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FDH Bank Knockout Cup
The FDH Bank Knockout Cup, also known as the Malawi FAM Cup is the national association football cup competition in Malawi Malawi, officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeast, and Mozambique to the east, south, and southwest. Malawi spans over and ..., on a knock-out-basis. 383 teams participated in the 2009 edition of the Standard bank FAM Cup. List of winners ;Stanbic/Standard Bank Knockout Cup ;FISD Challenge Cup ;FDH Bank Cup ReferencesMalawi - List of Cup Winners rsssf.com Football competitions in Malawi National association football cups {Mighty Wanderers} ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Association Football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular field called a Football pitch, pitch. The objective of the game is to Scoring in association football, score more goals than the opposing team by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular-framed Goal (sport), goal defended by the opposing team. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45-minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. With an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries and territories, it is the world's most popular sport. Association football is played in accordance with the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game, a set of rules that has been in effect since 1863 and maintained by the International Football Association Board, IFAB since 1886. The game is pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silver Stadium, Lilongwe
Silver Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Lilongwe, Malawi. It is currently used mostly for football matches, on club level by Silver Strikers of the Super League of Malawi. The stadium has a capacity of 18000 spectators. References Football venues in Malawi Buildings and structures in Lilongwe Olympic athletics venues Malawi Malawi, officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeast, and Mozambique to the east, south, and southwest. Malawi spans over and ... Sport in Malawi Rugby league stadiums in Malawi Music venues in Malawi Sports venues in Malawi Athletics venues in Malawi Stadiums in Malawi {{Malawi-sports-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malawi Armed Forces College FC
Malawi Armed Forces College FC (MAFCO) is a Malawian football (soccer) club based in Salima, Central Region and currently playing in the TNM Super League, the top division of Malawian football. History MAFCO, return to top league in 2010 winning the ''Central Region Football League'' after four years in the second division. After three season finished at the bottom of the league table, struggling with relegation, ''the soldiers'', under the management of head coach Stereo Gondwe, clinched 3rd position in 2013 season and won the President Cup after beating Silver Strikers FC on the final. In the following year, the team finished in 7th position and reached the quarter-finals of the ''Malawi Carlsberg Cup'' and semi-finals in the ''Standard Bank Knockout Cup''. In the 2015 season MAFCO finished as Super League runners-up, their highest league placing and reached again the quarter-final of the ''Malawi Carlsberg Cup''. In 2018, The Salima-based soldiers, ended the nine-ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyasa Big Bullets FC
Nyasa Big Bullets is a Malawian professional association football club based in Blantyre, currently playing in the TNM Super League, the top division of Malawian football. The club was formerly known as Bata Bullets, Total Big Bullets and Bakili Bullets. Nyasa Big Bullets are regarded as the most successful club in Malawian football history, having won the Super League of Malawi a record 17 times. History The club was formed in 1967 by a group of players who split from Mighty Wanderers. The original name was Nyasaland Bullets, but the club managed to source good sponsorship from Bata Shoe Company and was renamed as Bata Bullets. 1970 season was a great success as Bullets achieved a treble after winning the Blantyre and Districts Football League (BDFL), the Chibuku Cup and Castle Cup. In 2003, then Malawi President Bakili Muluzi adopted the team and renamed it Bakili Bullets. It was during this period that the team enjoyed one of its glamorous periods, reaching the lucrative gro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ekwendeni Hammers
Ekwendeni is a town in the Northern Region of Malawi. It lies about from Mzuzu, in the Mzimba District. History Ekwendeni was started by Scottish missionaries; in 1889 Walter Angus Elmslie opened a mission station at Ekwendeni. It has one of the oldest churches in Malawi belonging to the Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP), the local equivalent of the Church of Scotland. In the 1920s, Jack and Mamie Martin were missionaries to Bandawe and Ekwendeni. Mamie created classes for girls to be educated when parents were known for preferring to educate their sons. Mamie died in 1928 but her family later created the Scottish charity called the Mamie Martin Fund which subsidises the education of girls in northern Malawi. left, File:"Dr Elmslie and Ekwendeni teachers, ca.1895 The general hospital began in the 1890s as a ministry of the Free Church of Scotland. Ekwendeni Hospital is operated by the Church of Central Africa Presbyterian – Synod of Livingstonia, in partnershi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bingu National Stadium
Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe is the national stadium of Malawi. It is used for football matches and also has an athletics track. It hosts the home games of the Malawi national football team. It holds 41,100 people. It is named after former Malawian president Bingu wa Mutharika. This stadium became Ethiopian Football Federation home arena. This follows Ethiopian Football Federation request to CAF to use BNS as their national stadium is banned to host international matches for lacking minimum requirements as per the CAF Club Licensing criteria. It also hosted all four matches of the 2024 Four Nations Football Tournament in March 2024. Construction The stadium was built with a US$70 million price tag and opened in 2017. See also *Lists of stadiums References Buildings and structures in Lilongwe Football venues in Malawi Athletics (track and field) venues in Malawi Malawi 2015 establishments in Malawi Olympic athletics venues Malawi Malawi, officiall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamuzu Barracks
