By Edwin Mbewe

LILONGWE-(MaraviPoost)—The Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has announced that the 2026/2027 football season will officially commence on 18 April 2026 with the Charity Shield.

The flagship top-tier league, the FDH Bank Premiership, will kick off on 25 April 2026, with all other competitions scheduled to follow thereafter in accordance with the approved competition calendar.

Veteran sports analyst and former football administrator Charles Nyirenda says FAM’s announcement has come at the right time ahead of the Super League of Malawi (SULOM) Annual General Meeting in Salima tomorrow.

“Teams have been resisting adjusting the soccer calendar to move towards harmonisation with the South African and European leagues, which commence August through May.

“FAM was aiming to achieve that purpose but is facing hurdles,” states Nyirenda.

“I take it that April suits most of the teams. It is possible that, to avert an open clash at tomorrow’s SULOM indaba, the mother body has pre-empted conflict by making this announcement in advance,” he added.

According to FAM, the 2026/2027 season is anticipated to conclude on 21 March 2027.

This schedule forms part of FAM’s ongoing calendar transition project, aimed at shifting the domestic football cycle from the traditional March–December format to a new August–May cycle, in line with international best practice.

The full competition calendar will be published in due course.

Mighty Wanderers FC are the champions of the 2025/2026 elite league, while FCB Nyasa Big Bullets won both the Airtel Top 8 and the Castel Challenge Cup.