Malawi cricket, which over the years had showed signs of relentless growth, has suffered a devastating blow after the International Cricket Council (ICC) cut off about US$24,000 (K4 million) annual funding to Malawi.
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Kafoteka goes in search for gold
- 14 November 2011
- Clement Chinoko
Malaysia is lowly ranked on the FIFA table, but this has not deterred local players to go there in search of the proverbial greener pasture. Latest to join this trek is Flames defender Elvis Kafoteka who has been linked with a move to the Far East.
Bridget Kumwenda: netball future is here
- 14 November 2011
- Clement Chinoko
Malawi netball landscape is going through one of its biggest transformation. The veterans Mary Waya, Esther Nkhoma and Peace Chawinga-Kalua have left the national team and those with fresh talent are being asked to step up.
Lesotho coach fears Malawi
- 06 November 2011
- Clement Chinoko
Lesotho coach Moses Maliehe says Malawi is a big threat to their ambitions of progressing into the semifinals of the Cosafa Under-20 championship in Botswana next month.
Bullets impose beer ban on players
- 06 November 2011
- Clement Chinoko
Don't drink and play! This is the warning coming from Big Bullets Football Club.
I will win without executive vote—Walter
- 06 November 2011
- Clement Chinoko
Fam president Walter Nyamilandu is confident of retaining his seat at the December 17 polls even if the executive committee is barred from voting.
Home not sweet for Kamwendo and Sanudi
- 06 November 2011
- Clement Chinoko
They left the country for greener pastures; they played on carpet like surface in Europe and South Africa while getting hefty salaries and mouth watering perks.
Ronald Kandulu: Malawi’s Nadal
- 06 November 2011
- Clement Chinoko
The story of tennis in Malawi is one that is littered with raw talent, which has not been exploited and nurtured to make a mark on the international circuit.
Kafoteka makes U-turn on retirement
- 30 October 2011
- Clement Chinoko
Rwanda-based national soccer team defender Elvis Kafoteka has made a U-turn on the decision to retire from the Flames, saying the decision was premature.
Kinnah wants another contract
- 30 October 2011
- Clement Chinoko
Malawi national soccer team coach Kinnah Phiri—who said he was not going to renew his contract when it expires in June 2012—has now had a change of heart.
Bullets knocked out of Standard Bank Knockout Cup
- 30 October 2011
- Clement Chinoko
Bullets FC put up a spirited performance on Saturday but ended up crashing out of the Standard Bank Knockout Cup after losing to a resilient Mafco in post-match penalties at Kamuzu Stadium. The teams had been tied 1-1 at the end of regulation time.
Korea-Mpatsa comes to Muyaya’s aid
- 30 October 2011
- Clement Chinoko
Businessman Jimmy Korea-Mpatsa has offered to foot medical bills in South Africa for boxing coach Andy Muyaya after The Sunday Times published a story which disclosed that the trainer has been suffering from cancer for the past 10 years.
Confusion over Bingu’s bus
- 23 October 2011
- Clement Chinoko
A pledge by President Bingu wa Mutharika to buy the national soccer team a bus has wrought confusion, with sports minister Simon Vuwa-Kaunda claiming that a newly purchased Malawi National Council of Sports (MNCS) bus is the fulfillment of the president’s pledge.Walter, Chibowa mum on Fam presidency
- 23 October 2011
- Clement Chinoko

Counting cost of Flames loss
- 16 October 2011
- Clement Chinoko
If only the 11 men representing the nation in Chad last Saturday had held on for two more minutes, had defended with body and soul for 120 seconds, the Flames would have pocketed K77 million for reaching the finals.Counting cost of Flames loss
- 16 October 2011
- Clement Chinoko
If only the 11 men representing the nation in Chad last Saturday had held on for two more minutes, had defended with body and soul for 120 seconds, the Flames would have pocketed K77 million for reaching the finals.Flames’ fading stars
- 16 October 2011
- Clement Chinoko
The Malawi national soccer team last Saturday twice blew their lead to draw 2-2 with minnow Chad and crush out of qualification for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) finals. Analysts have proposed a complete overhaul of the national team if Malawi is to can recapture lost glory. The Sunday Times’ reporter Clement Chinoko picks our achilles heel.Kinnah can be sacked-Walter
- 16 October 2011
- Clement Chinoko
Football Association of Malawi (Fam) president Walter Nyamilandu has said that national soccer team coach Kinnah Phiri is not immune to sanctions and can be fired if he does not live up to expectations.Nomads fall, Bullets win
- 26 August 2011
- administrator
For two weeks Wanderers FC dared to dream after beating archrivals Bullets FC and Silver Strikers, but yesterday the dream dissolved into the darkest nightmare. The Nomads fell 1-0 to Moyale Barracks in a not-so-exciting Super League tussle on home turf, Kamuzu Stadium. Substitute Chamveka Chagwetsa clinched the winner in an encounter the Mzuzu soldiers dominated while the Lali Lubani outfit fell second to the ball.
Chimodzi can play for Santos again
- 26 August 2011
- administrator
Malawian midfielder Tawonga Chimodzi has expressed his joy at the prospect of being eligible to play again for Santos after having been de-registered for the whole of last season. Chimodzi was unfortunate to pick up a back injury in preseason last year which saw him being sacrificed to make space for another foreign player in Malian Sekou Camara. With the club having exhausted its foreign quota, Chimodzi was then forced to watch from the sidelines.
Women to curtainraise Kayuni, Perpetual bout
- 26 August 2011
- administrator
Mchinji Boys Boxing Club newly netted female boxers will for the first time showcase their talent during a bout between Malani Kayuni and Perpetual Mkandawire next month. The stable recently embarked on a talent scouting mission which unearthed two female boxers Christina Maele and Eliza Msuku. “The two will curtainraise the fight between Malani and Perpetual. They have been training hard and we think this is the time for them to go into the ring,


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