# 2024 Super League of Malawi

The 2024 Super League of Malawi (known as the TNM Super League for sponsorship reasons) was the 38th season of the Super League of Malawi, the top professional league for association football clubs in Malawi since its establishment in 1986. The season started on 6 June and ended on 29 December 2024.
On 30 November 2024, Silver Strikers won their 9th league title with two matches to spare, following a 1–0 victory against second placers Mighty Mukuru Wanderers.

## Teams

Sixteen teams competed in the league, the top thirteen teams from the previous season and three promoted sides from the regional leagues.

### Changes from previous season
#### Promotion and relegation

| Promoted from Regional Leagues | Relegated to Regional Leagues |
| Baka City Creck FOMO | Blue Eagles Red Lions Extreme |

#### Name changes

* Ekwendeni Hammers were renamed to Mzuzu City Hammers.
* Kawinga FC were renamed to Creck Sporting Club.

### Stadiums and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Baka City | Karonga | Karonga Stadium | 20,000 |
| Bangwe All Stars | Blantyre | Mpira Stadium | 6,244 |
| Chitipa United | Karonga | Karonga Stadium | 20,000 |
| CIVO United | Lilongwe | Civo Stadium | 25,000 |
| Creck | Lilongwe | Civo Stadium | 25,000 |
| Dedza Dynamos | Dedza | Dedza Stadium | 6,000 |
| FOMO | Mulanje | Mulanje Park Stadium | 4,000 |
| Kamuzu Barracks | Lilongwe | Civo Stadium | 25,000 |
| Karonga United | Karonga | Karonga Stadium | 20,000 |
| MAFCO | Nkhotakota | Chitowe Stadium | 1,000 |
| Mighty Tigers | Nchalo | Kalulu Stadium | 3,000 |
| Mighty Wanderers | Blantyre | Kamuzu Stadium | 65,000 |
| Moyale Barracks | Mzuzu | Mzuzu Stadium | 15,000 |
| Mzuzu City Hammers | Mzuzu | Mzuzu Stadium | 15,000 |
| Nyasa Big Bullets | Blantyre | Kamuzu Stadium | 65,000 |
| Silver Strikers | Lilongwe | Bingu National Stadium | 41,100 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Silver Strikers (C) | 30 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 58 | 17 | +41 | 67 | Qualification for CAF Champions League |
| 2 | Mighty Wanderers | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 57 | 19 | +38 | 58 | |
| 3 | Nyasa Big Bullets | 30 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 42 | 20 | +22 | 55 | |
| 4 | Mzuzu City Hammers | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 31 | 32 | −1 | 48 | |
| 5 | Civil Service United | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 35 | 27 | +8 | 43 | |
| 6 | Creck | 30 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 44 | 33 | +11 | 42 | |
| 7 | Karonga United | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 42 | |
| 8 | Moyale Barracks | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 30 | 27 | +3 | 39 | |
| 9 | MAFCO | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 30 | 39 | −9 | 39 | |
| 10 | Kamuzu Barracks | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 30 | 29 | +1 | 37 | |
| 11 | Dedza Dynamos | 30 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 32 | 31 | +1 | 36 | |
| 12 | Mighty Tigers | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 26 | 38 | −12 | 35 | |
| 13 | Chitipa United | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 35 | 46 | −11 | 29 | |
| 14 | FOMO (R) | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 38 | −18 | 29 | Relegation to regional leagues |
| 15 | Bangwe All Stars (R) | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 34 | −17 | 27 | Relegation to regional leagues |
| 16 | Baka City (R) | 30 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 17 | 74 | −57 | 13 | Relegation to regional leagues |

