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Silver Strikers F.C.
Silver Strikers Football Club is a Malawian professional football club based in Lilongwe, currently playing in the TNM Super League, the top division of Malawian football. The club was founded in 1977 as a social team for Reserve Bank of Malawi staff members. hence the nickname ''the bankers''. They have won eight Malawi league titles, one Malawi National Championship, three Malawi FAM Cup and three Top 8 Cups. History The early years (1977–1989) Reserve Bank of Malawi was headquartered in Blantyre and its football team played in the fourth tier of the Blantyre and Districts Football League (BDFL). ''The bankers'' promoted quickly to the 3rd Division and finished as runners-up gained promotion to the 2nd Division the following season. They went on to earn promotion to 1st Division in their maiden 2nd Division season, this time as Champions. Reserve Bank of Malawi Head Office was transferred to Lilongwe, and with them went their football team. In Lilongwe, they start ... [...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 Super League of Malawi, also known as the TNM Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the top football division in Malawi. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Malawi Regional Football Leagues. Mal .... The stadium has a capacity of 20,000 spectators. References Football venues in Malawi Buildings and structures in Lilongwe {{Malawi-sports-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AFC Leopards
Abaluhya Football Club Leopards Sports Club, officially abbreviated as AFC Leopards, or simply known as AFC, Leopards or ''Ingwe'' (), is a Kenyan association football club based in Nairobi. It currently competes in the Kenyan Premier League, the top tier of the Kenyan football league system, and was founded in 1964 by football lovers from the luhya community. With 12 top-flight league titles to their name, AFC Leopards is Kenya's second most successful club behind Gor Mahia (18 titles), with whom they regularly contest the Mashemeji Derby. The team currently plays most of its home games at the Nyayo National Stadium AFC Leopards' standing as one of the most successful clubs in the region is underlined by the fact that it has won the Kenyan Premier League a record 12 times. AFC Leopards has also won the Kenya Cup 10 times, and the CECAFA Club Championship 5 times. The club was formed in 1964 as Abaluhya United Football Club. In 1973 the club changed the name to Abaluhya Footb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Lions FC (Malawi)
Red Lions Football Club is a Malawian football (soccer) club based in Zomba, Southern Region and currently playing in the TNM Super League, the top division of Malawian football. History The Red Lions FC is a military football club from Zomba, the old capital of Malawi. In the past the club was predominantly made of soldiers. Most of their players were spotted from smaller military teams back in the days in the name of Moyale Barracks FC, Kamuzu Barracks FC and the Kamuzu Military College now MAFCO. In recent years all these teams have been promoted to play in the TNM Super League, the highest football league in the country, thus the ''Red Lions Football Club'' have to acquire talent from elsewhere. The club has produced notable footballers some of which were instrumental in the success of the Malawi national football team such as Collins Thewe, Matthias Chisale, Wilfred Nyalugwe, Mike Kumanga, Prichard Mwansa and Victor Phiri among others. The club has never been releg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Mgangira
Peter Mgangira (born 6 October 1980, in Lilongwe) is a Malawian footballer who currently plays for Blue Eagles FC. iN 2019 he was coaching at Silver Striker International career He plays for the Malawi national football team and is part of the 2010 African Cup of Nations The 2010 Africa Cup of Nations, also known as the Orange Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 27th Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial football championship of Africa ( CAF). It was held in Angola, where it began on 10 January 20 .... References 1980 births[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russel Mwafulirwa
Russell Mwafulirwa (born 24 February 1983, in Zomba) is a Malawian former football player who played for Ajax Cape Town and IFK Norrköping. In 2020 went to Sweden for coaching courses. Career Mwafulirwa began his career with Silver Strikers in Malawi. In 2002, he signed for South African Premier Soccer League club Jomo Cosmos. After almost four years with Jomo Cosmos, he joined Ajax Cape Town in January 2006. In June 2008, he transferred to Swedish team IFK Norrköping. International career He was part of the Malawi national football team at the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations scoring two goals in the group stage against Algeria and Mali Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mali .... References External links * 1983 births Living people People from Zomba District M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Total Big Bullets
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. Bullets are regarded as the number one football club in Malawi in terms of supporters, league title winning and financial background. 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 group stages of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Jazira FC
