeka kupitanso mdziko la Burkina Faso akamaliza kusewera ndi timu ya Burundi mu masewero ena amugululi.

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KALIATI GETS ANOTHER NOMINATION

Mighty Mukuru Wanderers midfielder, Isaac Kaliati, has been nominated for the player of the month for the fourth time this season after his name appears again on August nominees.

This comes after the midfielder's impressive performance that has dragged the Nomads closer to Silver Strikers with his four goals and one assist in five games.

Meanwhile, he will have to battle it out with goalkeeper, William Thole, who has managed to keep five cleansheets in five, Blessings Singini who won one man of the match award and captain, Lawrence Chaziya who scored a winner against Kamuzu Barracks last week.

The team's supporters are those that vote for winners and Kaliati has managed to win one award. Other winners are Wisdom Mpinganjira, Blessings Singini and Sama Thierry Tanjong.

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Katswiri wakale wa Silver Strikers, Adiel Kaduya, waziyambitsa kale ku Masters Athletics mdziko la USA.

Iye wati ndi wokondwa poti wayamba ntchito yake ya m'bwalo la zamasewero ndipo akuyembekezera kusewera masewero ochuluka kwambiri ndi timuyi.

Iyeyu akusewera timuyi yomwe ndi ya sukulu yaukachenjede ya Masters University mdzikoli komwe akukapitiliza maphunziro ake.

The FDH Bank Cup Final between Blue Eagles and FCB Nyasa Big Bullets grossed K87.2 million in gate revenue.

Teams walked away with K15.8 million each.

Blue Eagles beat Bullets 3-2 on penalties to lift the trophy.

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The Inspector General of the Malawi Police Service, Merlyne Yolamu, has commanded that the prize money for the FDH Bank Cup should be shared amongst the players and the technical panel.

The team has gotten K35 million for winning the trophy on Sunday when they beat FCB Nyasa Big Bullets 3-2 on post match penalties.

📷: MH photography

TEMWA SETS NEW RECORD IN USA

Scorchers forward, Temwa Chawinga, has set a new record in the National Women's Soccer League in USA as the first ever player to score in 7 consecutive games in the League.

Chawinga scored a goal for her side, Kansas City Current as they suffer a third straight defeat, 2-1 against North Carolina on Sunday night.

Meanwhile, she has surpassed records of scoring in 6 straight matches set by Abby Wambach in 2013, Kim Little in 2014, Sam Kerr in 2018 to 2019 and Diana Ordóñez in 2022.

The goal also extended her lead on the golden boot race as she has now 14 goals, two ahead of Zambia's Barbra Banda.

Reported by Hastings Wadza Kasonga Jr

WANDERERS CONGRATULATES BLUE EAGLES

Mighty Mukuru Wanderers has congratulated Chipiku Stores Central Region Football League side, Blue Eagles for winning the FDH Bank Cup.

The team has written the congratulatory message via their Facebook page after the Area 30 based side managed to beat their City arch rivals, FCB Nyasa Big Bullets 3-2 on penalties after a goalless draw in the 90 minutes.

"The President, Board of Directors, Management and the entire Mighty Mukuru Wanderers FC family, would like to congratulate Blue Eagles FC for winning the 2024 edition of the FDH Bank Cup.

We join the Inspector General and the entire Malawi Police Service in celebrating this achievement together with all football lovers in this country." Wrote the team.

BLUE EAGLES CUP WIN DELIGHTS CRFA

The Central Region Football Association says it is happy to see one of their teams, Blue Eagles, lifting the 2024 FDH Bank Cup and this speaks the volume of their League.

The was said at the Bingu National Stadium where the Area 30 based side were crowned the Champions after beating FCB Nyasa Big Bullets 3-2 on post match penalties following a goalless draw in the 90 minutes.

The Association's general secretary, Antonio Manda, said as an Association, they are happy with Blue Eagles.

He said: "I am excited that team from our region has made history of being first regional team to win national cup in the country. They defeated Silver Strikers, Karonga United, Baka City and now defending Champions, this speaks volume of our league and if we had enough money obviously it would be more than competitive regional league in the country," Said Manda.

Eagles are second in their group in the Chipiku Stores Central Region Football League with 21 points from