Kinnah Phiri (born 30 October 1954) is a

Malawi Malawi (; or aláwi Tumbuka: ''Malaŵi''), officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeast ...

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coach and former player who is the head coach of

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Playing career

Born in

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, Kinnah began playing football for local side Big Bullets F.C., and in 1982 was offered a contract by UAE club Sharjah SC. He was not allowed to leave the country, but he moved to

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to play for

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where he would finish his playing career. Phiri was the inspiration behind the

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's finest hours in the late 1970s when Malawi twice won the East and Central Africa Challenge Cup. He scored 71 goals in 115 games. In his club career, he stated that he had scored over 700 goals.

Coaching career

Bakili 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 ...

(Head coach) *

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(Head coach) *Malawi U-23 (Head coach) *Malawi (Head coach)

Career statistics

International

:''Scores and results Malawi's goal tally first.''

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