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  The Council of Southern African Football Associations (COSAFA) will announce its inaugural annual awards that will honour players, coaches, and various other stakeholders in the game from the region. The award winners will be unveiled at a gala dinner on April 19, 2024, as the event pays homage to the best performers, on and off the pitch, for 2023.  The awards are open to all players and coaches from COSAFA’s 14 Member Associations, no matter where they play their trade in the world. There will be different categories such as COSAFA Men's player of the year, COSAFA Women's of the year, COSAFA Men’s Goalkeeper of the Year, COSAFA Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year.  COSAFA Men’s Most Promising Player of the Year (aged 20 or under), COSAFA Women’s Most Promising Player of the Year (aged 20 or under), COSAFA Male Coach of the Year,COSAFA Female Coach of the Year, COSAFA Male Referee of the Year, COSAFA Female Referee of the Year. There will also be various Lifetime Achievement awa

Former Brazilian footballer Dani Alves has been released from prison on bail after posting a €1m fee, as he awaits the resolution of his appeal against a four and a half year sentence for rape.  Depay and Alves briefly played together for Barcelona between November 2021 and July 2022, after the latter returned to the club following his hugely successful first spell at the Nou Camp. There had been reports from La Vanguardia that a group of Alves’ friends had put into a pot to provide the money for Alves, who is currently unable to access his fortune of over €50m. This was then built upon by TUDN Mexico, who claimed that Atletico Madrid forward Memphis Depay was one of those who had contributed. Memphis Depay's agent has denied that the Atletico Madrid forward paid Dani Alves' €1m (£850,000) bail to enable the Barcelona icon to walk out of prison on Monday.

Croatia were crowned champions of the Egypt international Cup final on Tuesday, 26 , 2024 a tournament that nobody has ever heard of. Croatia beat Egypt after coming from a goal behind to win 4-2. Goals from Nikola Vlasic, Bruno Petkovic, Andrej Kramaric and Lovro Majer ensured success. An official trophy presentation saw Croatia lift the title in front of a rather empty stadium. Initially the tournament was set to be called the Winsunited Cup and take place in Abu Dhabi but was moved for sponsorship reasons.

  Click the link to watch a video   https://youtu.be/auf6pCBPqxg?si=GKr6IE5gUwHJp0ro Georgia national football team created history by reaching their first major tournament with a penalty shootout win over Greece in their Euro 2024 play-off. The penalty shootout come after goalless draw after extra time. Nika Kvekveskiri scored the winning penalty for Georgia. Georgian supporters ran on to the pitch to congratulate  and celebrate with their players after 4-2 victory over Greece through penalty shootouts. Georgia will join Turkey, Portugal and the Czech Republic in Group F of Euro 2024 finals that will take place in Germany. The Euro 2024 finals will begin on 14 June, 2024 at the Allianz Arena in Munich. The tournament concludes on 14 July, with the final at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.

  Teams have booked their places into the group stage of the 2025African Cup of Nations qualifiers after winning their preminary round of qualifiers. Teams like South Sudan, Chad, Eswathini and Liberia have advanced to the group stage qualifiers after beating their opponents. South Sudan beat Sao Tome and principle 1-1 on aggregate. They drew 1-1 away before playing goalless in the return fixture. Eswathini defeated Somalia 3-0 in the first leg and 2-2 in the second to win 5-2 on aggregate. Liberia smashed Djibouti by 2-0 on aggregate. While Chad beat Mauritius 2-1 in aggregate.

Click the link to watch a video   https://youtu.be/8gRfKJiS3xk?si=lcz11drehRrUlRgb  Ukraine national football team will compete in the finals of a major tournament for the first time since being invaded by Russia after Mykhailo Mudryk's winner in their Euro 2024 play-off final against Iceland. Ukraine were down at half-time by a goal to zero after Albert Gudmundsson put Iceland ahead with a fantastic strike that ended into the net. Ukraine came from behind in the second half, levelling  the game at 54 minute through Viktor Tsygankov assisted by Sudakov , before  Mudryk's score a late goal at  84 minute assisted by Sudakov. The late goal help the Ukrainians to qualify for Euro 2024. Ukraine will go into Group E at the Euro 2024 finals, alongside Belgium, Slovakia and Romania. "I'm very proud to be Ukrainian, to be of the same blood as those who are now giving their lives for our freedom," said Ukraine captain Oleksandr 

  Dani Alves was arrested in January, 2023 and has been in dention since then. A former Brazilian footballer was sentenced to four and half years in prison in February 2024. After court found him guilty of raping a woman in Barcelona nightclub in 2022. The Spanish court on Monday gave the former Barcelona and Brazil footballer permission to leave jail pending his appeal, after he made the stated bail.  International football star Dani Alves can be conditionally released from jail after he paid bail of €1m (£853,000). The conditions for his release include handing over both his Brazilian and Spanish passports so he is unable to leave Spain. He must also appear before the court on a weekly basis.

