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Malawi: Flames Afcon Qualifiers Hits a Snag
Blantyre — Malawi National Football Team 2021 Total African Cup of Nations (ACFON) qualifiers matches have met a stumbling block after Confederation of African Football (CAF) called off the matches due to the outbreak of Corona Virus (COVID-19).
Malawi: Nyasa Bullets Awards Stimulate Players' Great Performance
The Red Carpet Awards, which Nyasa Big Bullets have initiated, have translated into great performance by the team because every player strives to be recognised by the end of the season. Nyasa Big Bullets Chief Administration Officer, Albert Chigoga said this on Wednesday at a media briefing on the upcoming Bullets Red Carpet Awards Gala slated for Friday at the College of Medicine Sports Complex that will award its outstanding players in the 2019 season.
Malawi: Stylish Independence Day Celebration for Wanderers
By Mphatso John Sam Blantyre — A stunning shot by Francisco Madinga ensured that Mighty Be Forward celebrated Malawi's 55 years of independence with a win over their old age rivals Nyasa Big Bullets at Kamuzu Stadium on Saturday. The upcoming Wanderers forward, who was recently given the number 10 jersey from the team's veteran player Joseph Kamwendo, proved fruitful as his goal, three minutes into the second half, gave Wanderers a 1-0 win over Bullets.
Malawi: Airtel Top 8 Finalists in a Record Breaking Match
By Mphatso Sam Blantyre — Records are set to be broken in the Airtel Top 8 Cup when finalist, Karonga United and Silver Strikers rumble for the second best richest cup on the land on Saturday at the Bingu National Stadium (BNS) in Area 48 in Lilongwe. If the Bankers win the third edition of the Airtel Top 8 Cup, they will become the only side to have won it twice in three years after they beat Mighty Be Forward Wanderers 10-9 on penalties to become the inaugural winners of the cup in 2017.
Malawi: Ntopwa Shine in the Super League
By Mphatso Sam Blantyre — Bangwe-based side, Ntopwa, who are considered one of the 'smaller' teams in the TNM Super League have proved the prophets of doom wrong as they are currently enjoying rich vein of form. Ntopwa, who are playing in the league for the first time, have more man of the match award accolades as out of nine men of the match awards given, six of them have been awarded to Ntopwa players.
Malawi: Registration for National Identity Cards Resumes
By Mphatso Sam Blantyre — The National Registration Bureau (NRB) has announced resumption of registration for National Identity Cards (IDs) for Malawian citizens aged 16 and above in this month. NRB Spokesperson Norman Fulatira indicated in a press statement issued on June 22 that the exercise will be done in all the 28 districts in the country and the eligible Malawian citizens should register with NRB through the District Registration Offices.
Malawi President Mutharika to maintain lean cabinet
By Mphatso John Sam Malawi President Peter Mutharika on Sunday promised to maintain a lean cabinet of 20 members and that he will announce it before Parliament opens on June 21. Speaking during the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) victory rally at Njamba Freedom Park in Blantyre, Mutharika said Malawians should remain patient as he continues to scrutinise resumes of different possible candidates to be considered for cabinet portfolios.
Malawi: Poll-Rigging Rumours Worry Electoral Support Network
By Mphatso John Sam The Malawi Electoral Support Network (Mesn) has expressed concern with the increased incidences of accusation and counter accusations of intentions to rig the May 21 2019 tripartite elections. The development comes in the wake of claims by Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) torchbearer President Peter Mutharika and UTM's Saulos Chilima that some people want to rig the elections.
Malawi: Poll Rigging Rumours Worry Malawi Electoral Support Network
By Mphatso John Sam The Malawi Electoral Support Network (Mesn) has expressed concern with the increased incidences of accusation and counter accusations of intentions to rig the May 21 2019 tripartite elections. The development comes in the wake of claims by Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) torchbearer President Peter Mutharika and UTM's Saulos Chilima that some people want to rig the elections.
