The 2024 Goshen-FAM Women’s Regional League is set to kick off this weekend with the official launch set for Mpira Stadium on Saturday.
FAM President Fleetwood Haiya will preside over the event that will involve a Southern Region Match between defending champions Kukoma Ntopwa Women and Bvumbwe Women.
This year’s League will wear a new face as the number for participating teams has increased from eight to 10 per region.
Regional Women’s Football Associations held play-offs over the past weeks involving last season’s bottom two teams and the new entrants to find the four teams that joined the top six teams from last season in each regions.
The list of qualified teams per region for this season are as follows:
South: Ntopwa FC, Nyasa Big Bullets Women, Mighty Wanderers Queens, Bvumbwe FC, Ndirande Soccer Giants, Red Lioness, Fomo Women’s FC, Bangwe All Stars, Wakawaka Tigresses and 11 Stars FC
Centre: MDF Lioness, Ascent Academy, Silver Strikers Ladies, Civo Service Women, Blue Eagles Ladies, Hungry Lions, Creck Sporting Ladies FC, Fact Football FC, Dedza Dynamos Ladies and Destiny Academy
North: Moyale Sisters, MK Academy, CY Sisters, Ekwendeni Sisters, Topik Sisters, Gafu Sisters, Bico Opticals, Mighty Queens, Rumphi Sisters and Green Birds.
Regional League winners will go away with K4 Million with runners up getting K2 Million while third and fourth placed teams will pocket K 1 Million and K500, 00 respectively.
The League is expected to end in December with the national championship slated for January and February 2025.
The following are the full fixture for week 1:
Below are the full fixtures for week 1
Southern Region
Saturday, 20th July
Kukoma Ntopwa vs Bvumbwe Women at Mpira Stadium
Sunday 21st July
Bangwe All Stars Vs Red Lioness at Mpira Stadium
FOMO FC VS 11 Stars at Mulanje Park
Mighty Wanderers Queens vs Ndirande Soccer Giants
Central Region
Saturday, 20th July
Destiny Academy vs Ascent Academy at Upper Civo Ground
MDF Lioness vs Dedza Dynamos at KB Ground
Fact Football vs Silver Strikers Ladies at Blue Gym Ground
Sunday, 21st July
Civo Ladies vs Creck Sporting at Civo Stadium
Blue Eagles Ladies vs Hungry Lions at Nankhaka
Northern Region:
Saturday, 20th July
Topik vs Ekwendeni Sisters at Sonda Ground
Gafu Sisters vs Mighty Queens at Chibavio Ground
CY Sisters vs Mzuzu City Hammers Queens at Katoto Ground
Sunday, 21st July
Moyale Sisters vs Rumphi Sisters at RTC Ground
Green City vs MK Academy at Kaviwale Ground
