Mighty Mukuru Wanderers FC
Full nameMighty Mukuru Wanderers Football Club
Nickname(s)The Nomads, Nyerere
Founded1962
GroundKamuzu Stadium
Blantyre
Capacity65,000
ChairmanThom Mpinganjira
ManagerFoster Namwera
CoachEddington Ng`onamo
LeagueTNM Super League
2023TNM Super League, 3rd of 16

Mighty Mukuru Wanderers Football Club is a Malawian football club based in Blantyre. They currently play in the TNM Super League, the top division of Malawian football.

History

Mighty Mukuru Wanderers FC is one of the most successful teams in Malawi, having won the Super League of Malawi 6 times. Founded in 1962 by Portuguese immigrants in Blantyre, it is the oldest active club in Malawi. The founders of the club were FC Porto supporters in their homeland; as such, they incorporated the blue and white colours of Porto into the club’s crest. The club’s first official base was Chichiri in Blantyre. It is commonly rumoured that the current club house was built after a white Portuguese girl fell in love with club legend Yasin Osman, much to the displeasure of the Portuguese. As such, 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.

Honours

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

1997 – Preliminary Round
1998 – First Round
1999 – First Round
2018 – Preliminary Round
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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Malawi MWI Richard Chipuwa
2 DF Malawi MWI Bongani Kaipa
4 DF Malawi MWI Ted Sumani
5 DF Malawi MWI Peter Cholopi
27 FW Malawi MWI Miracle Gabeya
7 DF Malawi MWI Francis Mulimbika
9 MF Malawi MWI Vincent Nyangulu
10 MF Malawi MWI Yamikani Chester
11 MF Malawi MWI Alfred Manyozo (Captain)
12 DF Malawi MWI Stanley Sanudi
14 MF Malawi MWI Chiukepo Msowoya
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 GK Malawi MWI Pilirani Mapira
17 MF Malawi MWI Isaac Kaliati
30 MF Ghana GHA Adeleke Kalaole
18 DF Malawi MWI Roben Ngalande
21 GK Malawi MWI William Thole
22 FW Malawi MWI Aubrey Maloya
24 MF Malawi MWI Misheck Botomani
25 MF Malawi MWI Felix Zulu
29 FW Malawi MWI Muhammad Sulumba
28 FW Malawi MWI Misheki Botomani
3 DF Malawi MWI Miracle Chilamba

References

  1. ↑ "Mighty Wanderers F.C". Soccer Way. Archived from the original on 2017-08-07. Retrieved 2018-02-20.
  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. 2 January 2021. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
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