    Malawi national football team, the flames lost  to Kenya at Bingu National Stadium by 4-0 in the 4-Nations Tournament. The visitors took the lead in seconds of the game through their captain Michael Olunga Ogaga. Ogaga   again added the second goal through the penalty spot  in the 5th minute of the game. Malawi had a chance in the 69th minute when the refereee awarded them a penalty. Suddenly Lloyd Aaron's spot kick was saved by Kenyan goalkeeper Patrick  Matasi. Ayubu Masika scored the third in the 84 minutes before Magambi Naguma made it more worse in the added time by  scoring a beautiful goal at 90+3. This means that Malawi will face Zambia in the third position game while Zimbabwe will face Kenya in the final of the tournament.

 The Malawi under-21 National Netball team has  qualify for the netball world youth cup after beaten Zimbabwe 42-41 at Rembrandt Hall University of Pretoria, South Africa.  The baby queen's have only lost single game against the host nation South Africa but they managed to beat Zambia, Tanzania and Zimbabwe.  These results helped them to  qualifying for the 2025 Netball World Youth Cup in Gibraltar. Malawi finished on second while south Africa finished on first.

  MAFCO FC   head coach Prichard Mwansa is back to the team after a long holiday. Mwansa lead MAFCO FC last season into two cup finals. The first  final was in FDH cup where they played Nyasa Big Bullets at Bingu national stadium, but suddenly they lost.  Second final was in Airtel top 8 they played Big Bullets again at Kamudzu stadium where they lost again. Mwansa also help Salima based soldiers to survived relegation last season in TNMSuper League.

  A Brazil court has ruled former Brazilian, Manchester City and Real Madrid forward Robinho to serve a nine-year rape sentence in his country. Robinho aged 40, was found guilty by an Italian court in 2017 of taking part in the 2013 rape of a 22-year-old Albanian woman. Judges in Brasilia  the capital city of Brazil ruled on 20 march,2024 that Robinho should serve his sentence in Brazil following a request from Italy. The former Brazilian player has a chance to  appeal against the ruling if is possible lawyers from Brasilia said. After being found guilty Robinho lost an appeal in 2020 before Italy's highest court upheld his sentence in 2022. Italian prosecutors then issued an international arrest warrant for him.

  England have just released their new home and away kits for the Euros England will be hoping to make the most of their purple patch at this year's Euros, with new kits released on Monday. The home shirt is a re-interpretation of the classic white strip, with purple trims on cuffs and collar. The away top is a bit bolder - a purple shirt with colourful side panels that are designed to give a nod to English fashion Fans will get to see the men's team debut the new home kit at Wembley this month when the Three Lions host Brazil and Belgium. Other national sides have also released new home and away shirts, before Euro 2024 which kicks off on 14 June with Germany against Scotland.

  https://youtu.be/F-98JeGhV7o?si=Jm24_Bbh_kZTc8Gq Nottingham Forest have been deducted four points for breaching Premier League profit and sustainability rules. An independent commission found Forest's losses to 2022-23 breached the threshold of £61m by £34.5m. The immediate loss of points means they drop below Luton Town into the Premier League's relegation zone.This means that are on 18th position with 21 points, 29 games played.

  Click the link below to watch a video   https://youtu.be/eeeGqzu90ds?si=HLhqVrrJ34tv1y7I Trabzonspor fans ran on to the field and attacked Fenerbahce players after Sunday's Super Lig match. Fenerbahce won 3-2 at Papara Park, Trabzon and their players were met with violence as they celebrated the victory. Tensions started to rise in the 87th minute when objects were thrown on to the field after Batshuayi scored what proved to be the winner for visiting side Fenerbahce. The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) called the events "unacceptable" and said in a statement that "the necessary criminal sanctions will be imposed on those responsible for these incidents". Fenerbahce sit second in the Super Lig, two points behind leaders Galatasaray, and are 30 points clear of Trabzonspor in third.

