By Edwin Mbewe
LILONGWE–(MaraviPost)-The Football Association of Malawi (FAM) Referees Manager, Duncan Lengani, has commended the association’s leadership under President Fleetwood Haiya for introducing the nationwide District-Level Referees Training Program, describing it as a timely intervention in enhancing officiation structures in the country.
Lengani made the remarks on Tuesday when FAM rolled out the nationwide referee training program targeting aspiring match officials at the district level as part of its ongoing football development initiatives.
“We are conducting referee training across the country, and this has been made possible through the dynamic leadership of the FA in collaboration with the National Bank of Malawi,” said Lengani.
He added that the training sessions will continue until December this year.
“As referees, we are grateful to FAM and NBM for giving us this opportunity to identify and nurture talent from the districts and to increase the number of qualified match officials who can officiate at all levels of football in Malawi,” Lengani said.
The program is being implemented in collaboration with the National Bank of Malawi under the NBM Championship, which is currently underway in all 31 football districts across the nation.
The initiative began in Mangochi last week before moving to Mchinji and has now reached Mzuzu, where sessions kicked off with students from Mzuzu University.
The next districts scheduled for the training are Nkhata Bay, Rumphi, and Blantyre.
