# Kinnah Phiri

Kinnah Phiri (born 30 October 1954) is a Malawian football coach and former player who most recently coached Jwaneng Galaxy. He is the Deputy Director of Sports in the Ministry of Youth and Sports.
He is the all-time top goalscorer for the Malawi national team, having scored 71 goals in 117 games.

## Playing career

Born in Blantyre, Kinnah began playing football for local side Big Bullets, and in 1982 was offered a contract by UAE club Sharjah SC. He was not allowed to leave the country, but he moved to Swaziland to play for Manzini Wanderers where he would finish his playing career.
Phiri was the inspiration behind the Malawi national team's finest hours in the late 1970s when Malawi twice won the East and Central Africa Challenge Cup. He scored 71 goals in 115 games.
In his club career, he stated that he had scored over 700 goals.

## Coaching career

* Bakili Bullets, Malawi (head coach)
* Free State Stars, South African Premier Soccer League (head coach)
* Malawi U23 (head coach)
* Malawi (head coach)

## Career statistics

    Scores and results list Malawi's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Phiri goal.
List of international goals scored by Kinnah Phiri :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 20 January 1974 | Curepipe, Mauritius | Mauritius | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 2 | 6 July 1974 | Blantyre, Malawi | Ivory Coast | 5–1 | Friendly |
| 3 | 31 December 1974 | Blantyre, Malawi | Tanzania | 3–3 | Friendly |
| 4 | 31 December 1974 | Blantyre, Malawi | Tanzania | 3–3 | Friendly |
| 5 | 31 January 1975 | Lilongwe, Malawi | Mauritius | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 6 | 2 February 1975 | Blantyre, Malawi | Mauritius | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 7 | 23 February 1975 | Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania | Tanzania | 1–3 | Friendly |
| 8 | 27 February 1975 | Zanzibar, Tanzania | Zanzibar | 7–2 | Friendly |
| 9 | 27 February 1975 | Zanzibar, Tanzania | Zanzibar | 7–2 | Friendly |
| 10 | 27 February 1975 | Zanzibar, Tanzania | Zanzibar | 7–2 | Friendly |
| 11 | 27 February 1975 | Zanzibar, Tanzania | Zanzibar | 7–2 | Friendly |
| 12 | 29 March 1975 | Blantyre, Malawi | Zambia | 1–6 | 1976 African Cup of Nations qualification |
| 13 | 13 April 1975 | Lusaka, Zambia | Zambia | 3–3 | 1976 African Cup of Nations qualification |
| 14 | 13 April 1975 | Lusaka, Zambia | Zambia | 3–3 | 1976 African Cup of Nations qualification |
| 15 | 10 July 1975 | Lilongwe, Malawi | Kenya | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 16 | 10 July 1975 | Lilongwe, Malawi | Kenya | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 17 | 31 August 1975 | Blantyre, Malawi | Zambia | 1–1 | Football at the 1976 Summer Olympics |
| 18 | 1 November 1975 | Ndola, Zambia | Tanzania | 3–1 | 1975 CECAFA Cup |
| 19 | 1 November 1975 | Ndola, Zambia | Tanzania | 3–1 | 1975 CECAFA Cup |
| 20 | 1 November 1975 | Ndola, Zambia | Tanzania | 3–1 | 1975 CECAFA Cup |
| 21 | 7 November 1975 | Chingola, Zambia | Uganda | 2–1 | 1975 CECAFA Cup |
| 22 | 9 November 1975 | Lusaka, Zambia | Kenya | 2–2 | 1975 CECAFA Cup |
| 23 | 28 February 1976 | Blantyre, Malawi | Lesotho | 4–1 | Friendly |
| 24 | 6 July 1976 | Blantyre, Malawi | Kenya | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 25 | 7 July 1976 | Blantyre, Malawi | Sierra Leone | 4–2 | Friendly |
| 26 | 4 September 1976 | Blantyre, Malawi | Uganda | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 27 | 13 September 1976 | Blantyre, Malawi | Botswana | 7–1 | Friendly |
| 28 | 13 September 1976 | Blantyre, Malawi | Botswana | 7–1 | Friendly |
| 29 | 13 September 1976 | Blantyre, Malawi | Botswana | 7–1 | Friendly |
