Malawi Armed Forces College FC (MAFCO) is a

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club based in Salima, Central Region and currently playing in the

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, the top division of Malawian football.

History

MAFCO, return to top league in 2010 winning the ''Central Region Football League'' after four years in the second division. After three season finished at the bottom of the league table, struggling with relegation, ''the soldiers'', under the management of head coach Stereo Gondwe, clinched 3rd position in 2013 season and won the President Cup after beating

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on the final. In the following year, the team finished in 7th position and reached the quarter-finals of the ''Malawi Carlsberg Cup'' and semi-finals in the ''Standard Bank Knockout Cup''. In the 2015 season MAFCO finished as Super League runners-up, their highest league placing and reached again the quarter-final of the ''Malawi Carlsberg Cup''. In 2018, The Salima based soldiers, ended the nine-year stay in the

after finished in 15th position.

Stadium

Currently the team plays at the 1,000 capacity Chitowe Stadium in

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Honours

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 ...

: * Runners-up (1):

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Central Region Football League * Winners (1): 2009–10 President Cup * Winners (1): 2013–14 Central Region Football League * Winners (1): 2019

References

External links

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- ''Nyasatimes.com''
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- ''Soccerway.com'' {{Super League of Malawi Football clubs in Malawi Military association football clubs in Malawi University and college association football clubs