Football in Malawi
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| union = Football Association of Malawi
| country = Malawi
| sport = Association football
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| club_list = Malawi Premier Division
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The sport of football in the country of Malawi is run by the Football Association of Malawi.{{cite web |url=http://www.nyasatimes.com/2013/02/19/stars-migration-to-mozambique-irks-football-association-of-malawi/ |title=Stars migration to Mozambique irks Football Association of Malawi | Malawi Nyasa Times - Malawi breaking news in Malawi |publisher=Nyasatimes.com |access-date=2013-12-02 |archive-date=2013-12-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203003940/http://www.nyasatimes.com/2013/02/19/stars-migration-to-mozambique-irks-football-association-of-malawi/ |url-status=dead }}{{cite news|url=http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200608/06/eng20060806_290375.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203003353/http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200608/06/eng20060806_290375.html|title=Malawi extensively uses juju during football matches|url-status=dead|date=2006-08-06|archive-date=2013-12-03|work=People's Daily Online}}{{cite web|last=Sumbuleta |first=Aubrey |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/3561646.stm |title=BBC SPORT | Football | African | Fifa freezes Malawi funds |publisher=BBC News |date=2004-08-13 |access-date=2013-12-02}} The association administers the national football team, as well as the Super League of Malawi. Football is the most popular sport in Malawi.{{cite news|url=http://i.imgur.com/2Q6slko.png|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310063218/http://i.imgur.com/2Q6slko.png|title=Most Popular Spectator Sports in the World|url-status=live|access-date=2020-12-22|archive-date=2016-03-10|work=Imgur.com}}
History
The Nyasaland Football Association was formed in 1938.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nyasatimes.com/mario-chronicle-malawi-football-history-fa-website/|title=Mario to chronicle Malawi football history on FA website - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi|date=February 19, 2018|website=www.nyasatimes.com}}
National team
In the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations Malawi reached the second round of the competition for the first time.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/60062968|title=Malawi and Cape Verde among five to reach last 16|work=BBC Sport }}
Bibliography
- A History of Nyasaland and Malawi Football: Volume 1 1935 to 1969 {{ISBN|9781665598408}}
Football stadiums in Malawi
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!# !Tenants !Location !Stadium !Capacity !Image |
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|Mighty Wanderers, Nyasa Big Bullets |65,000 |
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|Malawi national football team, Silver Strikers |41,100 | |
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|Civil Service United, Kamuzu Barracks, Mchinji Extreme FC |25,000 | |
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|Chitipa United, Karonga United |20,000 | |
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|Ekwendeni Hammers, Moyale Barracks |15,000 | |
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|6,244 | |
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|6,000 | |
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|5,000 | |
Support
Twitter research from 2015 found that the most popular English Premier League club in Malawi was Arsenal, with 29% of Malawian Premier League fans following the club, closely followed by Manchester United (26%) and Chelsea (16%).{{Cite web |date=2015-08-07 |title=Which is Africa's favourite Premier League team? |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-33808566.amp |access-date=2024-10-18 |website=BBC News |language=en-gb}}