Football in Malawi


The sport of football in the country of Malawi is run by the Football Association of Malawi. The association administers the [Malawi national football (soccer)|football team|national football team], as well as the Super League of Malawi. Football is the most popular sport in Malawi.

History

The Nyasaland Football Association was formed in 1938.

National team

In the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations Malawi reached the second round of the competition for the first time.

Support

Twitter research from 2015 found that the most popular English Premier League club in Malawi was Arsenal, with 29% of Malawian Premier League fans following the club, closely followed by Manchester United and Chelsea.

Attendances

The average attendance per top-flight football league season and the club with the highest average attendance:
SeasonLeague averageBest clubBest club average
2024991Nyasa Big Bullets2,548

Source: League page on Wikipedia