Moyale Barracks Football Club is a

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based in

Moyale Moyale is a city situated on the border between Ethiopia and Kenya. In Ethiopia, it serves as the administrative centre for two Ethiopian woredas: Moyale of the Oromia Region and Moyale of the Somali Region. In Kenya, it is the largest tow ...

Mzuzu Mzuzu is the capital of Malawi's Northern Region and is the third largest city by population in Malawi. The city has 221,272 residents and 20,000 commuters (Mzuzu University students) with about 1.7 million people in its metropolitan area. It i ...

, currently playing in the TNM Super League, the top division of Malawian football. The club is a military outfit named after Moyale Barracks of the MDF. Moyale is a place and barracks in Kenya where Malawi Soldiers used as a transit camp during World War II. The Nickname "Lions of Kaning'ina" represent the following: Lions is nickname for soldiers in the country in general while KANING'INA is the name of the forest where Moyale Barracks was established immediate east of Mzuzu City South of Lunyangwa Valley along M5 Mzuzu - Nkhatabay road approximately 3 km from CBD. The word Kaning'ina is a short form of originally Kaning'iniya Vuwa, one of the local languages that means a place with fog and heavy rains throughout the year with patches of little sun, a true summary of its actual weather presently. The club has a strong management structure that includes Board of Trustees (very Senior citizens), an executive committee (elected on 2-year tenure), a Technical panel and Supporters Committee (elected from across the northern region).

Ground

Moyale Barracks plays its home matches on Mzuzu Stadium, located in

, Northern Region, with a capacity of 15,000 people.

Honours

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Malawi FAM Cup The FDH Bank Knockout Cup, also known as the Malawi FAM Cup is the national association football cup competition in Malawi, on a knock-out-basis. 383 teams participated in the 2009 edition of the Standard bank FAM Cup. List of winners ;Stanbic/S ...

* Winners (2): 2008, 2010 * Runners-up (2): 2011, 2017 Malawi Carlsberg Cup * Winners (1): 2001 * Runners-up (1): 2013 BP Top 8 Cup * Runners-up (1): 2003 Chibuku Cup * Winners (1): 1999

References

External links

Club profile
- ''Soccerway.com''

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