Kamuzu Barracks Football Club are a Malawian football (soccer) club based in Lilongwe and currently playing in the TNM Super League, the top division of Malawian football. History Kamuzu Barracks has won the Malawi Carlsberg Cup in 2013 after defeating Moyale Barracks FC in the final at the Mzuzu Stadium. The Malawi Defence Force side was crowned champions of the country's elite league in 2016 season. The team defied all odds by became the champion against all odds. KB also dominated the 2016 season awards with the team talisman, Harvey Nkacha, named ''player of the season'' and Dave Banda named the best ''midfielder of the season''. Apart from being awarded the championship it also produced the best technical panel. Stadium Kamuzu Barracks plays its home matches at the 6,000 capacity Civo Stadium in Lilongwe. Honours Super League of Malawi: * Winners (1): 2016 Central Region Football League * Winners (1): 2011–12 Malawi FAM Charity Shield: * Runners-up (1): 2017 Mal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mighty Wanderers
Mighty Wanderers Football Club is a Malawian football (soccer), football club based in Blantyre, Malawi, Blantyre. They currently play in the TNM Super League, the top division of Malawian football. History Mighty Mukuru Wanderers FC is one of the most successful teams in Malawi, having won the Super League of Malawi 6 times. Founded in 1962 by Portuguese immigrants in Blantyre, it is the oldest active club in Malawi. The founders of the club were FC Porto supporters in their homeland; as such, they incorporated the blue and white colours of Porto into the club's crest. The club's first official base was Chichiri in Blantyre. It is commonly rumoured that the current club house was built after a white Portuguese girl fell in love with club legend Yasin Osman, much to the displeasure of the Portuguese. As such, the club house was built specifically for African players after this incident to deter future love relationships between Africans and Europeans. In 2005 and 2006 their lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Eagles FC
Blue Eagles Football Club is a Malawian football (soccer) club based in Lilongwe that currently plays in the TNM Super League, the top division of Malawian football. History Blue Eagles FC was founded in 1988 and is sponsored by the Malawi Police Service as tool to bring interaction between the community they serve and them. The Cops clinched their first trophy, Chibuku Cup, in 1995, defeated Bata Bullets with 2–0 at the Civo Stadium. Blue Eagles finished 8th in the top flight in the 2011–12 season and won the 2011 Standard Bank Cup after 2–1 victory over Moyale Barracks at the Silver Stadium in Lilongwe. The 2019 season saw "The Cops" finished 3rd in the Super League, won the FISD Challenge Cup and qualified for the 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup, but declined to participate in the competition. On 21 December 2020, Blue Eagles has announced the appointment of Gerald Phiri as Head Coach, replaced Deklerk Msakakuona who took over as the coach for the Under 17 Malawi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Civo United
Civil Service United Football Club-Civo (CIVO United), which represents Civil Services, is a Malawian football (soccer) club based in Lilongwe area 9, the team currently plays in the TNM Super League, the top division of Malawi football. The team is now led by an executive committee which is chaired by Mr Victor Lungu and the current General Secretary is Edgar Chipalanjira. The technical panel is led by Wilson Chidati who is deputized by coach Charles Ben. In 1987 the team won the TNM Super League. Stadium Currently the team plays at the Civo Stadium. Honours Super League of Malawi Super League of Malawi, also known as the TNM Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the top association football, football division in Malawi. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Malawi Regional ... * Winners (1): 1987 References External linksClub profile- ''Soccerway''Tag archives- ''Nyasatimes.com'' {{Super League of Malawi Football cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malawi
Malawi, officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeast, and Mozambique to the east, south, and southwest. Malawi spans over and has an estimated population of 21,240,689 (as of 2024). Lilongwe is its capital and largest city, while the next three largest cities are Blantyre, Mzuzu, and Zomba, the former capital. The part of Africa now known as Malawi was settled around the 10th century by the Akafula, also known as the Abathwa. Later, the Bantu groups came and drove out the Akafula and formed various kingdoms such as the Maravi and Nkhamanga kingdoms, among others that flourished from the 16th century. In 1891, the area was colonised by the British as the British Central African Protectorate, and it was renamed '' Nyasaland'' in 1907. In 1964, Nyasaland became an independent country as a Commonwealth realm under Prime Minister Hastings Banda, and was rena ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamuzu Stadium
The Kamuzu Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Blantyre, Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi. It is currently used mostly for association football, football matches. The stadium holds 65,000 people. This can be limited for safety reasons. Big Bullets and Mighty Wanderers, Be Forward Wanderers are tenants. History The stadium was originally named Rangeley Stadium during the colonial era to commemorate British civil servant William H. J. Rangeley. It later became known as Kamuzu Stadium, after Malawi's first President, Hastings Kamuzu Banda, when Malawi gained independence from Britain. The main stands were designed and drawn by L Jeffery and Steve Price, the works completed in 1968. After Kamuzu's presidency, the name was changed to Chichiri Stadium under President Bakili Muluzi; however, under Muluzi's successor, Bingu wa Mutharika, the name Kamuzu Stadium was restored in 2004. FIFA through its GOAL programme has sponsored the renovation of the natural grass pitch into a synthetic footbal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
