Red Lions 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 northeas ...
an
football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...
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
The Malawi national football team, nicknamed ''The Flames'', represents Malawi in international football and is controlled by the Football Association of Malawi. Before 1966, they were known as the Nyasaland national football team.
They have q ...
such as Collins Thewe, Matthias Chisale, Wilfred Nyalugwe, Mike Kumanga, Prichard Mwansa and Victor Phiri among others. The club has never been relegated since the inception of the Super League in Malawi. Even though its currently base is in the Eastern Town of Balaka, the club hails from Zomba City.
Current squad
[http://bongda.abc.vn/?sport=soccer&page=team&id=17476&localization_id=vn Profile]
References
External links
Tag archives- ''Nyasatimes.com''
Football clubs in Malawi
2010 establishments in Malawi
Military association football clubs in Malawi
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