By Staff Reporter
Flames star Gabadihno Mhango was the biggest winner last night, winning the Overall Sports Personality of the year award during the Malawi Sports Awards ceremony organised by the Malawi National Council of Sports at the Bingu International Convention Centre (BICC).
The AmaZulu FC striker also took Sports Man of the Year award and received K2 million from the council.
Malawi National Women’s Football team captain Tabitha Chawinga who plays for Juventus in Italy, won the Sports Woman of the Year award and her team the Scorchers were named the best National Team of the Year.
Nyasa Big Bullets Reserves Coach Enos Chatama was named Coach of the year beating former Flames coach Meke Mwase and athletics coach Pachisi Nyasuku while Fifa Referee Bernadettar Kwinbira was named Referee of the year beating Mercy Kaira and Easter Zimba.
Below is the full list of the winners:
MALAWI SPORTS AWARDS 2022
Overall Sports Personality Of The Year
• Frank Gabadinho Mhango
Minister’s Award Winner
• Asimenye Simwaka
Chairman’s Award Winner
• Susan Namangale (Chess President)
Sports Men Of The Year
• Frank Gabadinho Mhango
Sports Women Of The Year
• Tabitha Chawinga
National Team Of The Year
• Scorchers
Junior Male Sports Person Of The Year
• Sean Joseph
Junior Female Sports Person Of The Year
• Veronica Manda
Sports Administrator Of The Year totgmw
• James Chiutsi
Non Citizen Award Winner
• George Maguire (Founder and Owner of Ascent Academy)
Male Veteran Sports Person Of the Year
• Henry Moyo
Female Veteran Sports Person Of the Year totgmw
• Martha NyakaNyeka
Coach of the Year
• Enos Chatama
Umpire/Referee of the Year
• Bernadettar Kwimbira
Sports District Of The Year
• Dedza District
Best Executed Sports Development Program Of the year
• Ascent Academy
Sports Man with Disability Of the year
• Moses Misoya
Sports Woman with Disability Of the Year
• Taonga Kamwendo
Sports Media House Of The Year
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• Times Media Group