  Click the link below to watch a video  https://youtu.be/eo4n6Achqqs?si=k4XZ5eqdwZ3mKyyP Manchester United kept their trophy hopes alive for this season and ended Liverpool's quest for four trophies with a dramatic extra-time victory in an FA Cup quarter-final classic at Old Trafford. Manchester United  take an early lead, Scott McTominay bundling home from close range in the 10th minute after Kelleher had pushed out Alejandro Garnacho's shot. Alexis Mac Allister equalised at 44 minute when his shot was deflected off Kobbie Mainoo. Mohamed Salah, the regular scourge of United, struck again swiftly with his 13th goal in 14 appearances against them, turning home in front of the Stretford End after Andre Onana saved from Nunez at 45+2 minute. Liverpool had the better of the opportunities after the break but substitute Antony drew United level three minutes from the end of normal time with a low shot on the turn before Marcus Rashford then somehow steering a simple finish wide wit

The Malawi Under 21 National Netball Team has thumped Namibia 48-23 in its first group match at the Netball World Youth Cup Africa Qualifiers. The young Queens were in control in all quarters. In first quarter Malawi lead Namibia by 9-4, in second quarter 24-9, third quarter 35-14, before wrapping victory in the final quarter. The tournament is taking place in South Africa with seven nations participating. The next game for Malawi will be on Tuesday against Kenya.

  Click the link below to watch a video  https://youtu.be/ajAl7MlOfu8?si=YYasj9CuiTAVfIiT Burnley boosted their hopes of Premier League survival with a nervy victory over 10-man Brentford at Turf Moor. Jacob Bruun Larsen's early penalty gave the hosts the perfect starts at 10 minute after the video assistant referee (VAR) adjudged Sergio Reguilon to have committed a professional foul at 8 minute on Burnley winger Vitinho, resulting in a straight red card afor the Tottenham loanee. At 68 minute Fofana double the lead. Dara O'Shea's heavy backpass almost gifted Brentford an equaliser, but Arijanet Muric - making his Premier League debut in place of first-choice Clarets goalkeeper James Trafford - produced a fine clearance to stop the ball trickling over the line. The visitors thought they had salvaged an unlikely equaliser deep into added time when Shandon Baptiste's cross looped over Muric and into the far corner, but the goal was ruled out for a foul by Ivan Toney on t

Click the link below to watch a video  https://youtu.be/VNGUE2C9a8M?si=_oxcgpskOuuYPO_x Scott Smith's first goal  at 26 minute in first half was enough to send Wigan into the top half of League One after 1-0 victory over play-off chasing Blackpool. After a keenly contested opening 20 minutes, Wigan came closer to opening the scoring when Jordan Jones' left-wing cross was headed just wide by Thelo Aasgaard. But the home side did hit the front after 26 minutes, with Jones again crossing from the left and this time 23-year-old Smith popping up from right wing-back to force the ball over the line. Blackpool's immediate attempts at a leveller were foiled when George Byers' shot was comfortably saved by Sam Tickle, who then made a brilliant stop to deny substitute Shayne Lavery - who had replaced the injured Jordan Rhodes. The visitors showed they had not given up the fight early in the second half when Matt Pennington went right through the back of Stephen Humphrys, only to

  https://youtu.be/pFR7x3LGlzY?si=3BfMWrzaWz-oj6HA Celtic delivered a dominant display to beat St Johnstone and return to the top of the Scottish Premiership with 71 points, 30 games played. The defending champions moved a point ahead of Rangers who have 70 points , 29 games played, they will play on Sunday. Goals from Kyogo Furuhashi, Nicolas Kuhn and James Forrest help Celtic to correct all maximum points. Kyogo, who also struck the crossbar, and Alistair Johnston had other goals ruled out for offside. St Johnstone, who replied late on through Connor Smith, drop a spot to 10th with 28 points, 30 games played and are just a point above Ross County in the relegation play-off place. Rangers, who have the same goal difference as Celtic but with fewer goals scored, visit Dundee on Sunday. After that final Premiership game before the international break, all top-flight teams will have eight fixtures to play.