Bullets settle dust on Kajoke’s contract
By Mphatso Sam Nyasa Big Bullets have cleared the mist surrounding their player, Hassan Kajoke that he is not receiving the packages meant for the players in the main team following his promotion. The versatile attacker who moved from Mangochi United, played for the Bullets Reserve in the then Chitetezo Mbaula Southern Region Football League in 2018 season before earning promotion to Bullets senior team.
Malawi: FIFA Boss Applauds Bullets, to Meet With the Champs
By Mphatso John Sam Blantyre — The Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA) President, Gianni Infantino has sent a congratulatory message to Nyasa Big Bullets for being champions of the TNM Super league in the 2018 season.
Malawi: Mutharika Promises to Construct New Zingwangwa Market
By Mphatso John Sam Blantyre — His Excellency the State President Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika has said his government will construct a new market for the people of Zingwangwa in Blantyre. Speaking during a whistle stop tour in Zingwangwa on Sunday, Mutharika said the area is at his heart as he once lived in Zingwangwa before going to United States of America where he stayed for many years.
Malawi: It's All Upon the Board to Decide-Bullets CEO
By Mphatso John Sam Nyasa Big Bullets Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Fleetwood Haiya says they have put the future of the team's reserve side in the hands of the Nyasa Manufacturing Company board of directors to decide. Bullets Reserve were crowned champions of the Chitetezo Mbaula Southern Region Football League on Sunday, January 20 after a nil-nil draw with the second placed Ntopwa Fc that saw them winning the title on goal difference.
Malawi: Ntopwa Reclaim Top Spot
By Mphatso John Sam Blantyre — Ntopwa FC has reclaimed the top spot of the Chitetezo Mbaula Southern Region Football League without kicking a ball on Tuesday, January 15 as their opponents, Nsanama failed to show up. Following the development, the Bangwe-based outfit were awarded maximum three points with a 2-0 win to reclaim the top spot in the league as they were only trailing second placed Nyasa Big Bullets Reserve by a point.
Malawi: Ntopwa Reclaim Top Spot in Chitetezo Mbaula League
By Mphatso John Sam Ntopwa FC has reclaimed the top spot of the Chitetezo Mbaula Southern Region Football League without kicking a ball on Tuesday, January 15 as their opponents, Nsanama failed to show up. Following the development, the Bangwe-based outfit were awarded maximum three points with a 2-0 win to reclaim the top spot in the league as they were only trailing second placed Nyasa Big Bullets Reserve by a point.
Malawi: Mkonda Wins Carlsberg Cup Award
By Mphatso Sam Blantyre — Captain for Masters Security football Club, Champions of the 2018 Carlsberg Cup, Francis Mkonda has won the Cup's Discovery of the Season Award after dominating polls by sports journalists. Mkonda scooped 20 votes out of the total 25 from the sports journalists and edged out his teammate, Juma Yatina who amassed two votes and Hangover United's midfielder Richard Rabson who collected three votes for the award.
Fisd cup final grosses MK40.2 million
By Mphatso John Sam The Fisd Challenge Cup final match between Mighty Be Forward Wanderers and Silver Strikers played at the Bingu National Stadium (BNS) last Sunday grossed MK40.2 million in gate revenue collection. Wanderers were crowned champions of the richest cup on the land after a 3-2 comeback victory over the bankers and they earned themselves MK16 million in prize money.
Silver and Bullets are geared for CAF return legs
By Mphatso Sam Malawi representatives in the Confederations of African Football (CAF) club competitions, Silver Strikers and Nyasa Big Bullets say they are geared up for the return matches on December 5,2018 at the Bingu National Stadium and Kamuzu Stadium, respectively.
Malawi: Castel to Celebrate 50 Years in Style
By Mphatso John Sam Blantyre — Groupe Castel Malawi Ltd will, during this year's Carlsberg Beerfest, reduce beer prices by 15per cent as one way of celebrating 50 years of existence of the company. Speaking during media briefing on Thursday, Groupe Castel Malawi Ltd Commercial and Marketing Director, Chantal Akoumany said the recommended K700 Carlsberg beer price will, during the three day event slated between December 7and 9 at Lilongwe Golf Club, be reduced to K600.