## Results

| Home \ Away | BAK | BAN | CHI | CIV | CRE | DED | FOM | KAM | KAR | MAF | MGT | MGW | MOY | MZU | NBB | SIL |
| Baka City | — | 2–0 | | 0–0 | 1–1 | | | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | | 0–2 | 1–2 | | | 0–2 |
| Bangwe All Stars | 3–0 | — | 3–0 | | | 2–1 | 0–1 | | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | | 0–0 | 0–2 | |
| Chitipa United | 4–1 | 4–0 | — | 1–3 | 1–1 | | | 4–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | | | | 0–3 | 1–1 |
| CIVO United | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | — | | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | | 0–2 |
| Creck | 8–0 | 1–0 | | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | | | 2–1 | 3–1 | | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |
| Dedza Dynamos | 4–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | | 0–0 | | | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| FOMO | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | | | 1–1 | — | | | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | | |
| Kamuzu Barracks | 4–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | — | 2–1 | | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | | 0–0 | 2–2 |
| Karonga United | 1–0 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 3–0 | 0–0 | — | | 3–1 | | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| MAFCO | | | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | | 1–1 | |
| Mighty Tigers | 4–1 | | | | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | | 2–3 | — | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | | 2–2 |
| Mighty Wanderers | | | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | | | — | 1–2 | 8–0 | | |
| Moyale Barracks | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | | 0–0 | | | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | | — | | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Mzuzu City Hammers | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | | |
| Nyasa Big Bullets | 2–1 | 0–1 | | 1–1 | 3–2 | | 3–0 | | | | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 0–1 |
| Silver Strikers | | 3–1 | 2–0 | | 2–0 | | 1–0 | | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–0 | | — |

### Results by round

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| Baka City | L | L | D | L | L | D | L | D | L | D | W | L | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | |
| Bangwe All Stars | L | L | D | D | L | D | L | L | W | D | L | L | D | D | L | W | L | L | L | W |
| Chitipa United | L | W | L | L | L | D | D | L | L | L | D | W | L | L | W | L | W | D | D | L |
| Civil Service United | L | W | L | L | W | D | D | W | W | L | L | D | W | D | D | W | D | L | W | D |
| Creck | W | W | L | L | D | L | W | D | W | D | D | W | L | D | W | W | W | L | D | |
| Dedza Dynamos | D | L | D | D | W | D | D | W | L | D | W | L | D | W | L | L | D | W | D | |
| FOMO | W | L | L | W | L | D | L | L | W | D | W | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | W | D |
| Kamuzu Barracks | D | D | W | W | W | L | D | W | W | D | D | D | D | D | L | D | D | W | L | W |
| Karonga United | W | L | D | W | D | L | D | L | L | W | L | W | L | W | D | L | D | L | W | W |
| MAFCO | L | D | D | L | L | D | W | W | L | W | D | W | W | D | D | W | L | D | D | D |
| Mighty Tigers | L | D | W | L | W | D | W | L | L | D | L | L | D | D | D | D | W | L | W | D |
| Mighty Wanderers | D | W | W | D | D | W | L | L | W | W | W | L | W | D | W | W | D | W | W | |
| Moyale Barracks | W | L | W | D | D | D | D | D | W | L | L | W | W | D | D | D | L | W | D | D |
| Mzuzu City Hammers | W | W | L | W | D | W | L | W | L | D | D | W | L | W | D | L | W | W | L | L |
| Nyasa Big Bullets | D | D | W | W | D | D | W | D | L | D | D | D | W | L | W | D | L | | | |
| Silver Strikers | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | D | W | W | D | W | W | D | D | |

### Positions by round

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| Silver Strikers | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Mighty Wanderers | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Kamuzu Barracks | 9 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Mzuzu City Hammers | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Creck | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Civil Service United | 14 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
| Moyale Barracks | 3 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| MAFCO | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| Karonga United | 5 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
| Nyasa Big Bullets | 8 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Dedza Dynamos | 7 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
| Mighty Tigers | 15 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| FOMO | 4 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
| Chitipa United | 16 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
| Bangwe All Stars | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Baka City | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
* Qualification to the CAF Champions League
* Relegation to Malawi Regional Football Leagues

