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- ↑ "Campaign heats up Athletics Association of Malawi polls". Nyasa Times. 25 September 2012. Archived from the original on 5 April 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- ↑ "Malawi sweep Southern Africa Cross Country medals". Nyasa Times. 23 February 2015. Archived from the original on 19 May 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
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