Blue Eagles FC

Blue Eagles FC

Full name	Blue Eagles Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Cops
Founded	1988
Ground	Nankhaka Stadium Lilongwe
Capacity	5,000[ citation needed ]
Chairman	Tyrone Mudenda
Manager	Kevin 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 that currently plays in the TNM Super League, the top division of Malawian football. ^[1]

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 :

• Runners-up (1): 2022

Malawi FAM Cup

• Winners (2): 2011, 2019

Airtel Top 8 Cup

• Winners (1): 2018 ^[6]

Bingu Ikhome Cup

• Winners (1): 2019 ^[7]

Malawi Carlsberg Cup

• Winners (1): 2012 ^[8]

Tutulane Charity Cup

• Runners-up (1): 2007

Chibuku Cup

• Winners (1): 1995

Players

Current squad

As of 28 February 2020

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

No. Pos. Nation Player – GK   MWI John Soko – GK   MWI Chimwemwe Kumkwawa – GK   MWI Thoko Zimba – DF   MWI Stivie Chagoma – DF   MWI Alexander Chigawa – DF   MWI Mike Nyondo – DF   MWI Onesimo Mbendera – DF   MWI Wonder Jeremani – DF   MWI Osward Maonga – DF   MWI Jacob Robert – DF   MWI Ganizani James – MF   MWI Lazarus Nyamela – MF   MWI Kelvin Tshibwabwa – MF   MWI Gilbert Chirwa

No. Pos. Nation Player – MF   MWI Vitumbiko Kumwenda – MF   MWI Henry Misinjo – MF   MWI Brian Msumatiza – MF   MWI Mecium Mhone – MF   MWI Paul Master – MF   MWI Stuart Mbunge – FW   MWI John Malidadi Jr – FW   MWI Mphatso Filimoni – FW   MWI Chifuniro Mpinganjira – FW   MWI Gaddie Chirwa – FW   MWI Maxwell Salambula – FW   MWI Denis Nandolo – FW   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.

External links

• Club profile - Soccerway.com
• Tag archives - Nyasatimes.com