Aston Villa survived a late comeback win to secure a  1-2 victory at Walton Hall Park in the Women's Super League. Kenza Dali put Villa in front in the 55th minute with a crisp strike after Rachel Daly set her up with a backheel. Five minutes later, Ebony Salmon doubled Villa's lead when she headed home Jordan Nobbs' fine cross. Elise Stenevik gave Everton late hope, heading in Aurora Galli's free-kick, but was then sent off for a second bookable offence in injury time. Stenevik was penalised after catching a counter-attacking Miri Taylor as the visitors held on to rise to seventh in the WSL table.  Everton stayed 10th, eight points clear of the relegation zone, having not won since 18 February. Both sides came into the fixture out of form and lacked confidence in the first half. Villa improved after the restart and were ultimately deserved winners against an Everton side who managed just one shot on target. Both Aston Villa and Everton already have enough points to st

  Nigeria star Gift Orban who played in Lyon from France said that " I can’t explain it because you can’t understand. You were born in Europe, it’s not like being born in Africa."  "If you’re poor in France, the state can help you, charities can help you and take care of you. In Africa, no one gives you anything and you die of hunger, That’s why we all want to play football". Where I grew up, if you’re in a poor family, life is impossible."  That’s what gives you determination... now, I want to succeed in life in order to be able to help. Not only my family, that’s already obviously the case, but I want to help all poor people, orphans."  "There is poor in Europe and poor in Africa. You can’t compare, it’ll never be the same. You need to have lived it like I have. You get up in the morning and you find nothing to eat, don’t ask me to go into detail."

  Flames coach Patrick  Mabedi has named two England-based players in his final quad for the upcoming Four Nations Tournament which Malawi will host at Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe from 23-26 march. The two are Jubril Okedina, who plays for third-tier League one outfit Cambridge United and Takondwa Maosa of regional league side Brentwood Town FC. He has also called striker Henri Kumwenda of Butler University in the US. Addressing a press conference yesterday at Mpira Village in Chiwembe Township, Blantyre, Mabedi said he had earmarked more players from Europe, “unfortunately they couldn’t be released by their clubs. “I have been hearing about these players for some time and I thought the upcoming tournament would be a proper platform to assess them because I cannot throw them in competitions such as World Cup and Afcon qualifiers. Apart from the trio, Mabedi has named eight other foreign-based players, namely goalkeeper Brightone Munthali (Black Leopards, South Africa), defender

  https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Vb3MmeKB5Ak The legendary former forward, Zlatan Ibrahimović, continues to shape his life after retiring from professional football. Zlatan retired from football at the age of 41. Currently working as an advisor at AC Milan, the Swede is stepping into a new project as the president of the Kings League. This league focuses on media football and was founded in Barcelona by Gerard Piqué. A few days ago, the inaugural Kings League World Cup was announced, set to take place in Mexico from May 26 to June 8, 2024. Zlatan commented on his new role with another epic quote: "I have won more than 30 titles. I have scored more than 500 goals. I don't miss football. Football misses me".

Click the link below to watch a video  https://www.youtube.com/live/RpajrDUfdxg?si=BgCvugq0r28drND1 Uefa Champions League quarter-finals draw that take place in Nyon, Switzerland on Friday shows that Manchester city will play Real Madrid. FC Barcelona will face Paris Saint Germain (PSG) Brussia Dortmund will play Atletico Madrid, Arsenal waited 14 years to play in a Champions League quarterfinal, only to draw Bayern Munich.The Gunners conceded 10 goals over two legs the last time they faced each other .  The quarter finals of uefa Champions League will start on 9 April, 2024 (first leg) then second leg will be kick off on 16 April.

The draws for the four team tournament which will kickoff on Saturday March 23 have been done. Host Malawi will face Kenya while Zambia will play Zimbabwe. The games will be played on at the Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe. Zambia and  Zimbabwe will play at 14:00hrs while Malawi verses Kenya at 17:00hrs. The winners of the two matches will play in the final while the losers will be involved in a third place play-off on Tuesday March 26 at the same venue. The pairing is the same for the Under 20's whose semifinals will be played on Thursday March 21 with final and third place playoffs scheduled for Sunday March 24 at BNS.