## Season statistics
### Scoring
#### Top scorers

    As of 19 September 2024
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Zeliat Nkhoma | Kamuzu Barracks | 12 |
| 2 | Isaac Msiska | Mzuzu City Hammers | 10 |
| 2 | George Chaomba | Creck | 10 |
| 1 | Isaac Kaliati | Mighty Wanderers | 17 |
| 5 | Blessings Mwalilino | Karonga United | 7 |
| 5 | Emmanuel Jnr Saviel | Civil Service United | 7 |
| 5 | Promise Kamwendo | Dedza Dynamos | 7 |
| 5 | Ramadhan Ntafu | Chitipa United | 7 |
| 5 | Saulos Moyo | Karonga United | 7 |
| 10 | Christopher Kumwembe | Mighty Wanderers | 6 |

#### Most assists

    As of 31 August 2024
| Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
| 1 | McDonald Lameck | Silver Strikers | 8 |
| 2 | Gaddi Chirwa | Mighty Wanderers | 6 |
| 2 | Stanley Sanudi | Mighty Wanderers | 6 |
| 4 | Muhamad Biason | Civil Service United | 5 |
| 4 | George Chaomba | Creck | 5 |
| 4 | Uchizi Vunga | Silver Strikers | 5 |

#### Own goals

    As of 19 September 2024
| Rank | Player | Club | Own goals |
| 1 | Aaron Chilipa | Creck | 1 |
| 1 | Chimwemwe Kalyala | Baka City | 1 |
| 1 | Ben Mbewe | MAFCO | 1 |
| 1 | Bright Mtondagowa | Mzuzu City Hammers | 1 |
| 1 | Robert Kolneli | Baka City | 1 |
| 1 | Steve Mkweza | MAFCO | 1 |

### Hat-tricks

    As of 19 September 2024
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Ramadhan Ntafu | Chitipa United | Karonga United | 4–1 (H) | 14 April 2024 |
| Christopher Kumwembe | Mighty Wanderers | Civil Service United | 3–0 (H) | 23 June 2024 |
| Festus Duwe | Civil Service United | Chitipa United | 4–0 (H) | 10 August 2024 |
| George Chaomba | Creck | Baka City | 8–0 (H) | 10 August 2024 |

#### Note

(H) – Home; (A) – Away

### Clean sheets

    As of 31 August 2024
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
| 1 | George Chikooka | Silver Strikers | 11 |
| 2 | Lucky Tizola | Mighty Tigers | 8 |
| 3 | Christopher Mikuwa | MAFCO | 6 |
| 3 | Donnex Mwakasinga | Dedza Dynamos | 6 |
| 5 | Hastings Banda | Kamuzu Barracks | 5 |
| 5 | Simeon Harawa | Moyale Barracks | 5 |
| 5 | John Rahaman | Civil Service United | 5 |
| 5 | Maclean Mwale | Karonga United | 5 |
| 5 | William Thole | Mighty Wanderers | 5 |

### Discipline
#### Red cards

    As of 21 August 2024
| Rank | Player | Team | Red cards |
| 1 | George Chaomba | Creck | 1 |
| 1 | Chifuniro Mpinganjira | Dedza Dynamos | 1 |
| 1 | Clifford Chimulambe | Moyale Barracks | 1 |
| 1 | Peter Kasonga | MAFCO | 1 |
| 1 | Gabinho Daud | Bangwe All Stars | 1 |
| 1 | Francisco Madinga | Mighty Mukuru Wanderers | 1 |

## Attendances

| # | Football club | Average attendance |
| 1 | Nyasa Big Bullets | 2,548 |
| 2 | Mighty Wanderers | 2,313 |
| 3 | Silver Strikers | 1,793 |
| 4 | Dedza Dynamos | 1,653 |
| 5 | Creck SC | 1,168 |
| 6 | Kamuzu Barracks | 1,144 |
| 7 | Mighty Tigers FC | 968 |
| 8 | Mzuzu City Hammers | 704 |
| 9 | Moyale Barracks | 697 |
| 10 | MAFCO FC | 608 |
| 11 | Karonga United | 539 |
| 12 | FOMO FC | 466 |
| 13 | Civil Service United FC | 385 |
| 14 | Baka City | 343 |
| 15 | Chitipa United | 298 |
| 16 | Bangwe All Stars | 225 |