Football Association of Malawi (FAM) has engaged Micklaw and Company to handle the ongoing case against three former Northern Region Football Association (NRFA) officials, Times Sport has learnt.
The trio namely former chairperson Chauka Mwasinga, vice general secretary Desire Bellings Kiwombwe and Ralph Kasililika engaged lawyer Khwima Mchizi of Clarkes Attorneys to persuade Fam to address anomalies which they noted during the March 1 controversial Elective Annual General Meeting.
Fam was given seven days to address the concerns or risk being reported to Court of Arbitration for Sports (Cas).
However, Luciano Mickeus of Micklaw, who is representing Fam, has notified the complaints that they will respond within 14 days as they need time to gather details.
“We are in receipt of your demand letter dated 16th day of April, 2025 which our client—Football Association of Malawi—has forwarded to us with instructions to respond to the same. Our writing herein is to inform you that we are gathering information to ingeniously respond to the demand letter herein. We will revert within 14 days from the date of this letter,” the letter dated April 21 2025 reads.
Fam General Secretary Alfred Gunda was yet to respond to our questionnaire as we went to press.
During the EAGM, Chauka, Kiwombwe and Kasililika boycotted the elections and as a result the returning officer ruled that they had lost their bid for the positions of chairperson, general secretary and vice chairperson respectively.
Then the trio engaged lawyers who challenged the outcome of the elections.
“As per requirement, the said affiliates are mandated to send four delegates who actually vote. The said delegates are supposed to be from the existing district committees. When the lists of delegates were sent for the elective conference, our clients noted that Chitipa Football Association’s list included names of individuals that were not part of the football committee of that district.
“It must be noted that it was Chitipa Football Association executive committee that first noted the said irregularity and duly wrote to your office on the 3rd of February, 2025. Upon noticing the irregularity our clients protested their inclusion and you were duly notified via a litany of communication,” the letter reads.
