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Africa-Press<\/a> – Malawi<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Football Association of Malawi (FAM) says the Districts Leagues which the association has launched will turn into a national championship in two years\u2019 time.<\/p>\n

FAM President Walter Nyamilandu Manda disclosed this when he presided over the launch of the Districts Leagues for the Southern Region at Nsanje Youth Centre on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Nyamilandu said going forward the leagues will be producing districts selects sides to compete in the national championship. \u201cWe are committed for this project and it is here to stay. Our ambition is that this competition must graduate into a national district championship.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will go on the market to identify a sponsor. Having laid the foundation of the districts we must make it bigger with a national platform.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to bridge the gap where some districts don\u2019t have representation in Regional Leagues or Super League because there were no competitive structures in the districts,\u201d said Nyamilandu.<\/p>\n

He added that FAM will organise training for coaches, referees and administrators involved in the Leagues. \u201cWe now have to build capacity of all the officials involved to ensure that the Leagues are managed professionally at all levels,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Southern Region Football Association chairperson Raphael Humba thanked FAM for introducing the Leagues as the districts were starved of competitive football.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a very big boost for football development considering that we have restricted it to the Under 23\u2019s which will ensure that we concentrate our efforts on the right group that is capable of developing,\u201d said Humba.<\/p>\n

Two weeks ago FAM held similar launch events in Salima and Nkhata-Bay for Central and Northern Regions respectively. FAM is pumping in K60 million for the project with each district receiving K2 million. During the launch ceremonial match on Saturday Marka Express beat Phokera Youngsters 1-0. Source: FAM<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Malawi. Football Association of Malawi (FAM) says the Districts Leagues which the association has launched will turn into a national championship in two years\u2019 time. FAM President Walter Nyamilandu Manda disclosed this when he presided over the launch of the Districts Leagues for the Southern Region at Nsanje Youth Centre on Saturday. 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