Malawi National Council of Sports

02/01/2024

Malawi's female football player, Temwa Chawinga is the 2023 women's world best goalscorer, as reported by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS), becoming the first non-European female footballer to achieve this feat.

Chawinga who plays for Wuhan Jiangda in China, has scored 51 goals for Wuhan Jiangda in all competitions this season.

She won the Golden Boot Award in the Chinese Super League with 30 goals, in the Chinese National Cup with 15 goals, and also achieved the same feat in the Chinese FA Cup with six goals.

Chawinga also added 12 goals for her national team at the recent COSAFA tournament in South Africa where she also won the COSAFA Golden Boot.

She has ended the 2023 calendar year with 63 goals in all games she has played, nine more than the male world-leading goalscorer, Cristiano Ronaldo who has scored 54 goals for club and country.

Here is the Ranking ( top 20 )

1 Temwa CHAWINGA 🇲🇼
2 Veronica CORRAL 🇲🇽
3 Kiana PALACIOS 🇲🇽
4 Samantha KERR 🇦🇺
5 Racheal KUNDANANJI 🇿🇲
6 Alicia CERVANTES 🇲🇽
7 Jennifer HERMOSO 🇪🇸
8 Barbra BANDA 🇿🇲
9 Tessa WULLAERT 🇧🇪
10 Francisca NAZARETH 🇵🇹
11 Rachel DALY 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
12 Salma PARALLUELO 🇪🇸
13 Christina BURKENROAD 🇺🇸
14 Kadisha SHAW 🇯🇲
15 Asisat OSHOALA 🇳🇬
16 Jaqueline OVALLE 🇲🇽
17 Alba REDONDO FERRER 🇪🇸
18 Romina NUNEZ 🇦🇷
19 Kirsty HOWAT 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
20 Alexandra POPP 🇩🇪

31/12/2023

30/12/2023

28/12/2023

2023 PARA Games National Finals

The audience is being treated to some poetry and music before the prize presentation ceremony.

# Malawisport

28/12/2023

2023 PARA Games national finals

PARA-Athletics

28/12/2023

2023 PARA Games national finals

PARA-Powerlifting

Chimwemwe Makalani lifting 115 kg

28/12/2023

2023 PARA Games National finals

PARA- Powerlifting underway

Male and female athletes compete for national honors.

28/12/2023

2023 PARA Games National finals

Blind Chess and sitting volleyball are currently underway.

28/12/2023

The opening ceremony of the 2023 Para Games national finals is currently underway at the Bingu National Stadium.

Over 100 athletes will compete in different events including Chess, sitting volleyball, weightlifting, and athletics

28/12/2023

All is set for the 2023 PARA games national finals at the Bingu National stadium in Lilongwe.

Malawi National Council of Sports Board Chairperson Dr. Sunduzwayo Madise is the guest of honor at the event.

Below are the events that will take place.

21/12/2023

The Mzuzu city half marathon is back

Are you ready to run?

Registration is open. Register now

Athletics Association of Malawi (AAM)
Athletics PA Malawi

20/12/2023

The 2023 Malawi Open chess championship ended yesterday at the Amaryllis hotel in Blantyre after three days of non-stop action. Three countries namely Mozambique, Malawi and Zambia battled it out at the tournament.

The winner in the male category Josephy Mwale walked away with MK1,000,000 and a trophy

Below is the top 10 in male category
1. FM Josephy Mwale (MAW)
2. CM George Mwale (MAW)
3. CM Alton Banda (ZAM)
4. Stansford Chiwambo (MAW)
5. Ernest Matola (MAW)
6. CM Josephy Nyambalo (MAW)
7. Mailosi Msikiimodzi (MAW)
8. CM Alfred Chimthere (MAW)
9. Ken Foster (MAW)
10. CM Chiletso Chipanga (MAW)

20/12/2023

The 2023 Malawi Open chess championship ended yesterday at the Amaryllis hotel in Blantyre after three days of non-stop action. Three countries namely Mozambique, Malawi and Zambia battled it out at the tournament.

In the female category Mozambican ladies dominated the top three positions.

The winner in the female category WCM Neusa Aridas de Castro walked away with MK400,000 and a trophy.

Malawi National Council of Sports vice board chairperson Mr. Charles Ulaya Banda and MNCS Acting Executive Secretary attended the event

Below are the winners in the female category
1. WCM Neusa Aridas de Castro (MOZ)
2. Ana Da Tanner Malenda, (MOZ)
3. Sitole Sheila (MOZ)
4. WFM Linda Jambo (MAW)
5. Caroline Trapence (MAW)
6. WCM Ellen Mpinganjira (MAW)
7. Tamara Kaliwo (MAW)
8. Charity Tadeo (MAW)
9. Rachel Jyloss (MAW)
10. Mary Chisale (MAW)
11. Elizaberth Biziwick MAW
12. Alinafe Dissi (MAW)
13. Lucy Chazemba (MAW)
14. Sandra Meja (MAW)
15. Mphatso, Marygrace (MAW)
16. Salome Mlanga (MAW)

19/12/2023

The Closing ceremony of the 2023 Malawi open chess championship is currently underway at Amaryllis hotel in Blantyre.

