Scorchers wins ‘People’s Brand of the Year’ award

By Staff Reporter


Malawi National Women’s football team, the Scorchers, have won the “People’s Brand of the Year” award at this year’s Institute of Marketing in Malawi (IMM), Marketer’s Excellence Awards (MEA).

The Scorchers received the recognition during the awards ceremony that took place last night at Sunbird Nkopola in the lakeshore district of Mangochi.

The Scorchers won their first ever COSAFA Women’s Championship after defeating defending champions Zambia 2-1 at Lucas Moripe stadium in South Africa .



Some other recepients of the awards included Football Association of Malawi’s (FAM) Commercial and Marketing Director Limbani Cliff Matola who won the Best Sales Personality of the Year and FDH’s Lorraine Chikhula who received the PR Personality of the Year award.

The Marketer of the Year award went to Airtel Malawi’s Marketing Director, Thoko Kamkondo Sande.

The event which was hosted by Zodiak Television presenter Ruth Kulaisi and renowned Marketer and Journalist Moses Gwaza, was spiced up by a number of activities including a special performance by musician ‘Driemo’.