The Malawi national football team represents Malawi in association football and is controlled by the Football Association of Malawi. Before 1966, it was known as the Nyasaland national football team.
Chitumbuka is a Bantu language which is spoken in Malawi, Zambia, and Tanzania. It is also known as Tumbuka or Citumbuka — the chi- prefix in front of Tumbuka means "in the manner of" and is understood in this case to mean "the language of the Tumbuka people". Chitumbuka belongs to the same language group as other Bantu languages. In Northern Malawi, it is spoken in the districts of Rumphi, Mzuzu, Mzimba, Chitipa, Nkhata-Bay, Monkey Bay and Karonga, as well as in Central Malawi in the districts of Kasungu and Nkhotakota. In Eastern Zambia, Chitumbuka is spoken in the districts of Lumezi, Chasefu, Lundazi and Chama. In Southern Tanzania, it is spoken in Mbeya and Njombe districts that share boundary with Northern Malawi.
The Football Association of Malawi (FAM) is the governing body controlling the sport of football in the central African country of Malawi. The Association is affiliated to the Confederation of African Football, FIFA and COSAFA.
Essau Black-Mamba Kanyenda is a former Malawian international footballer who played as a striker.
Moses Sichone is a retired professional footballer who played as a defender. A Zambian international, he spent most of his career with German clubs.
Peter Mponda is a retired Malawian association footballer. He played as a central defender and was the captain of the Malawi national team. He is currently the head coach for the Nyasa Big Bullets FC in Malawi which plays in the Super League of Malawi, the top league in Malawi's football system.
Russell Mwafulirwa is a Malawian former football player who played for Ajax Cape Town and IFK Norrköping. In 2020 went to Sweden for coaching courses.
Victor Moses is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a winger for EFL Championship club Luton Town. He has also been deployed as a wing-back at times during his career.
Mario Marinică is a Romanian football manager and former player who is currently the Head Coach of the Liberia national football team.
Mark Simon Harrison is an English professional football manager and former footballer.
Badra Ali Sangaré is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for South African Premier Division club Sekhukhune United and the Ivory Coast national team.
Malawi Posts Corporation (MPC) is the statutory corporation responsible for the postal service and some financial services in Malawi.
Swadic Sanudi is a former Malawian former footballer who played for Dynamos and the Malawi national team as a goalkeeper.
Ken Kandodo is a Financial Manager, MP and politician who was appointed Malawi's Minister of Labour in July 2020, following the 2020 presidential elections. Ken Kandodo was relieved from his ministerial position in April 2021 following the fraudulent use of COVID-19 funds. Ken Kandodo also served as Malawi's Minister of Finance from 15 June 2009 to 8 September 2011, due to the reshuffle in the Cabinet of Malawi. Kandodo is a grand nephew of former president Hastings Banda.On 18 April 2021, Ken Kandodo was fired from his ministerial post due to mismanagement of COVID-19 funds. He is a Chewa from the midlands of Malawi.
Jericho Shinde is a Zambian football coach and former football midfielder, nicknamed "Russian Tank." He was a player for the Nkana Red Devils. Shinde won four league titles and was also a midfielder for the Zambia national football team in the 1980s. After retirement, Shinde coached for Nkana, the Kalulushi Modern Stars and the Power Dynamos.
Morgan Moses is an American professional football offensive tackle for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Virginia and was selected by the Washington Redskins in the third round of the 2014 NFL draft.
John Charles Petro is a Malawian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga I club Botoșani and the Malawi national team.
Richard Mbulu is a Malawian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Iraqi side Al-Najaf SC. He was included in Malawi's squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.
Mark Fodya is a Malawian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for the Malawian club Silver Strikers, and the Malawi national team.
Allan Chiyembekeza is a Malawian politician and educator. He was the Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation of Malawi, having been appointed to the position on 12 January 2015 by former president of Malawi, Peter Mutharika. His term began on 31 May 2014. In 2016, he was the Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development. As a minister of agriculture, he encouraged local farmers in the country to grow sorghum to deal with the effects of climate change.