Click the link below to watch a video  https://youtu.be/9kwfHaiqYt4?si=nbOk84dyGmoI7DLE   Bournemouth and Luton played out one of the most extraordinary Premier League matches of this season. Bournemouth produced one of the greatest Premier League comebacks as they recovered from 3-0 down to beat Luton in a seven-goal thriller at Vitality Stadium. The Hatters were irresistible in the first half and were three ahead at half-time through goals from Tahith Chong, Chiedozie Ogbene and Ross Barkley. But Bournemouth were much improved after the break, Dominic Solanke's brilliant goal sparking a stunning comeback which was completed by Illia Zabarnyi's bundled finish and Antoine Semenyo's blistering double as they became only the fifth team in Premier League history to overturn a 3-0 deficit. Luton had seemed destined for a huge win on an emotional night, with this game having been rearranged following the December fixture being abandoned when captain Tom Lockyer suffered cardiac

 Click the link below to watch a video. https://youtu.be/-VLCOThWl2g?si=yfRW5jh4kdWLB3rW Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson and social media influencer boxer Jake Paul will face off in a match on July 20 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, USA. Tyson  who will turn 58, won 50 total fights in his career with 44 coming via knockout and was the youngest heavyweight champion ever at the age of 20 year. He last fought during an exhibition match in Nov. 2020 against Roy Jones Jr., which ended in a draw. Tyson's last professional fight came in 2005 when he threw in the towel ahead of the seventh round against Kevin McBride. That match came nearly a year after he suffered a fourth-round knockout by Danny Williams.

  Burnley coach Vincent Kompany insists his team will continue to retain belief they can avoid relegation from the Premier League, despite dropping more points from a winning position against West Ham. The Clarets moved off the bottom of the table with a 2-2 draw but could have edged closer to safety had they not relinquished a 2-0 lead. Burnley are on position 19 and 10 points adrift of safety with 10 games remaining. Burnley are level on points with Sheffield United after Sunday's match but have a better goal difference. The two teams are seven points behind third-bottom Luton Town, who scored a 96th-minute equaliser to earn a late draw at Crystal Palace. But who else is facing the threat of being relegated to the Championship? And which teams will stay up? Only eight points separate Luton and the four teams immediately above them - Nottingham Forest, Brentford, Everton and Crystal Palace.

Click the link to watch a video https://youtu.be/6hr0HZ_lnSM?si=v45o8FQTocnqTRx-  Tabitha Chawinga has helped her team PSG to reach into the final of the Coupe de France after beating Paris FC 4-3 on penalties. The game ended 3-3 in regulation time. Tabitha Chawingwa scored two goals in the match.  Paris Saint Germain will go head-to-head against FC Fleury. FC Fleury Knocked Olympique Lyonnais out of the competition.

 Click the link below to watch a video https://youtu.be/BS_wtgRwj2w?si=NVHldAzRfX0yS0Y9 Paris Saint German draw 2-2 with Reims at the Parc des Princes in Paris as Kylian Mbappe started on the bench. Reims took a lead at 6th-minute as Hakimi mistake gave Munetsi an easy finish, before  Abdelhamid own goal levelled the match. Goncalo Ramos gave home side the lead on   19th minute, but  Oumar Diakite level the game on 45 minute before the break. Mbappe, who is set to join Real Madrid in the summer when his contract expires, come in on 73rd minute, but Reims limited him to minimal chances. Now PSG  moved ten points clear at the top of Ligue one after their third draw to day,  while Reims stay in ninth place.

Click the link below to watch a video  https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NEJ1PMyIaL8 Joshua (white shot) & Ngannou (gold shot) Anthony Joshua knocked out Francis Ngannou in the second round of their heavyweight boxing match in Saudi Arabia. The British fighter twice floored the Cameroonian at Riyadh's Kingdom Arena before a third knockout blow ended the battle. Joshua, nocked down Ngannou in the first round, knocked him down again in the second round and then delivered the knockout punch at 2:38 of the second round. The knockout blow, a powerful right hand, left Ngannou out cold. The former UFC champion, was down on the canvas for more than a minute.

 Click the link below to watch a video  https://youtu.be/Zh5HXvP1jhA?si=7l6O5Mbr-A44XOSG Wirtz celebrating after scoring. Last minute draw help help Xabi Alonso side Bayer Leverkusen to still unbeaten for 35 consecutive games this season. At first half Azerbaijan giants Qarabag were leading by two goals to  zero. Benzia came up with the goal at 26th minute before O des Santos Junior scored at 45+5 minute. During second half Beyer try their best to break up the defence of Qarabag. On 70th minute Wirtz find a goal. After the goal Alonso side came wave after wave to the goal area of Qarabag to find another goal. It was Schick who scored on last minute to gave Bayer a point. The game ended 2-2 on Tofik Bakhramov stadium.