Malawi: Wanderers Suspend Manager Madeira Over Kamwenda Fracas
By Mphatso John SamTNM Super League defending champions Mighty Be Forward Wanderers have suspended its Team Manager Stevie Madeira following the commotion with Joseph Kamwendo on Saturday. In the TNM Super League match between Wanderers and Silver Strikers over the weekend, former Wanderers' captain, Joseph Kamwendo was substituted, which did not please him and pointed at Madeira for his substitution which later ended in a fight.
Malawi: Noma Yanga SMS Promotion Receives Overwhelming Response
By Mphatso SamFile photo Blantyre, August 30, 2018 Be Forward Wanderers SMS campaign dubbed 'Noma yanga' has received overwhelming response from the Wanderers supporters barely three weeks after being launched. In an interview with Malawi News Agency (Mana) on Wednesday in Blantyre, Wanderers General Secretary, Mike Butao said that over 3, 000 supporters have subscribed for the promotion.
Malawi: Sailesi to Re-Join Nyasa Bullets - Agree Personal Terms
By Mphatso John Sam - ManaFormer Nyasa Big Bullets midfielder and national team winger Dalitso Sailesi is set to rejoin Bullets after agreeing on personal terms with his former club. Last year, Sailesi became the most expensive player in Malawi after he was bought by the Zambian Premier League side Lusaka Dynamos at K12 million. However, he recently terminated his five-year deal with the club after it failed to pay him money amounting to K7.5million.
Malawi: Police Registers Decline in Fatal Road Accidents
By Mphatso SamBlantyre — Road accidents between January and March, 2018 are said to have increased by 10 per cent, a development the Malawi Police Service (MPS) has largely attributed to continued reckless driving on the country's roads, Malawi News Agency (Mana) has learnt. According to a MPS report for the period from January to March,2018, 952 road accidents were reported in comparison to the same period in 2017 when 867 accidents were reported.
Malawi: Foot and Mouth Vaccine Rolls Out
By Mphatso John SamBlantyre — Affected districts of foot and mouth disease on Saturday got a sigh of relief as government rolled out vaccination of the disease to prevent further occurrence. The Trivalent Foot and mouth vaccine arrived in the country on Friday from Botswana and distribution of the same started on Saturday. The vaccine is expected to carter for 40 000 cattle that are affected and the yet to be affected.
Malawi: Soccer - Analysts Decry Airtel Top 8 Goal Drought
By Mphatso John SamBlantyre — Soccer analysts in the country have expressed worry over the goal drought in the Airtel Top 8 Cup games that have so far been played in the cup competition. The analysts were reacting to the performance of the teams in their previous encounters in the first and second leg of the competition. In the first leg of the competition, Nyasa Big Bullets won by 1-0 against Moyale Barracks and in the return leg the match ended in barren draw.
Malawi: Bullets, Wanderers Receive Injury Boosts Ahead of Derby
By Mphatso SamBlantyre — Nyasa Big Bullets and Be Forward Wanderers have received injury boosts ahead of the Saturday's Blantyre Derby to be played at Bingu National Stadium (BNS) in Lilongwe as some of their key players have returned to full fitness. Bullets had some of the their key players such as midfielder Mike Mkwate who sustained an ankle injury during the national football team's preparation last month and was not featured in pre-season games of his teams.
Malawi: GEMMAP a Solution to Disasters
By Mphatso John SamBlantyre — The second phase of the Geological Mapping and Mineral Assessment Project (GEMMAP) which government has rolled out this month is said to be a solution to disaster risk impact. Recently the Vice President Dr. Saulos Klaus Chilima toured houses in Ntandire, Lilongwe and ordered the demolition of some of the houses in the area because they were prone to disasters.
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