Malawi Armed Forces College FC

Malawi Armed Forces College FC (MAFCO) is a Malawian football (soccer) club based in Salima that currently playing in the super League, the second division of Malawian football. [1]

MAFCO
Full nameMalawi Armed Forces College FC
Nickname(s)The Soldiers
GroundChitowe Stadium
Nkhotakota
Capacity1,000
ChairmanCaptain H Subili
ManagerWOII Thomas Kayamba
LeagueTNM super league

History

MAFCO, return to top league in 2010 winning the Central Region Football League after four years in the second division.

After three season finished at the bottom of the league table, struggling with relegation, the soldiers, under the management of head coach Stereo Gondwe, clinched 3rd position in 2013–14 season and win the President Cup after beating Silver Strikers FC on the final.[2]

In the following year, the team finished in 7th position and reached the quarter-finals of the Malawi Carlsberg Cup and semi-finals in the Standard Bank Knockout Cup.

In 2015 MAFCO finished as league runners-up, their highest league placing and reached again the quarter-final of the Malawi Carlsberg Cup.

In 2018, The Salima based soldiers, ended the nine-year stay in the TNM Super League after finished in 15th position.[3]

Stadium

Currently the team plays at the 1,000 capacity Chitowe Stadium.

Honours

Super League of Malawi:

  • Runners-up (1): 2015

Central Region Football League

  • Winners (1): 2009–10

President Cup

  • Winners (1): 2013–14

Central Region Football League

  • Winners (1): 2019
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References
  1. https://owinna.com/mwicr/crfapd/2019/
  2. "MAFCO win president cup". futaa.com. July 1, 2013.
  3. "MAFCO relegated". malawi24.com. November 25, 2018.
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