Mighty Wanderers FC

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

Mighty Wanderers FC
Full nameMighty Wanderers Football Club
Nickname(s)The Nomads
Founded1962
GroundBalaka Stadium, Kamuzu Stadium
Blantyre
Capacity65,000
ChairmanGift Mkandawire
ManagerSteve Madeira
CoachBob Mpinganjira
LeagueTNM Super League
2022TNM Super League, 2 3rd of 16

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 Yasin Osman, 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
  • Bp Top 8: 1
2004
  • Malawi Carlsberg Cup:1
1999
2005,2015
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  MWI Richard Chipuwa
2 DF  MWI Bongani Kaipa
3 MF  MWI Mike Kaziputa
4 DF  MWI Ted Sumani
5 DF  MWI Peter Cholopi
6 FW  MWI Vincent Nyangulu
7 DF  MWI Francis Mulimbika
8 MF  MWI Lapson Richard
10 MF  MWI Fransisco Madinga
11 MF  MWI Alfred Manyozo (Captain)
12 DF  MWI Stanley Sanudi
13 FW  MWI Peter Katsonga
14 MF  MWI Francis Mkonda
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF  MWI Lucky Malata
16 GK  MWI Nenani Juwaya
17 MF  MWI Isaac Kaliati
18 MF  MWI Simeone Singa
19 DF  MWI Dennis Chembezi
20 MF  MWI Rafiq Namwera
21 GK  MWI William Thole
23 DF  MWI Hankie Machira
24 MF  MWI Chikondi Kamanga
25 MF  MWI Felix Zulu
26 FW  MWI Zicco Mkanda
29 FW  MWI Misheki Botomani
30 DF  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.
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