Malawi National Council of Sports vice board chairperson Mr. Charles Ulaya Banda is the guest of honor at the event.

Three countries namely Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia competed at this year’s championship.

17/12/2023

The Malawi Cricket national team has qualified for the semi-final of the ACA T20 Africa cup after they won against Rwanda by 46 runs.

The result means the team will face Kenya tomorrow to determine who will make it to the final. The other semi-final match is between Botswana and Uganda

Congratulation Cricket Malawi for making it to the semi-finals.

16/12/2023

Sport for All at Senior Chief Makwangwala area in Ntcheu

Football for the Visually Impaired

Sport is for All regardless of gender, age or ability

16/12/2023

CAF Africa Schools football championship-Cosafa Qualifiers

Full time score: Boys FINAL 🏆

🇲🇼Malawi (0) 1 - 1 (3) South Africa 🇿🇦

South Africa are the champions of the second edition of the CAF Africa schools football championship.

Tough luck to our boys.

16/12/2023

CAF Schools Championship Cosafa - Council of Southern Africa Football Associations qualifier Final

Full Time
Malawi 1 South Africa 1

We now go into penalties.

16/12/2023

Sport for All at Senior Chief Makwangwala area in Ntcheu

The elderly taking part in walking race

16/12/2023

Sport for All at Senior Chief Makwangwala area in Ntcheu

Sack race

16/12/2023

Sport for All at Senior Chief Makwangwala area in Ntcheu

Time for Aerobics

16/12/2023

Sport for All event at Senior Chief Makwangwala area in Ntcheu currently underway

Currently a health walk from Bunyenga village to Malonda primary school is underway.

The events that will take place at Malonda primary school include netball, football, wheelchair race, aerobics, Volleyball, athletics, skipping, traditional dances and walking race for the elderly and many other activities.

MNCS introduced the Sport for All program with the aim of encouraging the citizenly to take part in sport and physical activities regardless of gender, age or ability.

16/12/2023

CLARIFICATION OVER GIRLS’ BRONZE MEDAL MATCH AT CAF ASFC COSAFA QUALIFIERS
Following interrogation of the tie-breaker regulations and discussion with the CAF Schools Department, Mozambique will contest the bronze-medal match against Namibia in the Girls’ competition at the African Schools Football Championship zonal qualifiers on Saturday.

Malawi will take no further part in the Girls’ event having been eliminated but their Boys’ team will meet South Africa in the final of that competition. South Africa will take on Botswana in the decider for the Girls’ gold medal.
The matches will be played at Gateway High School in Harare with entrance for spectators free of charge.

SATURDAY’S ASFC COSAFA QUALIFIERS FIXTURES
Girls’ Third-Place Play-Off
09h00: Mozambique vs Namibia

Boys’ Third-Place Play-Off
10h00: Zimbabwe vs Namibia

Girls’ Final
11h00: Botswana vs South Africa

Boys’ Final
12h00: Malawi vs South Africa

Copied from Cosafa page

15/12/2023

The prize money for the 2023 CAF African Schools Football Championship COSAFA Qualifiers will be 🏆(Boys & Girls)

🥇Winners: $100,000
🥈Second place: $75,000
🥉Third place: $50,000

Malawi boys team is in the final, they will play against South Africa.

The girls team will play against Namibia for third place

15/12/2023

CAF Africa schools football championship- Cosafa Qualifiers results

Boys
Malawi 2 Eswatini 0

Girls

Malawi 5 Eswatini 0

The results mean the boys team will play against South Africa in the final while the girls team will face Namibia to determine who finish on third position

15/12/2023

The Malawi Cricket national team triumphed over Mozambique by 6 wickets in the ongoing ACA T20 Africa Cup in South Africa to keep their hopes of qualifying to the knock out stage alive.

The team has to beat Rwanda in their final group match tomorrow to make it to the knockout stage.
Cricket Malawi
ACA T20 Africa CUP

15/12/2023

CAF Africa schools football championship- Cosafa qualifiers morning results

Boys
🇲🇼Malawi 2 🇧🇼Botswana 1
Girls
🇲🇼Malawi 0 🇧🇼Botswana 0
Next game to be played at 4pm against Eswatini

15/12/2023

After the successful re-launch of the Sport for All Program in Ntcheu where Inkosi Gomani V was unveiled as the ambassador of the initiative, the Malawi National Council of Sports (MNCS) has embarked on follow up activities in order to ensure that there is mass participation and sustainability of the program.

