Malawi National Football Team

	Malawi National Football Team The Malawi national football team () represents Malawi in association football and is controlled by the Football Association of Malawi. Before 1966, it was known as the Nyasaland national football team. Known as the Flames, Malawi has qualified for three Africa Cup of Nations, in 1984, 2010 and 2021. They also won the CECAFA Cup in 1978, 1979 and 1988 and finished fourth in the 2024 Four Nations Football Tournament. History Coaches The first full-time coach of the Malawi national football team was Ron Meades. The British Council arranged for his appointment through the English Football Association to coach the team for the Republic Celebrations, playing Madagascar and Zambia. Ray Batchelor was coach for four years from 11 November 1967 to 10 October 1971, guiding the team in 23 friendly matches and two Olympic Games. Players during this time included future coaches in Henry Moyo, Brian Griffin, and Yasin Osman. Other coaches included Brazilian Wander Moreira, British ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon]
	Football Association Of Malawi The Football Association of Malawi (FAM) is the governing body controlling the sport of football in the southern African country of Malawi. The Association is affiliated to the Confederation of African Football, FIFA and COSAFA. History The Football Association of Malawi has been mostly associated with the senior national team called the Flames. This team has been participating in international competitions since the 60s but has not had any honours as yet. It has qualified for the African cup of nations only one in the late 70s and the All Africa Cup in the 80s. The Flames were champions of CECAFA in 1978,1979 and 1988 The Flames changed their coach, Kinnah Phiri, who inspired them to qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations finals in Angola in 2010. Their only win at the AFCON Finals was a 3 - Zero beating of Algeria in their first game of the tournament. As of January 2010 they were ranked 82nd in the world and 27th in Africa. In late January 2010 the President Walter Nyamirandu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon]
	CECAFA Cup The CECAFA Cup, formerly the Gossage Cup (1926–1966) and the East and Central African Senior Challenge Cup (1967–1971), is the oldest football tournament in Africa. It is organized by the Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations Cup history There is an anomaly on national teams in the case of Tanzania. It fields two teams, Tanzania and Zanzibar. In 2005 and 2006, the tournament was sponsored by the Ethiopian-Saudi businessman Sheikh Mohammed Al Amoudi, and was dubbed the ''Al Amoudi Senior Challenge Cup''. It is the successor competition of the Gossage Cup, held 37 times from 1926 until 1966, and the East and Central African Senior Challenge Cup, held between 1967 and 1971. In August 2012, CECAFA signed a sponsorship deal worth US$450,000 with East African Breweries to have the cup renamed to the ''CECAFA Tusker Challenge Cup''. Previous winners Gossage Cup (1926–1966) and Challenge Cup (1967–1971) The Gossage Cup and Challenge Cup was contested b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon]
	2024 Four Nations Football Tournament The 2024 Four Nations Football Tournament was an international association football friendly tournament organised by Football Association of Malawi (FAM). It took place from 23 to 26 March 2024 at the Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe. Venue All matches will be held at the Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe, Malawi Malawi, officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeast, and Mozambique to the east, south, and southwest. Malawi spans over and .... Participants countries The following four teams contested in the tournament. FIFA ranking as of 15 February 2024. Officials * Knockout stage The four teams competing against each other did not play in a group stage, but instead began in a round-robin semi-final. Semi-finals Third place playoff Final Statistics Goalscorers References {{reflist International association football compet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon]
picture info	2010 Africa Cup Of Nations The 2010 Africa Cup of Nations, also known as the Orange Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 27th Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial football championship of Africa ( CAF). It was held in Angola, where it began on 10 January 2010 and concluded on 31 January. In the tournament, the hosts Angola were to be joined by 15 nations who advanced from the qualification process that began in October 2007 and involved 53 African national teams. The withdrawal of Togo two days before the tournament began, after a terrorist attack on their bus upon arriving in Angola, reduced the number of participating nations to 15. A total of 29 games were played, instead of the scheduled 32. Egypt won the tournament, their seventh ACN title and an unprecedented third in a row, beating Ghana 1–0 in the final. Host selection Bids : Angola (selected as hosts for 2010) Gabon / Equatorial Guinea ''(selected as hosts for 2012)'' Libya ''(selected as hosts for 2013)'' Nigeria ''(select ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon]
