By Linda Kwanjana
Malawi President Dr Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera has sent a goodwill message to the newly elected Football Association of Malawi (FAM) President Fleetwood Haiya who defeated the incumbent Walter Nyamilandu Manda who served the association for 19 years.
“The First Lady and I would like to congratulate Mr. Fleetwood
Haiya and the entire FAM Executive Committee for being elected to the highest football decision-making body in Malawi. We wish the newly elected FAM EXCO Team all the best, ” reads the statement in part.
In the statement, the President has also commended the outgoing executive committee for the contribution made to the sports in the country.
“We would like to thank Mr. Walter Nyamilandu and the rest of the outgoing FAM EXCO Team for the commendable contribution that they have made to the game of football in the country,” reads the statement.
The president has since pledged to work and support the new team.
“It is our hope that they will render the needed support to the newly elected committee as they take up their new offices. We pledge our unflinching support to the new FAM Executive Committee,” reads the president statement in part