Category Sports

2 CHESS PLAYERS GET TITLES

Two Malawian players have achieved Woman Candidate Master (WCM) titles at the just ended 2024 World Chess Olympiad in Budapest, Hungary. Tupokiwe Msukwa and 14-year-old Rachel Jayloss earned their WCM titles, with Jayloss becoming the youngest Malawian girl ever to…

MALAWI U-20 LEAVE FOR MOZAMBIQUE FOR COSAFA CUP

Malawi Under-20 National Team left on Monday for Maputo, Mozambique for the COSAFA Youth Championship. The tournament, which starts on Thursday, will also be qualifiers for the Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations. Speaking after naming his final 20-man squad, Coach…

WANDERERS CONFIRM COACH MECK MWASE

Mighty Mukuru Wanderers have confirmed caretaker coach Meck Mwase as permanent coach. In a statement, Wanderers said the confirmation is with immediate effect. Reads the statement: “Mighty Wanderers Football Club 2021 Limited is pleased to announce the confirmation of Meke…

WANDERERS REGISTER RECORD 10 GOALS OVER BAKA

TNM Super League rookies Baka FC got a baptism of fire with their 10-0 thrashing of Mighty Mukuru Wanderers on Saturday at Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre. The hero of the day was midfielder Isaac Kaliati who netted half a unit…

TEMWA CLOSES IN ON BREAKING RECORD IN US

US-based Malawian women’s football star Temwa Chawinga scored two to inspire her National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) team KC Current to a 3-0 victory over Washington Spirit on Saturday. The two goals have taken her tally to 16 goals, just…

FAM DRILLS NEW COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Football Association of Malawi (FAM) president Fleetwood Haiya has appealed to the newly established Eastern Region Football Association (ERFA) to be a model Member Association in transforming the game drive. The president made the remarks on Friday at Mpira Village…

MALL 97 REVOLUTIONISES E-COMMERCE IN MALAWI

A new online shopping platform, Mall 97, is taking Malawi by storm. Founded by 26-year-old entrepreneur Moses Dausi, the app aims to boost entrepreneurship in Malawi through e-commerce. Dausi, a secondary school teacher and Chinese language interpreter, drew inspiration from…

KB SHAKE UP TECHNICAL PANEL:BRING BACK TEMWA MSUKU

Kamuzu Barracks FC have beefed up its technical panel following unimpressive results in the recent games by roping coach Temwa Msuku as First Assistant Coach with effect from September 16. In a statement released on the team’s Facebook page on…

MALAWI U-19 CRICKET GEAR FOR WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS

The Malawi women’s Under-19 and senior men’s national teams are set for the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Cup qualifiers which start this weekend. The women’s under-19 team leave for Kigali, Rwanda this Friday for the International Cricket Council (ICC)…

ZAMBIA MEDIA BACKS MALAWIAN STAR FOR BALLON D’OR

In a mark of fair play and professionalism, a Zambian media platform Zambia Hot News has backed Malawian Women’s football star Tabitha Chawinga to win the 2024 Balloon d’Or. The France-based footballer, who signed for French League champions Olympique Lyon…