Update: The Malawi Under-21 netball team, the Queen Cubs, continued their strong run at the Telkom Netball League in South Africa. On Thursday, the Malawian invitational side delivered a dominant 76-26 victory over the Northern Cape Diamonds, racing to a 40-13 halftime lead, according to SuperSport. This followed a comfortable 58-39 win against the Mpumalanga Sunbirds in Division 2 on Wednesday, as reported by gsport.
In women's football, the Confederation of African Football conducted the draw for the second round of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games qualifiers on Wednesday. According to Owinna, the Malawi Scorchers are set to face Zimbabwe in a two-legged tie scheduled for October 2026. The winner of the tie will advance to play either Kenya or Seychelles in the next qualification round.
Update: Following their arrival in West Africa, the Malawi Under-20 women's national team is finalising preparations for their upcoming World Cup qualifying match. According to the Nigeria Football Federation, the team will face Nigeria's Falconets in the first leg of their final round qualifier this Saturday, May 2.
Meanwhile, Mighty Wanderers have restructured their youth coaching departments ahead of the new season. Owinna reports that the club announced new coaching roles for former stars Richard Chipuwa, Mike Kaziputa, Victor Nyirenda, and Bongani Kaipa within their Reserve and Youth sides on Wednesday. The appointments follow Albert Mpinganjira's promotion to the main squad. The move saw George Sangala step up to fill the Reserve coach vacancy, while his deputy, Safarao Pompi, was elevated to the Youth team head coach position.