On Saturday 16 December, 2023 MNCS will conduct a Sport for All event at Senior Chief Makwangwala area in Ntcheu. The aim of the event is to encourage the citizenly to continue taking part in sport and physical exercises as only healthy citizens can contribute to the development of the country.

Events of the day will start with a healthy walk from Bunyenga village to malonda primary school where activities shall take place from 8:00am and they include netball, football, wheelchair race, aerobics, Volleyball, athletics, skipping, traditional dances and walking race for the elderly and many other activities.

MNCS introduced the Sport for All program with the aim of encouraging the citizenly to take part in sport and physical activities regardless of gender, age or ability.

15/12/2023

Vision 2063

Malawi National Council of Sports (MNCS) Reforms

Reform Areas

The MNCS is implementing six (6) Reform Areas, namely:

Reform Area 1: Revamping School Sport;
Reform Area 2: Introduction of Automated Gate Fees Collection System;
Reform Area 3: Legal Reform- Revision of the Malawi National Council of Sports Act of 1974;
Reform Area 4: Rejuvenating Sports in the Country;
Reform Area 5: Enhancing Financial Sustainability of the Council; and
Reform Area 6: Increasing Corporate Visibility of the Council.

Progress Made

MNCS has registered progress in implementing five of its Reform Areas (Reform Areas 1,3,4,5 and 6).
i) Reform Area 1: Revamping School Sport. MNCS has revamped school sports where the National Youth Games have started across the country. Some of the beneficiaries were included in the team that participated at the AUSC Region 5 under 20 youth games held in December where Malawi won 29 medals. Malawi also hosted the AUSC Regional 5 games of 2022.
ii) Reform Area 3: Legal Reform- Revision of the Malawi National Council of Sports Act of 1974. A draft Act of the Malawi National Council of Sports Act of (1974) has been submitted to Ministry of Youth and Sport for their onward transmission to the Ministry of Justice for approval.
iii) Reform Area 4: Rejuvenating Sports in the Country. The Sports for All Program was launched in October 2021 at Uliwa Primary School Ground in Karonga to rejuvenate sports in the country.
iv) Reform Area 5: Enhancing Financial Sustainability of the Council. Sports Administrators were trained in resource mobilization and financial management in April 2021 to enhance the Council’s financial sustainability and a new Events Garden was commissioned to expand MNCS revenue base.
v) Reform Area 6: Increasing Corporate Visibility of the Council. A website and social media pages have been developed and the Public Relations is frequently engaging with media houses to increase the council’s visibility. Billboards were also erected in implementing Reform Area 6 to increase MNCS’s corporate visibility.

Benefits of Implementing the Reform Areas

The following are the benefits of implementing these Reform Areas:
i) Improved physical fitness and mentally active of the nation.
ii) Improved regulation of Sports in Associations operating in Malawi.
iii) Enhanced catchment area for talent identification.
iv) Improved performance at regional and/or international level.
v) Increased awareness of the existence and functions of the Council.

15/12/2023

The Malawi schools under 15 boys and girls teams return to action today in the CAF Africa Schools football championship- Cosafa qualifiers.

They play against Botswana at 10:00 am and finish group matches with a game against Eswatini at 16:00.

Below is how the groups are looking like on day 2

14/12/2023

The boys celebrating the win against Mozambique

14/12/2023

UPDATE

CAF Africa schools football Championship- Cosafa Qualifiers

Match 2 for the Malawi boys and girls.

Boys

🇲🇿Mozambique 0 🇲🇼Malawi 3

Girls

🇲🇿Mozambique 0 🇲🇼Malawi 0

The teams will return on the pitch tomorrow to conclude their group matches against Botswana and Eswatini.

Group winners will proceed to the final on Saturday.

14/12/2023

The Malawi Cricket national team started their campaign in the ACA Africa Cup T20 2023 finals in South Africa on a bad note after they were defeated by the defending champions Uganda by 7 wickets yesterday.

The team is this morning playing against Mozambique in their second match at the tournament.

The team will finish their group matches on Saturday 16 December, 2023 when they face Rwanda.
T20 Africa CUP
Cricket Malawi

14/12/2023

It’s a dream start for Malawi schools national teams in the CAF African Schools Championship- COSAFA qualifiers in Harare Zimbabwe.
Boys
🇿🇼Zimbabwe 0 🇲🇼Malawi 4
Girls
🇿🇼Zimbabwe 0 🇲🇼Malawi 3