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2024 Super League of Malawi

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Super League of Malawi
Season2024
Dates6 June – 29 December
ChampionsSilver Strikers
RelegatedBaka City
Champions LeagueSilver Strikers
Matches played135
Goals scored317 (2.35 per match)
Top goalscorerIsaac Kaliati
(17 goals)
Best goalkeeperGeorge Chikooka
(10 clean sheets)
Biggest home winMighty Wanderers 8–0 Mzuzu City Hammers
(10 August)
Creck 8–0 Baka City
(10 August)
Biggest away winFOMO 0–3 Mighty Wanderers
(14 April)
Chitipa United 0–3 Nyasa Big Bullets
(21 April)
Highest scoringMighty Wanderers 8–0 Mzuzu City Hammers
(10 August)
Creck 8–0 Baka City
(10 August)
Longest winning run6 matches
Silver Strikers (27 April – 2 June)
Longest unbeaten run27 matches
Silver Strikers (6 April – 27 November)
Longest winless run10 matches
Baka City (7 April – 24 June)
Longest losing run5 matches
Baka City (14 July – 10 August)
2023
2025
All statistics correct as of 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

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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

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Promotion and relegation

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Increase Promoted from
Regional Leagues
Decrease Relegated to
Regional Leagues
Baka City
Creck
FOMO
Blue Eagles
Red Lions
Extreme

Name changes

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Stadiums and locations

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Team Location Stadium Capacity
Baka City Karonga Karonga Stadium 20,000
Bangwe All Stars Blantyre Mpira Stadium 6,244
Chitipa United Karonga Karonga Stadium 20,000
CIVO United Lilongwe Civo Stadium 25,000
Creck Lilongwe Civo Stadium 25,000
Dedza Dynamos Dedza Dedza Stadium 6,000
FOMO Mulanje Mulanje Park Stadium 4,000
Kamuzu Barracks Lilongwe Civo Stadium 25,000
Karonga United Karonga Karonga Stadium 20,000
MAFCO Nkhotakota Chitowe Stadium 1,000
Mighty Tigers Nchalo Kalulu Stadium 3,000
Mighty Wanderers Blantyre Kamuzu Stadium 65,000
Moyale Barracks Mzuzu Mzuzu Stadium 15,000
Mzuzu City Hammers Mzuzu Mzuzu Stadium 15,000
Nyasa Big Bullets Blantyre Kamuzu Stadium 65,000
Silver Strikers Lilongwe Bingu National Stadium 41,100

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Silver Strikers (C) 29 18 10 1 53 15 +38 64 Qualification for CAF Champions League
2 Mighty Wanderers 29 16 7 6 55 18 +37 55
3 Nyasa Big Bullets 29 13 13 3 41 20 +21 52
4 Mzuzu City Hammers 29 12 9 8 28 32 −4 45
5 Civil Service United 29 11 10 8 35 26 +9 43
6 Karonga United 29 11 8 10 30 30 0 41
7 Creck 29 9 12 8 40 32 +8 39
8 Moyale Barracks 29 9 12 8 29 25 +4 39
9 MAFCO 29 9 12 8 30 36 −6 39
10 Kamuzu Barracks 29 8 13 8 30 28 +2 37
11 Dedza Dynamos 29 7 15 7 30 26 +4 36
12 Mighty Tigers 29 7 11 11 25 38 −13 32
13 Bangwe All Stars 29 6 9 14 16 30 −14 27
14 FOMO 29 8 4 17 20 38 −18 28 Relegation to regional leagues
15 Chitipa United 29 6 8 15 32 45 −13 26
16 Baka City (R) 29 2 7 20 16 71 −55 13
Updated to match(es) played on 4 December 2024. Source: Sulom Soccerway RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

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Home \ Away BAK BAN CHI CIV CRE DED FOM KAM KAR MAF MGT MGW MOY MZU NBB SIL
Baka City 2–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–2 1–2 0–2
Bangwe All Stars 3–0 3–0 2–1 0–1 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–2
Chitipa United 4–1 4–0 1–3 1–1 4–1 4–1 0–0 0–1 0–3 1–1
CIVO United 3–0 1–1 4–0 3–0 1–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 3–0 0–2
Creck 8–0 1–0 1–2 2–0 1–0 2–1 3–1 3–2 1–2 1–1
Dedza Dynamos 4–0 3–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 2–2 1–0 3–0 0–0 1–1 1–1
FOMO 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–3 2–1 2–1
Kamuzu Barracks 4–0 1–0 2–0 2–2 2–0 3–1 2–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 2–2
Karonga United 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–0 0–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–1 0–1
MAFCO 2–0 2–2 1–2 1–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–0 1–1 1–1
Mighty Tigers 4–1 1–0 1–1 2–2 2–3 2–3 1–2 2–0 1–0 2–2
Mighty Wanderers 2–0 3–0 3–0 3–1 1–1 1–0 1–2 8–0
Moyale Barracks 1–1 1–1 3–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 0–0 0–0
Mzuzu City Hammers 2–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 2–0 1–1
Nyasa Big Bullets 2–1 0–1 1–1 3–2 3–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–1
Silver Strikers 3–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 4–2 2–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 5–0
Updated to match(es) played on 28 September 2024. Source: Sulom
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Results by round

