Update: Following their earlier rewards, the Scorchers are set to benefit from a new K2.3 billion football sponsorship package for the 2026/27 season unveiled by the National Bank of Malawi (NBM), according to Nyasa Times via allAfrica. The three-year commitment represents a 147 percent increase from last year, allocating K1.3 billion to the Scorchers, K600 million to the men's Under-23 Premiership, and K400 million to the Women's Premiership. Football Association of Malawi president Fleetwood Haiya welcomed the expanded investment in the domestic game.
In youth football, the Junior Flames have arrived in Maputo, Mozambique, for the TotalEnergies CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations COSAFA Qualifiers, Africa Top Sports reports. The Malawi U-20 squad flew out of Malawi on a chartered flight and will open their Group C campaign against Zambia, with matches against Botswana and Comoros to follow during the September 18 to 27 tournament.
Update: As the Malawi Queens prepare for the Africa Netball Cup in Nairobi, SuperSport has confirmed the tournament's official fixtures. Malawi will compete in Pool 2 alongside Uganda, Zambia, Nigeria, and hosts Kenya in the dual-purpose event, which also serves as a qualifier for the 2027 Netball World Cup in Sydney.
Meanwhile, at the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, the Malawian women's chess team suffered a 4-0 defeat against the Philippines in their first-round matchup, according to BusinessWorld.