The inaugural National Bank Championship will kick off this weekend.
Football Association of Malawi (Fam) announced the dates in a statement released yesterday.
According to Fam, the competition, which will run from this month to January next year, will kick off in Mzuzu City as well as Mulanje, Rumphi and Likoma districts.
“The remaining districts will follow next week, marking the official start of district-level matches. The tournament will progress through the regional playoffs in December, culminating in the national finals scheduled for late January [2026],” the Fam statement reads.
A total of 1,736 matches are expected to be played across all districts.
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Additionally, division one teams from all the four regions will take part in regional knockout competitions, contributing an extra 64 matches to the fixture schedule.
The district champions and division one champions will qualify for the regional playoffs.
Winners at district level will pocket K2 million whereas runners-up will get K1million.
Player of the tournament and top goal scorer will receive K200,000 and K150,000, respectively.
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Regional champions will get K3 million.
At the end of the regional playoffs, the four regional champions will qualify for the national finals, which will be played on knock-out basis.
The national champions will get K10 million plus a trophy whereas the runners-up will receive K4 million.
The competition, which is strictly for Under-23 players, was designed to transform Malawi’s football pyramid.
According to Fam, the competition is aimed at promoting youth empowerment, community inclusion and financial literacy through sport.