| 30 | 13 September 1976 | Blantyre, Malawi | Botswana | 7–1 | Friendly |
| 31 | 15 September 1976 | Lilongwe, Malawi | Botswana | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 32 | 15 September 1976 | Lilongwe, Malawi | Botswana | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 33 | 24 October 1976 | Blantyre, Malawi | Mauritius | 1–1 | 1978 African Cup of Nations qualification |
| 34 | 31 October 1976 | Curepipe, Mauritius | Mauritius | 2–3 | 1978 African Cup of Nations qualification |
| 35 | 9 November 1976 | Zanzibar, Tanzania | Kenya | 2–2 | 1976 CECAFA Cup |
| 36 | 27 March 1977 | Lusaka, Zambia | Zambia | 1–8 | Friendly |
| 37 | 30 September 1977 | Gaborone, Botswana | Botswana | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 38 | 1 October 1977 | Gaborone, Botswana | Botswana | 5–1 | Friendly |
| 39 | 1 October 1977 | Gaborone, Botswana | Botswana | 5–1 | Friendly |
| 40 | 1 October 1977 | Gaborone, Botswana | Botswana | 5–1 | Friendly |
| 41 | 1 October 1977 | Gaborone, Botswana | Botswana | 5–1 | Friendly |
| 42 | 1 October 1977 | Gaborone, Botswana | Botswana | 5–1 | Friendly |
| 43 | 11 November 1977 | Lilongwe, Malawi | Lesotho | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 44 | 13 November 1977 | Blantyre, Malawi | Lesotho | 6–1 | Friendly Friendly |
| 45 | 29 November 1977 | Mogadishu, Somalia | Zambia | 1–0 | 1977 CECAFA Cup |
| 46 | 8 December 1977 | Mogadishu Somalia | Kenya | 2–1 | 1977 CECAFA Cup |
| 47 | 12 December 1977 | Nairobi, Kenya | Kenya | 1–1 | Jamburi Cup |
| 48 | 18 June 1978 | Blantyre, Malawi | Zambia | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 49 | 6 July 1978 | Blantyre, Malawi | Sierra Leone | 5–0 | Friendly |
| 50 | 6 July 1978 | Blantyre, Malawi | Sierra Leone | 5–0 | Friendly |
| 51 | 18 July 1978 | Alger, Algeria | Egypt | 1–4 | Football at the 1978 All-Africa Games |
| 52 | 25 July 1978 | Alger, Algeria | Nigeria | 2–3 | Football at the 1978 All-Africa Games |
| 53 | 25 July 1978 | Alger, Algeria | Nigeria | 2–3 | Football at the 1978 All-Africa Games |
| 54 | 22 October 1978 | Blantyre, Malawi | Algeria | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 55 | 24 October 1978 | Lilongwe, Malawi | Algeria | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 56 | 24 October 1978 | Lilongwe, Malawi | Algeria | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 57 | 5 November 1978 | Blantyre, Malawi | Somalia | 3–1 | 1978 CECAFA Cup |
| 58 | 11 November 1978 | Blantyre, Malawi | Zambia | 2–1 | 1978 CECAFA Cup |
| 59 | 17 November 1978 | Lilongwe, Malawi | Kenya | 2–0 | 1978 CECAFA Cup |
| 60 | 19 November 1978 | Blantyre, Malawi | Zambia | 3–2 | 1978 CECAFA Cup |
| 61 | 3 December 1978 | Antananarivo, Madagascar | Madagascar | 1–2 | 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 62 | 17 December 1978 | Blantyre, Malawi | Madagascar | 5–1 | 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 63 | 17 December 1978 | Blantyre, Malawi | Madagascar | 5–1 | 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 64 | 6 July 1979 | Blantyre, Malawi | Kenya | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 65 | 25 August 1979 | Maseru, Lesotho | Lesotho | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 66 | 25 August 1979 | Maseru, Lesotho | Lesotho | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 67 | 7 November 1979 | Mombasa, Kenya | Sudan | 4–0 | 1979 CECAFA Cup |
| 68 | 18 April 1981 | Gweru, Zimbabwe | Botswana | 5–2 | Friendly |
| 69 | 18 April 1981 | Gweru, Zimbabwe | Botswana | 5–2 | Friendly |
| 70 | 19 June 1981 | Blantyre, Malawi | Tanzania | 4–1 | Friendly |
| 71 | 21 June 1981 | Lilongwe, Malawi | Tanzania | 3–1 | Friendly |