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Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021
Baka CityLLDLLDLDLDWLLLLLDLL
Bangwe All StarsLLDDLDLLWDLLDDLWLLLW
Chitipa UnitedLWLLLDDLLLDWLLWLWDDL
Civil Service UnitedLWLLWDDWWLLDWDDWDLWD
CreckWWLLDLWDWDDWLDWWWLD
Dedza DynamosDLDDWDDWLDWLDWLLDWD
FOMOWLLWLDLLWDWLLLDLLLWD
Kamuzu BarracksDDWWWLDWWDDDDDLDDWLW
Karonga UnitedWLDWDLDLLWLWLWDLDLWW
MAFCOLDDLLDWWLWDWWDDWLDDD
Mighty TigersLDWLWDWLLDLLDDDDWLWD
Mighty WanderersDWWDDWLLWWWLWDWWDWW
Moyale BarracksWLWDDDDDWLLWWDDDLWDD
Mzuzu City HammersWWLWDWLWLDDWLWDLWWLL
Nyasa Big BulletsDDWWDDWDLDDDWLWDL
Silver StrikersWWDWWWWWWDWDWWDWWDD
Updated to match(es) played on 19 September 2024. Source: Sulom
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Positions by round

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Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021
Silver Strikers21211111111111111111
Mighty Wanderers104134345432222222222
Kamuzu Barracks910752453223334565553
Mzuzu City Hammers63423232344443344334
Creck1258811810866577633445
Civil Service United1451011111011868911910987966
Moyale Barracks37366676778765799677
MAFCO1112131515151312131211888878788
Karonga United58977791112111310111111111111119
Nyasa Big Bullets8116455245556564568910
Dedza Dynamos71414131091079979109101010101011
Mighty Tigers15138109869101012131312121212121212
FOMO4912912121213111310121213131314141313
Chitipa United166111213131414151516141415141513131414
Bangwe All Stars1316161414141516141414151514151415151515
Baka City1215151616161615161615161616161616161616
Qualification to the CAF Champions League
Relegation to Malawi Regional Football Leagues
Updated to match(es) played on 19 September 2024. Source: Sulom

Season statistics

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Scoring

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Top scorers

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As of 19 September 2024
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Malawi Zeliat Nkhoma Kamuzu Barracks 12
2 Malawi Isaac Msiska Mzuzu City Hammers 10
Malawi George Chaomba Creck
1 Malawi Isaac Kaliati Mighty Wanderers 17
5 Malawi Blessings Mwalilino Karonga United 7
Malawi Emmanuel Jnr Saviel Civil Service United
Malawi Promise Kamwendo Dedza Dynamos
Malawi Ramadhan Ntafu Chitipa United
Malawi Saulos Moyo Karonga United
10 Malawi Christopher Kumwembe Mighty Wanderers 6

Most assists

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As of 31 August 2024
Rank Player Club Assists
1 Malawi McDonald Lameck Silver Strikers 8
2 Malawi Gaddi Chirwa Mighty Wanderers 6
Malawi Stanley Sanudi Mighty Wanderers
4 Malawi Muhamad Biason Civil Service United 5
Malawi George Chaomba Creck
Malawi Uchizi Vunga Silver Strikers

Own goals

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As of 19 September 2024
Rank Player Club Own
goals
1 Aaron Chilipa Creck 1
Malawi Chimwemwe Kalyala Baka City
Malawi Ben Mbewe MAFCO
Malawi Bright Mtondagowa Mzuzu City Hammers
Malawi Robert Kolneli Baka City
Malawi Steve Mkweza MAFCO

Hat-tricks

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As of 19 September 2024
Player For Against Result Date
Malawi Ramadhan Ntafu Chitipa United Karonga United 4–1 (H) 14 April 2024
Malawi Christopher Kumwembe Mighty Wanderers Civil Service United 3–0 (H) 23 June 2024
Malawi Festus Duwe Civil Service United Chitipa United 4–0 (H) 10 August 2024
Malawi George Chaomba Creck Baka City 8–0 (H) 10 August 2024
Note

(H) – Home ; (A) – Away

Clean sheets

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As of 31 August 2024
Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Malawi George Chikooka Silver Strikers 11
2 Lucky Tizola Mighty Tigers 8
3 Malawi Christopher Mikuwa MAFCO 6
Malawi Donnex Mwakasinga Dedza Dynamos
5 Hastings Banda Kamuzu Barracks 5
Malawi Simeon Harawa Moyale Barracks
Malawi John Rahaman Civil Service United
Maclean Mwale Karonga United
Malawi William Thole Mighty Wanderers

Discipline

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Red cards

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As of 21 August 2024
Rank Player Team Red cards
1 Malawi George Chaomba Creck 1
Malawi Chifuniro Mpinganjira Dedza Dynamos
Malawi Clifford Chimulambe Moyale Barracks
Malawi Peter Kasonga MAFCO
Malawi Gabinho Daud Bangwe All Stars
Malawi Francisco Madinga Mighty Mukuru Wanderers

References

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  1. ^ a b "Football Association of Malawi nods to Ekwendeni Hammers, Kawinga FC name change". times.mw. 21 February 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
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