Mighty Wanderers FC

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Mighty Wanderers FC
Wanderers FC (logo).png
Full nameMighty Wanderers Football Club
Nickname(s)The Nomads
Founded1962
GroundBalaka Stadium, Kamuzu Stadium
Blantyre
Capacity65,000
ChairmanGift Mkandawire
Manager
CoachBob Mpinganjira
LeagueTNM Super League
TNM Super League, 2 3rd of 16

Mighty Wanderers Football Club is a Malawian football (soccer) club based in Blantyre. They currently play in Malawi's TNM Super League.

History[]

The Mighty Wanderers FC is one of the more successful teams in the Malawi Premier Division, based in Blantyre. They have won 6 titles in the league. In 2005 and 2006 their leading striker, Aggrey Kanyenda was the top goal scorer in the 2005–06 season.[1]

Due to sponsorship reasons, the team was previously known as Limbe Leaf Wanderers, Telecom Wanderers, MTL Wanderers, Be Forward Wanderers.

In 2014, the club won a sponsorship of about 70 million Malawi Kwacha from Be Forward, a Japanese Car Exporter.[2]

In 2017, coached by , Wanderers won their first league title in 11 years.

In January 2021, Wanderers will change its name again after the Japanese second-hand car dealers, Be Forward, concludes its sponsorship contract.[3]

Achievements[]

1990, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2006, 2017
  • : 1
2004
  • :1
1999
  • Malawi FAM Cup: 2
2005,2015
  • Malawi Charity Shield: 2
2004, 2006
  • Bingu Cup: 1
2008

Performance in CAF competitions[]

1997 – Preliminary Round
1998 – First Round
1999 – First Round
2018 – Preliminary Round
2000 – First Round

Players[]

Current squad[]

As of 14 November 2019

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Malawi MWI Richard Chipuwa
2 DF Malawi MWI Bongani Kaipa
3 MF Malawi MWI Mike Kaziputa
4 DF Malawi MWI Ted Sumani
5 DF Malawi MWI Peter Cholopi
6 FW Malawi MWI Vincent Nyangulu
7 DF Malawi MWI Francis Mulimbika
8 MF Malawi MWI Lapson Richard
10 MF Malawi MWI Fransisco Madinga
11 MF Malawi MWI Alfred Manyozo (Captain)
12 DF Malawi MWI Stanley Sanudi
13 FW Malawi MWI Peter Katsonga
14 MF Malawi MWI Francis Mkonda
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF Malawi MWI Lucky Malata
16 GK Malawi MWI Nenani Juwaya
17 MF Malawi MWI Isaac Kaliati
18 MF Malawi MWI Simeone Singa
19 DF Malawi MWI Dennis Chembezi
20 MF Malawi MWI Rafiq Namwera
21 GK Malawi MWI William Thole
23 DF Malawi MWI Hankie Machira
24 MF Malawi MWI Chikondi Kamanga
25 MF Malawi MWI Felix Zulu
26 FW Malawi MWI Zicco Mkanda
29 FW Malawi MWI Misheki Botomani
30 DF Malawi MWI Harry Nyirenda

References[]

  1. ^ "Mighty Wanderers F.C". Soccer Way.
  2. ^ Nomads Seal be Forward sponsorship deal and renamed the club to Mighty Be Forward Wanderers Archived 2015-04-16 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Wanderers to change name, colours as BE Forward departs". malawi24.com. Retrieved 21 April 2021.

External links[]

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