Tag: Soccer

Flames coach Callisto Pasuwa has named a squad heavy with foreign-based talent as Malawi prepare to face Namibia and Liberia in the September window. Malawi meet Namibia in Francistown, Botswana on 5 September before returning home to host Liberia at Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe three days later. Pasuwa’s 26-man list leans on players plying their trade abroad, a group that gives the Flames…

Silver Strikers have pushed to the top of the TNM Super League, edging ahead as the Malawian title race turns into a genuine scrap. The Central Bankers have found form at the right time, stringing together results to climb above a chasing pack that refuses to let go. Perennial heavyweights FCB Nyasa Big Bullets have dropped costly points in recent weeks, handing rivals a…

Vipers have rebuilt their squad around the return of Uganda Cranes talisman Farouk Miya as they prepare for the CAF Champions League. The Ugandan side will learn their opponents at the preliminary round draw, set for 6 August at CAF headquarters in Cairo. Kitara, Uganda’s other continental representative, will also discover their path in the same window, giving the country two teams to follow…

Warriors left-back Jordan Zemura has joined English Championship club Watford on a season-long loan from Serie A side Udinese. The 26-year-old returns to English football after three seasons in Italy, where he made 73 appearances for Udinese. Zemura began his senior career in England with Bournemouth, so the switch to Watford brings him back to familiar territory and a division he knows well. A…

The StarTimes Uganda Premier League will feature 18 clubs next season as the top flight expands for the 2026/27 campaign. The bigger league means more fixtures and a longer season, with the campaign set to kick off in late August. Adding two more teams gives extra clubs a taste of top flight football, though it also raises the demands on squads that must now…

Reigning champions Scottland sit top of the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League, but Hardrock and Ngezi Platinum are keeping the title race uncomfortably tight. Scottland lead the standings on 31 points, a slender advantage over Hardrock and Ngezi Platinum, who both sit on 29. It is a strong position for a club still new to the summit, having lifted their first ever league crown…

Simba have won the race for South African winger Keletso Makgalwa, snatching the deal from under rivals Yanga. Reports say Yanga initially led the chase before Simba’s management moved in and completed the signing. It is the kind of transfer battle that defines the Tanzanian window, where the two Dar es Salaam giants often target the same players and turn recruitment into a contest…

The NBC Premier League returns on 14 August, with defending champions Yanga leading a fresh title race in Tanzania. Young Africans retained the crown last season and now begin the defence on the road, travelling to Namungo at Majaliwa Stadium in Lindi on 15 August. Simba open a day later away to Kagera Sugar at Kaitaba Stadium in Bukoba, while Azam also start their…

Chipolopolo midfielder Kings Kangwa has completed a move to Greek giants Panathinaikos from Hapoel Beer Sheva in a deal reported at 3.8 million euros. The Kasama-born playmaker has signed with the Athens club until June 2030, and the fee can rise to 4.5 million euros with performance add-ons. It marks the biggest step yet in a career that has carried him from Zambian football…

The Zambian Premier League has confirmed that the 2026 Transition League will kick off on 12 September and run through to December. The competition sits at the centre of the move to a new football calendar that carries the domestic game toward a full 2027 season. According to the ZPL, the MTN Super League will be split into two streams. Clubs are placed by…