picture info	1984 Africa Cup Of Nations The 1984 African Cup of Nations was the 14th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa ( CAF). It was hosted by Ivory Coast. Just like in 1982, the field of eight teams was split into two groups of four. Cameroon won its first championship, beating Nigeria in the final 3−1. Qualified teams The 8 qualified teams are: ;Notes Squads Venues The competition was played in two venues in Abidjan and Bouaké. Group stage Tiebreakers If two or more teams finished level on points after completion of the group matches, the following tie-breakers were used to determine the final ranking: # Goal difference in all group matches # Greater number of goals scored in all group matches # Drawing of lots Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Knockout stage Semifinals ---- Third place match Final Goalscorers CAF Team of the Tournament External links Details at RSSSF {{DEF ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon]
picture info	Association Football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular field called a Football pitch, pitch. The objective of the game is to Scoring in association football, score more goals than the opposing team by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular-framed Goal (sport), goal defended by the opposing team. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45-minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. With an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries and territories, it is the world's most popular sport. Association football is played in accordance with the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game, a set of rules that has been in effect since 1863 and maintained by the International Football Association Board, IFAB since 1886. The game is pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon]
	1985 CECAFA Cup The 1985 CECAFA Cup was the 13th edition of the tournament. It was held in Zimbabwe, and was won by Zimbabwe. The matches were played between October 4–13. Group A ''Played in Harare'' Group B ''Played in Bulawayo'' Semi-finals Third place match Final ReferencesRsssf archives {{CECAFA Cup , state=expanded CECAFA Cup CECAFA The Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (, , , ; officially abbreviated as CECAFA) is an association of the football playing nations in mostly East Africa and parts of Central Africa. An affiliate of the Confederation of Afr ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon]
	1980 CECAFA Cup The 1980 CECAFA Cup was the 8th edition of the tournament. It was held in Sudan, and was won by hosts. The matches were played between November 14–28. Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Semi-finals ---- Third place match Final ReferencesRsssf archives {{CECAFA Cup , state=expanded CECAFA Cup CECAFA The Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (, , , ; officially abbreviated as CECAFA) is an association of the football playing nations in mostly East Africa and parts of Central Africa. An affiliate of the Confederation of Afr ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon]
	1977 CECAFA Cup The 1977 CECAFA Cup was the fifth edition of the tournament. It was held in Somalia, and was won by Uganda. All matches were played in Mogadishu Stadium, between November 25 and December 12. Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Semi-finals ---- Third place match Final References Rsssf info {{CECAFA Cup , state=expanded CECAFA Cup CECAFA The Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (, , , ; officially abbreviated as CECAFA) is an association of the football playing nations in mostly East Africa and parts of Central Africa. An affiliate of the Confederation of Afr ... International sports competitions hosted by Somalia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon]
	1989 CECAFA Cup The 1989 CECAFA Cup was the 16th edition of the tournament. It was held in Kenya, and was won by Uganda national football team, Uganda. The matches were played between December 2–16. Kenya sent two teams: Kenya A and Kenya B team. Group A Group B Semi-finals Third place match Final ReferencesRsssf archives {{CECAFA Cup , state=expanded CECAFA Cup International association football competitions hosted by Kenya 1989 in African football, CECAFA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon]
	1984 CECAFA Cup The 1984 CECAFA Cup was the 12th edition of the tournament. It was held in Uganda, and was won by Zambia. The matches were played between December 1–15. Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- Before the match, Malawi has secured qualification, and Zanzibar has already been eliminated. After Kenya made a draw with Somalia, they were tied; so they went into penalty shootout to determine the remaining qualification slot. ---- Semi-finals ---- Third place match Final ReferencesRsssf archives {{CECAFA Cup , state=expanded CECAFA Cup 1984 in Ugandan football [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon]
	1975 CECAFA Cup The 1975 CECAFA Cup was the third edition of the tournament. It was held in Zambia, and was won by Kenya. The matches were played between October 31 and November 9. Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Semi-finals ---- Final ReferencesRSSSF info {{CECAFA Cup , state=expanded CECAFA Cup CECAFA The Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (, , , ; officially abbreviated as CECAFA) is an association of the football playing nations in mostly East Africa and parts of Central Africa. An affiliate of the Confederation of Afr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon]