Dalitso celebrating after his goal
BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)—One of the Big Bullets’ favourites, Dalitso Sailesi, has expressed deep regret for signing a four year contract, entitling him to a K1.2 million signing-on fee and salary of K120, 000 a month.
Giants escape like Bullets escape clash with fellow giants
BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)—The TNM Super League giants have avoided each other in the FISD Challenge Cup preliminary round.
The draw for the inaugural cup was conducted by the Football Association of Malawi (FAM) and Foundation for Irrigation and Sustainable Development (FISD) officials on Tuesday morning in all the three regions of the country.
The Regional Preliminary draw involved all the Presidential Cup districts Champions from all the three regions, with 13 teams coming from the Southern Region, 9 from the Central Region and 7 from the Northern Region.
Eight teams from the regional champions will qualify for national phase, with Southern Region and Central Region providing 3 teams each while Northern Region will see two teams making it into the national phase.
The knockout tournament, which is expected to kick-off on September 17, will run through to December 10 this year.
The full draw Super League Teams Preliminary
Civo United FC vs. Mzuni FC
Azam Tigers FC vs. Blue Eagles FC
Moyale Barracks FC vs. Epac FC
Dwangwa United vs. Mafco FC Silver
Strikers FC vs. MTV Max Bullets FC
Red Lions FC vs. Kamuzu Barracks
Mighty Be Forward wanderers vs. Karonga United
Nyasa Big Bullets FC vs. Premier Bet Wizards
Southern Region Preliminary Round
Mwanza Madrid FC vs. Dululu FC
Chiradzulu Police FC vs. Sable Farming FC
Partners In health FC vs. Victory Rangers FC
Umodzi FC vs. Songani Veterans FC
Balaka Eagles FC vs. Chikolomo FC
Quarterfinal Mwanza Madrid/Dululu vs. Umodzi/Songani
Chiradzulu Police/Sable farming vs. Nsanama FC
Balaka eagles/Chikolomo vs. Migowi Partners In Health/Victory Rangers vs. Sayama FC Semifinal Partners/Victory / Sayama vs.Chiradzulu Police/Sable Farming vs Nsanama Central Region
Preliminary Round Play Offs Madisi vs. Lake Valley Quarterfinal Dedza Young Soccer Reserves vs. Ambassadors Mkanda vs. FC Tiakalulu Chulu FC vs. Madisi/Lake Valley Dwangwa Town Hammers FC vs. Maganga Semifinal Dwangwa TH/ Maganga vs. Mkanda /Tiakalulu Dedza Young Soccer Reserves /Ambassadors vs. Chulu FC/Madisi/ Lake Valley
Northern Region Quarterfinal Rumphi Pirates vs. Usisya Giants
Zolozolo vs. Masendesende
Uliwa United vs. Manyamula Green Eagles
Seeded Semifinal Rumphi Pirates /Usisya Giants vs. Uliwa United/ Manyamula Zolozolo /Masendesende vs. Green Eagles Calendar of events 6th September: Draw Preliminary Round both Regional Phase and Super League 17th September:
Launch and Kickoff Regional Phase 1st/ 2nd October: Preliminary Super League teams. 4th October: National Draw 15th- 16th October- Regional Finals 25th – 26th October- National Round of 16 4th – 5th November- Quarterfinals 19th-20th November –Semifinals 10th December – Final
Silver Strikers Players celebrating
BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)—Silver Strikers cruised into the Malawi Carlsberg cup final with a 3-1 triumph over Mafco FC on Sunday at Civo Stadium as Victor Limbani turned out to be a hero for the bankers by displaying an outstanding performance to inspire his team to final stage. Continue reading
The Malawi National Football Team Flames
Malawi Flames game which was Initially scheduled to take place Saturday, September 3rd has been rescheduled for the next day.