Al Jazira Club is an Emirati professional football club based in Abu Dhabi, that currently competes in the UAE Pro League. History Al-Jazira was established in 1974 as a merger between ''Khalidiyah'' and ''Al Bateen''. The club struggled to stay in the league, getting relegated on multiple occasions during the 1980s and 1990s, but experienced a recent success when Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan invested into the club in the 2000s. Since his purchase, they won their first league title in 2011 and two more league titles in 2017 and 2021. Al Jazira have produced talented homegrown players such as Ali Mabkhout and Khalfan Mubarak and many others that would end up playing for the UAE national team. Honours Domestic competitions ;Leagues * UAE Pro League: 3 ::Champion: 2010–11, 2016–17, 2020–21 *UAE Division One: 2 ::Champion: 1982–83, 1987–88 ;Cups * UAE President's Cup: 3 ::Champion: 2010–11, 2011–12, 2015–16 *UAE League Cup: 1 ::Champion: 2009–10 * UAE Federa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at the eastern end of the Arabian Peninsula and shares borders with Oman and Saudi Arabia, while having maritime borders in the Persian Gulf with Qatar and Iran. Abu Dhabi is the nation's capital, while Dubai, the most populous city, is an international hub. The United Arab Emirates is an elective monarchy formed from a federation of seven emirates, consisting of Abu Dhabi (the capital), Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras Al Khaimah, Sharjah and Umm Al Quwain. Each emirate is governed by an emir and together the emirs form the Federal Supreme Council. The members of the Federal Supreme Council elect a president and vice president from among their members. In practice, the emir of Abu Dhabi serves as president while the ruler of Dubai is vice pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawrence Waya
Lawrence Waya (born 25 May 1963 in Mphonde, Nyasaland) is a former Malawi international football player and manager. Club career Born in the village of Mphonde in Phalombe District, Waya joined local club Bata Bullets in 1980. He spent most of his career with Bullets, but had a brief spell in the United Arab Emirates with Al Jazira Club, and finished his career with Silver Strikers F.C. International career Waya made over 100 appearances for the Malawi national football team, including seven FIFA World Cup qualifying matches. Waya won a bronze medal with Malawi at the 1987 All-Africa Games in Nairobi. Career as manager After retiring from playing, Waya took coaching courses in the United Kingdom and received a UEFA 'B' Licence. He would then return to Malawi to manage Big Bullets. See also * List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps In men's association football, a cap is traditionally awarded in international football to a player making an official m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Maduka
John Maduka (born 27 September 1970 in Thyolo) is a retired Malawian footballer. He used to play for Bloemfontein Celtic until his retirement in 2009. He is currently the head coach of Durban, Chartswoth based club Royal AM F.C. Career John Maduka started his football career at 16. He played for his school Lilongwe Boys Primary School when his talent was spotted by Davie Saccur; coach and owner of Davie Cosmos. While playing for Davie Cosmos and Lilongwe Boys Primary School, in 1992 he attracted interest of Silver strikers and Mighty Limbe Leaf Wanderers. John opted for Silver Strikers as he did not want to leave his home town of Lilongwe. He last played for Bloemfontein Celtic in South Africa, as a midfielder. Maduka debuted for Malawi in a 0–4 loss against Zimbabwe in 1991. He has since made close to 90 appearances for ''The Flames''. He also played South African based team club Bloemfontein Celtic where he spent 5 years and made 118 appearances before retiring in 2009. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mighty Tigers FC
Mighty Tigers Football Club is a Malawian football (soccer) club based in Blantyre that currently plays in the TNM Super League, the top division of Malawian football. History It was founded in 1980 in the city of Blantyre with the name Admarc Tigers. Stadium Currently the team plays at the 6,000 capacity mpira Stadium. Honours Super League of Malawi * Winners (1): 1989 * Runners-up (1): 1986 Malawi FAM Cup The FDH Bank Knockout Cup, also known as the Malawi FAM Cup is the national association football cup competition in Malawi Malawi (; or aláwi Tumbuka: ''Malaŵi''), officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeas ... * Winners (1): 2009 * Runners-up (2): 2005, 2014 Chibuku Cup * Winners (1): 1985 Kamuzu Cup * Winners (2): 1988, 1990 Press Cup/Castle Cup * Runners-up (1): 1994 Challenge 555 Cup * Winners (1): 1984 BAT Sportsman Trophy * Winners (1): 1984 References External linksClub profile- ''Soccerway.com'' {{Super League of M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1986 Super League Of Malawi
The 1986 Super League of Malawi was the first season of Super League of Malawi, the top professional league for association football clubs in Malawi. Overview Top five clubs from Blantyre and Districts Football League (BDFL) and top three from Lilongwe and Districts Football League (LDFL) were invited to participate in the inaugural national league championship. Two clubs from Blantyre, Limbe Leaf Wanderers and Hardware Stars indicated they would not participate, but LLW changed its decision, while ADMARC Tigers replaced Hardware Stars. The other three teams in Blantyre were the Red Lions, Bata Bullets and Berec Power Pack who, through a new sponsorship agreement, changed to MDC United. The Lilongwe clubs were MITCO FC, Civo United and Silver Strikers. The home and away format was played on three rounds with Gillette Nacet as the first sponsor. The first game was played on 15 March 1986 involving MITCO FC and Admarc Tigers. MITCO FC won the game 1–0 a goal scored by L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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