Blue Eagles FC

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Blue Eagles FC
Full nameBlue Eagles Football Club
Nickname(s)The Cops
Founded1988
Ground Nankhaka Stadium
Lilongwe
Capacity5,000[ citation needed ]
ChairmanTyrone Mudenda
ManagerKevin Banda
League TNM Super League
2023 TNM Super League, 14th of 16

Blue Eagles Football Club is a Malawian football (soccer) club based in Lilongwe, Malawi. It currently plays in the TNM Super League, the top division of Malawian football. [1]

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History

Blue Eagles FC was founded in 1988 and is sponsored by the Malawi Police Service as tool to bring interaction between the community they serve and them.

The Cops clinched their first trophy, Chibuku Cup, in 1995, defeated Bata Bullets with 2–0 at the Civo Stadium.

Blue Eagles finished 8th in the top flight in the 2011–12 season and won the 2011 Standard Bank Cup after 2–1 victory over Moyale Barracks at the Silver Stadium in Lilongwe. [2]

The 2019 season saw "The Cops" finished 3rd in the Super League, won the FISD Challenge Cup [3] and qualified for the 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup, but declined to participate in the competition.

On 21 December 2020, Blue Eagles has announced the appointment of Gerald Phiri as Head Coach, replaced Deklerk Msakakuona who took over as the coach for the Under 17 Malawi National Football Team. [4]

In November 2021, following a poor season in which they survived relegation in the final match, Blue Eagles replaced Gerald Phiri with Christopher Sibale. [5]

Despite being relegated from the elite league in 2023 Tnm Supper League season, the team is striving to get back.

The Team has new structure. The head coach is Eliah Kananji, Ass. Coach is Sankhani Mkandawire. Team Manager is Frank Kalozeni being assisted by Philip Masiye. Kaitano Lubrino is the media officer and is being assisted by Edwin Mbewe.

Blue Eagles Football club has a reserve side being coached by Christopher Sibale. Mohammed Matola Alli is now the Chief Administration Officer for all the teams

Stadium

Currently the team plays at the 5000 capacity Nankhaka Stadium which is situated in Area 30 at National Police Headquarters in Lilongwe.

Honours

Super League of Malawi :

Malawi FAM Cup

Airtel Top 8 Cup

Bingu Ikhome Cup

Malawi Carlsberg Cup

Tutulane Charity Cup

Chibuku Cup

FDH Bank Cup

Players

Current squad

As of 28 February 2020

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
– GK Flag of Malawi.svg  MWI John Soko
– GK Flag of Malawi.svg  MWI Chimwemwe Kumkwawa
– GK Flag of Malawi.svg  MWI Thoko Zimba
– DF Flag of Malawi.svg  MWI Stivie Chagoma
– DF Flag of Malawi.svg  MWI Alexander Chigawa
– DF Flag of Malawi.svg  MWI Mike Nyondo
– DF Flag of Malawi.svg  MWI Onesimo Mbendera
– DF Flag of Malawi.svg  MWI Wonder Jeremani
– DF Flag of Malawi.svg  MWI Osward Maonga
– DF Flag of Malawi.svg  MWI Jacob Robert
– DF Flag of Malawi.svg  MWI Ganizani James
– MF Flag of Malawi.svg  MWI Lazarus Nyamela
– MF Flag of Malawi.svg  MWI Kelvin Tshibwabwa
– MF Flag of Malawi.svg  MWI Gilbert Chirwa
No.Pos.NationPlayer
– MF Flag of Malawi.svg  MWI Vitumbiko Kumwenda
– MF Flag of Malawi.svg  MWI Henry Misinjo
– MF Flag of Malawi.svg  MWI Brian Msumatiza
– MF Flag of Malawi.svg  MWI Mecium Mhone
– MF Flag of Malawi.svg  MWI Paul Master
– MF Flag of Malawi.svg  MWI Stuart Mbunge
– FW Flag of Malawi.svg  MWI John Malidadi Jr
– FW Flag of Malawi.svg  MWI Mphatso Filimoni
– FW Flag of Malawi.svg  MWI Chifuniro Mpinganjira
– FW Flag of Malawi.svg  MWI Gaddie Chirwa
– FW Flag of Malawi.svg  MWI Maxwell Salambula
– FW Flag of Malawi.svg  MWI Denis Nandolo
– FW Flag of Malawi.svg  MWI Kingsley Kuwali

References

  1. ↑ "TNM Super League: Blue Eagles Football Club 2019 Season – Official Team Profile". tanzania.theafrican.com. February 10, 2019.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. ↑ "Blue Eagles win Standard Bank Cup to end drought". nyasatimes.com. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  3. ↑ "Soldiers detained: Blue Eagles crowned FISD Challenge Cup champions". malawi24.com. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  4. ↑ "Back in action! Gerald Phiri appointed Blue Eagles head coach". malawi24.com. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  5. ↑ "Sibale appointed Eagles coach". malawi24.com. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  6. ↑ "Eagles crowned 2018 Airtel Top 8 kings end six year cup drought". nyasatimes.com. July 1, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Eagles win Bingu Ikhome Bonanza". mwnation.com. September 9, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Blue Eagles crowned Malawi Carlsberg Cup champions". nyasatimes.com. December 8, 2012.
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