Blue Eagles Football Club is a

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club based in

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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

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as tool to bring interaction between the community they serve and them. The Cops clinched their first trophy, Chibuku Cup, in 1995, defeated

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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

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in Lilongwe. The

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saw "The Cops" finished 3rd in the Super League, won the

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and qualified for the

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, 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 National Football Team. In November 2021, following a poor season in which they survived relegation in the final match, Blue Eagles replaced Gerald Phiri with Christopher Sibale. Despite being relegated from the elite league in 2023 Tnm Supper League season, the team is striving to get back. The Team has new structure. The head coach is Eliah Kananji, Ass. Coach is Sankhani Mkandawire. Team Manager is Frank Kalozeni being assisted by Philip Masiye. Kaitano Lubrino is the media officer and is being assisted by Edwin Mbewe. Blue Eagles Football club has a reserve side being coached by Christopher Sibale. Mohammed Matola Alli is now the Chief Administration Officer for all the teams

Stadium

Currently the team plays at the 5000 capacity Nankhaka Stadium which is situated in Area 30 at National Police Headquarters in

Honours

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: * Runners-up (1):

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* Winners (3): 2011, 2019, 2024 Airtel Top 8 Cup * Winners (1): 2018 Bingu Ikhome Cup * Winners (1): 2019 Malawi Carlsberg Cup * Winners (1): 2012 Tutulane Charity Cup * Runners-up (1): 2007 Chibuku Cup * Winners (1): 1995 FDH Bank Cup * Winners (1): 2024

Players

Current squad

References

External links

Club profile
- ''Soccerway.com''
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