Mighty Wanderers FC
Mighty Mukuru Wanderers Football Club is a Malawian football club based in Blantyre. They currently play in Malawi's TNM Super League.
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| Full name | Mighty Mukuru Wanderers Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Nomads, Nyerere | ||
| Founded | 1962 | ||
| Ground | Kamuzu Stadium Blantyre | ||
| Capacity | 65,000 | ||
| Chairman | Thom Mpinganjira | ||
| Manager | Foster Namwera | ||
| Coach | Eddington Ng`onamo | ||
| League | TNM Super League | ||
| 2022 | TNM Super League, 4th of 16 | ||
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History
The Mighty Mukuru Wanderers FC is one of the most successful teams in the Malawi Premier Division, based in Blantyre. Mighty Mukuru Wanderers is a Malawian Club based in Blantyre, Malawi. Founded in 1962 by Portuguese immigrants. It is the oldest active club in Malawi and one of the first to play in Association football. The founders of the club had a background of supporting FC Porto back in their home land and they adopted the Blue and White colors of Wanderers from the Portuguese giants. The clubs first official base was Portuguese club at Chichiri in Blantyre. Rumor has it that the current club house was built after a white Portuguese girl fell in love with club legend Yasin Osman which did not please the white Portuguese, and the club house was built specifically for African players after this incident to deter future love relationships between Africans and Europeans.
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 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]
Rivalries
- Blantyre Derby'
The Blantyre derby between Big Bullets and Mighty Wanderers is a fiercely contested match and in contrast to most of the other games played in the Malawi TNM Super League, matches between the two rivals always attract a large fanbase.
- Other rivals
The club also shares notable rivalry with Silver Strikers FC. Matches between these games are also a notable fixture on the Football Calendar.
Achievements
Airtel top 8 2022
- 1990, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2006, 2017
- Bp Top 8: 1
- 2004
- Malawi Carlsberg Cup:1
- 1999
- 2005,2012, 2013
- 2004, 2006, 2016, 2019
- Bingu Cup: 1
- 2008
- Chibuku Cup: 8
- 1969, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1978, 1994, 1997
- Kamuzu Cup: 4'
- 1976, 1982, 1985, 1997
- Airtel Top 8 Cup: 1'
- 2022
- Press Cup: 1
- 1990
- '555 Challenge Cup: 3
- 1985, 1986, 1997
- Franklin Cup: 1
- 1966/67
- Stan Hope Trophy: 1
- 1964/65
- BAT Sportsman Trophy: 2
- 1985, 1986
- 2008/09, 2011
Performance in CAF competitions
- CAF Champions League: 4 appearances
- CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 1 appearance
- 2000 – First Round
Players
Current squad
- As of 28 September 2022
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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References
- "Mighty Wanderers F.C". Soccer Way. Archived from the original on 2017-08-07. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
- Nomads Seal be Forward sponsorship deal and renamed the club to Mighty Be Forward Wanderers Archived 2015-04-16 at the Wayback Machine
- "Wanderers to change name, colours as BE Forward departs". malawi24.com. 2 January 2021. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
External links
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