 Former Wimbledon champion Simona Halep will return to tennis at the Miami Open later this month after her four-year doping ban was reduced to nine months. The 32-year-old Romanian has accepted  into the tournament, which starts on 17 March, 2024. Halep punishment was cut after an  appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport Halep, won the French Open in 2018 and Wimbledon the following year, has not played competitively since the US Open in August 2022, having failed a doping test at Flushing Meadows.

 Click the link below to watch a video  https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BmlmLf-Vi0c British boxer Anthony Joshua will face Francis Ngannou tonight in Riyadh, Saudi  Arabia. Joshua will be hoping to continue his winning streak when he takes on Francis tonight. 2 times world champion Joshua has improved his career with 3 straight wins over the past 11 months, now he comes up against Ngannou the former UFC champion who has little to lose. Cameroonian Ngannou made his boxing debut in October 2024 against.

 Click the link below to watch a video  https://www.bbc.com/sport/av/football/68537046  Meet the world's top goalscorer of 2023 ahead of Haaland, Kane, Ronaldo, Messi Malawian football footballer Temwa Chawinga who is sister of Tabitha has clinched the title of the world’s top goal scorer for 2023, surpassing renowned players like Ronaldo. Temwa Chawinga has scored 63 goals in various competitions, outshining Christiano Ronaldo total by nine goals. The achievement is  not only brings pride to Malawi football society but also marks a groundbreaking moment for women’s football around the global. Chawinga, driven by her passion for the sport, has always aspired to become a pillar of inspiration for .girls in Malawi.

Jurgen Klopp has announced he will leave his position as Liverpool manager at the end of the season, he says he is "running out of energy ".  Klopp, 56, has brought huge success to Liverpool after arriving at Anfield in 2015 and steering the club to the Premier League title in 2020 and Champions League in 2019. But this will be his final campaign in charge, announcing Friday he will depart at the end of the season. Klopp will take a break from management and said he will not manage a club or country for at least a year. He also said he will never manage another club in England other than Liverpool.

 Malawi will make a return after a nine-year absence when they take part in the COSAFA Beach Soccer Championships that are to be held in Durban from March 17-23. Malawi played in the in the Seychelles in 2015, where they lost in the final to Madagascar, going down 9-4 in the decider. The team did not compete in 2021 and 2022, but will be back for this latest edition with high hopes of going for gold under coach Willy Kumilambe. He has named a provisional squad of 25 players following the finish of the beach soccer zonal leagues in the country, which provided fertile grounds for scouting. Kumilambe has included 10 players in his provisional squad from those that competed at the 2022 Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations in Mozambique – goalkeepers Justin Bonongwe and Eddie Jamu, defenders Arnold Lasten, Martin Biliati and Blessings Likupe, midfielders Dala Simba, Isaac Kajamu and Frank Mwenelupembe, and strikers Obrien Nkhukumba and Sandram Saddi. Malawi qualified for that competition by d

Click the link below to watch a video  https://youtu.be/mU0EbZ-v0SQ?si=VpUidyJDxtA0AxVq     Simba players celebrating after scoring. Simba join Young Africans in CAF Champions League  quarter finals.It is all smiles as Tanzania becomes the only country to deploy two teams in the CAF Champions League quarter-finals. The victory has been made possible following Simba won 6-0 over Jwaneng Galaxy of Botswana at Benjamin Mkapa Stadium in Dar es Salaam on Saturday. It is the first time that Tanzania deploys two teams in the champions league.It indicate that football standards have rise up in the country.

Former Malawi national team coach Kinaah Phiri says he is not interested in coaching local clubs.  He explains that now he can consider coaching again after some changes at the Football Association of Malawi (FAM). Kinnah clarified that he would only be willing to coach national team or foreign clubs, if there is any bigger chance. Phiri  previously promised to never coach in Malawi again after dismissal in 2012, he has reconsidered his decision in light of the recent changes at FAM. Kinnah is currently working as deputy director of sports at the ministry of sports, he expressed that if local clubs seek some help and advice he might assist them. Kinaah Phiri lead Malawi to the African Cup of Nations in 2010 that took place in Angola. Flames knocked out in group stages, but they won 3-0 against Algeria in  their first match.