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Sigh of relief! Malawi FA bankrolls beach soccer for 2021 season completion

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By Edwin Mbewe

LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-Central Region Beach Soccer can now breathe a sigh of relief after receiving long awaited funding from Football Association of Malawi (FAM) to have the 2021 Beach Soccer League Season reach its completion stage.

Central Region Beach Soccer General Secretary, Frank Chisambula confirmed the development to The Maravi Post in an interview.

Beach soccer is back

Chisambula therefore lauded FAM good gesture while appealing for full support towards Beach Soccer as any sporting discipline.

Beach soccer is among affiliated to them and fund it in time so that there is a stride in improving the sport in the country.

“We are thankful to the FA for finally funding us,as Association we are ready to complete the 2021 Beach Soccer season in April and start the 2022 season in the first week of May.They should fund us in time just as they do with any Sporting disciplines affiliated to them, it is the sport that can also put Malawi on the map”, Chisambula was quoted.

Games are expected to resume this coming weekend. Munali FC are on the summit of the seven log table with 14 points from 6 games seconded by Tourism who have 12 points from the same number of games.

FC Malawi and SEN’S Academy are tied on 9 points and occupy positions 3 and 4 respectively due to goal difference.

Livingstonia, Blue Eagles and Lake Malawi are on positions 5,6 and 7 with 8,6 and 3 points.

Beach Soccer league 2021 season which was supposed to complete in October stopped in the second round due to lack of funding.

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