By Durell Namasani
Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has announced that it has terminated the contract of the Malawi Senior Men’s National football Team Coach Patrick Mabedi with immediate effect.
According to a Statement released by the football governing body, the termination of the contract is in line with resolutions of the FAM Emergency Committee held on 28th October 2024.
The statement further says that the decision is based on the recommendations from the Technical Committee following the dismal performance of the Flames and subsequent failure to qualify for the Total Energies AFCON 2025.

FAM has since assured all stakeholders that it will ensure seamless continuity in the Flames’ undertakings in the various competitions and that it will be putting together a temporary technical panel that will lead the team into the next assignments until a substantive replacement is identified.
Football Association of Malawi has also thanked Mabedi for the contributions he made during the time he served as Flames’ Coach.