2024 Super League of Malawi explained

Competition:Super League of Malawi
Season:2024
Dates:6 June – 29 December
Matches:135
Total Goals:317
Winners:Silver Strikers
Relegated:Baka City
Continentalcup1:Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Silver Strikers
League Topscorer Section:Top scorers
League Topscorer:Isaac Kaliati
(17 goals)
Best Goalkeeper:George Chikooka
(10 clean sheets)
Biggest Home Win:Mighty Wanderers 8–0 Mzuzu City Hammers
(10 August)
Creck 8–0 Baka City
(10 August)
Biggest Away Win:FOMO 0–3 Mighty Wanderers
(14 April)
Chitipa United 0–3 Nyasa Big Bullets
(21 April)
Highest Scoring:Mighty Wanderers 8–0 Mzuzu City Hammers
(10 August)
Creck 8–0 Baka City
(10 August)
Longest Wins:6 matches
Silver Strikers (27 April – 2 June)
Longest Unbeaten:27 matches
Silver Strikers (6 April – 27 November)
Longest Winless:10 matches
Baka City (7 April – 24 June)
Longest Losses:5 matches
Baka City (14 July – 10 August)
Prevseason:2023
Nextseason:2025
Updated:21 August 2024

The 2024 Super League of Malawi (known as the TNM Super League for sponsorship reasons) is the 38th season of the Super League of Malawi, the top professional league for association football clubs in Malawi since its establishment in 1986. The season started on 6 June and is scheduled to end on 29 December 2024.

On 30 November 2024, Silver Strikers won their 9th league title with two matches to spare, following a 1–0 victory against second placers Mighty Mukuru Wanderers.

Teams

Sixteen teams competed in the league, the top thirteen teams from the previous season and three promoted sides from the regional leagues.

Changes from previous season

Name changes

Stadiums and locations

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Baka CityKarongaKaronga Stadium20,000
Bangwe All StarsBlantyreMpira Stadium6,244
Chitipa UnitedKarongaKaronga Stadium20,000
CIVO UnitedLilongweCivo Stadium25,000
CreckLilongweCivo Stadium25,000
Dedza DynamosDedzaDedza Stadium6,000
FOMOMulanjeMulanje Park Stadium4,000
Kamuzu BarracksLilongweCivo Stadium25,000
Karonga UnitedKarongaKaronga Stadium20,000
MAFCONkhotakotaChitowe Stadium1,000
Mighty TigersNchaloKalulu Stadium3,000
Mighty WanderersBlantyreKamuzu Stadium65,000
Moyale BarracksMzuzuMzuzu Stadium15,000
Mzuzu City HammersMzuzuMzuzu Stadium15,000
Nyasa Big BulletsBlantyreKamuzu Stadium65,000
Silver StrikersLilongweBingu National Stadium41,100

Results

Positions by round

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Zeliat NkhomaKamuzu Barracks12
2 Isaac MsiskaMzuzu City Hammers10
George ChaombaCreck
1 Isaac KaliatiMighty Wanderers17
5 Blessings MwalilinoKaronga United7
Emmanuel Jnr SavielCivil Service United
Promise KamwendoDedza Dynamos
Ramadhan NtafuChitipa United
Saulos MoyoKaronga United
10 Christopher KumwembeMighty Wanderers6

Most assists

RankPlayerClubAssists
1 McDonald LameckSilver Strikers8
2 Gaddi ChirwaMighty Wanderers6
Stanley SanudiMighty Wanderers
4 Muhamad BiasonCivil Service United5
George ChaombaCreck
Uchizi VungaSilver Strikers

Own goals

Rank Player Club Own
goals
1Aaron Chilipa Creck1
Chimwemwe Kalyala Baka City
Ben Mbewe MAFCO
Bright Mtondagowa Mzuzu City Hammers
Robert Kolneli Baka City
Steve Mkweza MAFCO

Hat-tricks

PlayerFor !Against Result Date
Ramadhan NtafuChitipa UnitedKaronga United4–1 (H)14 April 2024
Christopher KumwembeMighty WanderersCivil Service United3–0 (H)23 June 2024
Festus DuweCivil Service UnitedChitipa United4–0 (H)10 August 2024
George ChaombaCreckBaka City8–0 (H)10 August 2024
Note(H) – Home ; (A) – Away

Clean sheets

RankPlayerClubClean sheets
1 George ChikookaSilver Strikers11
2Lucky TizolaMighty Tigers8
3 Christopher MikuwaMAFCO6
Donnex MwakasingaDedza Dynamos
5Hastings BandaKamuzu Barracks5
Simeon HarawaMoyale Barracks
John RahamanCivil Service United
Maclean MwaleKaronga United
William TholeMighty Wanderers

Discipline

Red cards

Rank Player Team Red cards
1 George ChaombaCreck1
Chifuniro MpinganjiraDedza Dynamos
Clifford ChimulambeMoyale Barracks
Peter KasongaMAFCO
Gabinho DaudBangwe All Stars
Francisco MadingaMighty Mukuru Wanderers

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Football Association of Malawi nods to Ekwendeni Hammers, Kawinga FC name change. 21 February 2024. 9 September 2024. times.mw.