Mighty Mukuru Wanderers Football Club 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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club based in

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. They currently play in Malawi's

TNM Super League 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 ...

History

The Mighty Mukuru Wanderers FC is one of the most successful teams in the Malawi Premier Division, based in Blantyre. Mighty Mukuru Wanderers is a Malawian Club based in Blantyre, Malawi. Founded in 1962 by Portuguese immigrants. It is the oldest active club in Malawi and one of the first to play in Association football. The founders of the club had a background of supporting FC Porto back in their home land and they adopted the Blue and White colors of Wanderers from the Portuguese giants. The clubs first official base was Portuguese club at Chichiri in Blantyre. Rumor has it that the current club house was built after a white Portuguese girl fell in love with club legend Yasin Osman which did not please the white Portuguese, and the club house was built specifically for African players after this incident to deter future love relationships between Africans and Europeans. They have won 6 titles in the league. In 2005 and 2006 their leading striker, Aggrey Kanyenda was the top goal scorer in the 2005–06 season. Due to sponsorship reasons, the team was previously known as Limbe Leaf Wanderers, Telecom Wanderers, MTL Wanderers, Be Forward Wanderers. In 2014, the club won sponsorship of about 70 million Malawi Kwacha from Be Forward, a Japanese Car Exporter. In

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, coached by Yasin Osman, Wanderers won their first league title in 11 years. In January 2021, Wanderers will change its name again after the Japanese second-hand car dealers, Be Forward, concludes its sponsorship contract.

Rivalries

* Blantyre Derby' The Blantyre derby between Big Bullets and Mighty Wanderers is a fiercely contested match and in contrast to most of the other games played in the Malawi TNM Super League, matches between the two rivals always attract a large fanbase. * Other rivals The club also shares notable rivalry with Silver Strikers FC. Matches between these games are also a notable fixture on the Football Calendar.

Achievements

Airtel top 8 2022 *

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 ...

: 6 ::1990, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2006, 2017 * Bp Top 8: 1 ::2004 * Malawi Carlsberg Cup:1 ::1999 *

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: 3 ::2005,2012, 2013 * Malawi Charity Shield: 4 ::2004, 2006, 2016, 2019 *

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: 1 ::2008 *

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: 8 :: 1969, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1978, 1994, 1997 * Kamuzu Cup: 4' :: 1976, 1982, 1985, 1997 * Airtel Top 8 Cup: 1' :: 2022 *

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: 1 :: 1990 *'

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: 3 ::1985, 1986, 1997 *

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: 1 :: 1966/67 *

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: 1 :: 1964/65 *

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: 2 :: 1985, 1986 *

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: 2 :: 2008/09, 2011

Performance in CAF competitions

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: 4 appearances ::

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– Preliminary Round ::

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...

– First Round ::

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– First Round ::

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– Preliminary Round *

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: 1 appearance ::2000 – First Round

Players

Current squad

References

External links

BE FORWARD WANDERERS official site

FORWARD WANDERERS official Facebook
{{Super League of Malawi Football clubs in Malawi Association football clubs established in 1962 Blantyre 1962 establishments in the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland