Malawi Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Sports=== {{Main|Sports in Malawi}} [[File:BINGU NATIONAL STADIUM.jpg|thumb|[[Bingu National Stadium]] in [[Lilongwe]]]] [[Association football|Football]] is the most common sport in Malawi, introduced there during British colonial rule. Its [[Malawi national football team|national team]] has failed to qualify for a [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] so far, but have made three appearances in the [[Africa Cup of Nations]]. Football teams include [[Mighty Wanderers]], [[Nyasa Big Bullets FC|Big Bullets]], [[Silver Strikers FC|Silver Strikers]], [[Blue Eagles FC|Blue Eagles]], [[Civil Service United FC|Civo Sporting]], [[Moyale Barracks]], and [[Mighty Tigers FC|Mighty Tigers]]. Basketball is also growing in popularity, but its [[Malawi national basketball team|national team]] is yet to participate in any international competition.<ref name=Gall>{{cite book |year=1998|editor1-last=Gall|editor1-first=James L. |title=Worldmark Encyclopaedia of Cultures and Daily Life|volume=1 β Africa|location=Detroit and London|publisher=Gale Research|pages=101β102 |isbn=0-7876-0552-2 }}</ref> More success has been found in [[netball]], with the [[Malawi national netball team]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://netball.sport/events-and-results/current-world-rankings |title=Current World Rankings |publisher=World Netball |access-date=10 December 2021}}</ref> ranked 6th in the world (as of March 2021). Notably a number of players in the national team play in international leagues.{{cn|date=April 2024}} Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page