By Michael Kachitsa Netball is a relatively old sport which has grown from humble roots to become a major sport throughout the world. It was developed in England in the late 1890’s, following the introduction of basketball a few years earlier. The sport quickly grabbed… Read More »The History of Netball
By Michael Kachitsa Getting the criticism-praise ratio right when coaching young football players is a vital skill and will make a big difference to your team’s success.A good tip in football coaching is to recognise that every person has an “emotional tank” that fills up… Read More »Best tips for Young footballers
By MANA The Malawi State President, Dr Lazarus Chakwers recently visited and inspected the Griffin Sayenda Sports Complex Project. President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera honoured late Griffin Sayenda who was a seasoned Malawi National Netball Team coach of many year by naming the Multipurpose indoor games… Read More »Griffin Saenda Sports Complex taking shape – Pictorial
By Michael Kachitsa In 1899, football pioneer Joan Gamper decided he wanted to form a football club. After eleven other enthusiasts responded to his newspaper advert, the dream became a reality and Barcelona was born. The new club started off its journey successfully enough; after… Read More »The History of F.C Barcelona
By Wisdom Ngwira Mzuzu, March 11, Mana: Re-elected Northern Region Football Association (NRFA) Chairperson, Lameck Khonje has disclosed plans to start approaching government departments at district level for support in football development. Khonje, who was over the weekend given a fresh four-year mandate unopposed to… Read More »NRFA to court government departments on football development
By Michael Kachitsa The game’s official history spans over 100 years, but people have enjoyed the sport of kicking around a ball for thousands of years, according to FIFA. While the first World Cup tournament happened in Uruguay in 1930, early scientific evidence of the game… Read More »How Football became a Global Sport
By Michael Kachitsa In 1581 Richard Mulcaster was writing about a game called ‘foteball’ and suggested that things might go smoother if there was a ‘judge over the parties’. Of course we all know from reading the History Of Football article elsewhere that ‘foteball’ probably… Read More »When referees were introduced in football.
By Michael Kachitsa Kylian Mbappe became the youngest player to score in a World Cup final since Pele when he put France 4-1 ahead against Croatia. The Brazilian superstar burst onto the scene back in 1958 at the age of just 17, scoring against Sweden… Read More »When Mbappe became youngest player to score in a World Cup final since Pele
By Michael Kachitsa African tennis achieved a major milestone, with two boys from the continent ranking in the Junior Top 20 for the first time in history. Eliakim Coulibaly, from Cote D’Ivoire, climbed 10 places in the ITF World Tennis Tour Juniors Rankings presented by… Read More »The Development of tennis in Africa
By Michael Kachitsa Football in Asia is growing and it is the most popular sport in many of the Asian countries like Iran. According to FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association), the earliest form of football (soccer) was played in China and it was dated… Read More »Football in Asia