Football Association of Malawi (FAM) general secretary Suzgo Nyirenda confirmed the development. Continue reading
Nomads players celebrating victory
BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)—Ishmael Thindwa helped to break the hearts of Mangochi Police followers who thronged the Kamuzu Stadium to watch the unpredictable Carlsberg Cup semifinal on Saturday as the former Epac and Zimbabwe’s Caps United star scored the Mighty Be Forward Wanderers’ winner with his first touch after replacing Jimmy Zakazaka in the second half. Continue reading
Malawi Queens Players celebrating victory
BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)—Malawi queens will still have part-time coaches due to inadequate funding, Netball Association of Malawi (NAM) has disclosed.
According to NAM President Rosy Chinunda, the development follows government’s trimming of their proposed budget for the current financial year from about K300 million to K32 million.
“In the proposed budget that was submitted to government, the employment of a permanent coach was factored in but we can no longer proceed with the plans as the money which was allocated to us cannot sustain such plans,” Chinunda said in an interview with The Nation.
She added: “It means we will maintain the previous arrangement to hire coaches on part-time basis, we cannot employ a permanent coach until the economy improves.”
Commenting on the matter, Malawi National Council of Sports (MNCS) executive secretary George Jana argued that NAM would still have still been required to justify the hiring of a permanent coach even if the annual subvention was enough.
“We advised them to present to us their strategic plan that will detail duties of the coach before the person can be employed, but they still haven’t done so,” he said in apparent indication that permanent coach is not required for the queens.
Currently, the Queens have no coach following the expiry of one-year contracts for Peace Chawinga and her assistant Mary Waya in May this year.
Wanders FC; beaten to pulp by Mzuni FC
BLANTYRE (Maravi Post)—Unbelievable! Mzuzu University FC on Sunday hammered one of Malawi’s football power houses—Be-Forward Wanderers , 4-2 right at the latter’s backyard, thus at Kamuzu Stadium.
Gift Zakazaka for Beforward opened the score sheet 5 minutes into the first half before Mzuni leveled the scores 14 minutes later through Frackson Chisi. The temple of the game changed with Mzuni FC scoring two goals through Henry Misinjo and Hudson Milanzi. When the teams were going for recess, it was Mzuni FC 3 and Mighty Wanderers 1.
Came second half, Mzuni FC was pressurized as Mighty Wanderers came wave after wave to force a draw and their efforts paid as Mzuni conceded a penalty which saw Peter Wadabwa scoring making it 3—2.
And few minutes later, Hudson Milanzi scored a stunner from a free-kick which Mzuni won—a goal of the tournament and a goal which veteran sports commentators, Steve Liwewe, Frank Kandu and Patrick Simango, confessed to have ever seen such kind of goal in their decade’s career in football commentary making it 4-2.
The dejected nomads as Wanderers FCis fondly called tried to reduce the margin but the resilent Mzuni FC made sure that they seal the victory in their last game of the first season of the TNM, Super League.
Mzuni FC Coach Alex Ngwira attributed the victory due the energy of his players who contained the less energetic and tired Wanderers players.
Wanderers Manager Steve Madeira was brave enough to give credit where it is due as he congratulated Mzuni FC for shamelessly defeating his side.
Elsewhere in Presidential Cup, Mangochi Police FC has booted out Super League side Wizards FC through post match penalties at MDC stadium in Blantyre.
Moyale players
Moyale Barracks FC, the only consistent military side, in 2012 defied all odds to reach the finals of the prestigious presidential cup but it was Big Bullets that smiled at the end of everything after beating the soldiers 1-0. Some weeks ago, the Kaning’ina Lions ditched out the best to clinch maiden presidential cup victory only to be frustrated in the injury time by the same opponent and finally conceding a defeat in post-match penalties. Continue reading
Karonga United FC
Karonga United football club chairperson Chipanga Banda has disclosed that his team will recruit two international players from Ivory Coast by the end of this month. Continue reading
Kanyenda
BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)—South Africa based veteran footballer Esau Kanyenda, who is playing for Polokwane City, plans to venture into coaching after having a successful football career in the Rainbow nation. Continue reading