Lawrence Waya (born 25 May 1963 in Mphonde,
Nyasaland
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) is a former
Malawi international football
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player and manager.
Club career
Born in the village of Mphonde in
Phalombe District
Phalombe is a district in the Southern Region of Malawi. The capital is Phalombe. The district covers an area of 1,394 km.² and has a population of 231,990.
Demographics
At the time of the 2018 Census of Malawi, the distribution of the ...
, Waya joined local club
Bata Bullets
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in 1980. He spent most of his career with Bullets, but had a brief spell in the
United Arab Emirates
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with
Al Jazira Club
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 st ...
, and finished his career with
Silver Strikers F.C.
International career
Waya made over 100 appearances for the
Malawi national football team
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They have q ...
, including seven
FIFA World Cup
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qualifying matches. Waya won a bronze medal with Malawi at the
1987 All-Africa Games
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From the beginning the intent had been to hold the African Games every four years. Economic difficulti ...
in
Nairobi
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.
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
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List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps
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References
External links
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1963 births
Living people
People from Phalombe District
Malawian men's footballers
Malawian expatriate men's footballers
Malawi men's international footballers
Nyasa Big Bullets FC players
Al Jazira Club players
UAE Pro League players
Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates
African Games bronze medalists for Malawi
African Games medalists in football
Men's association football forwards
Competitors at the 1987 All-Africa Games
FIFA Men's Century Club
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