Sunday, April 11, 2021
  • About Us
  • ImagiNATION
  • Adverts
  • Rate Card
  • Contact Us
The Nation Online
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Life & Style
    • Every Woman
      • Soul
      • Family
    • Religion
    • Feature
  • Society
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • Chichewa
  • Enation
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Life & Style
    • Every Woman
      • Soul
      • Family
    • Religion
    • Feature
  • Society
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • Chichewa
  • Enation
No Result
View All Result
No Result
View All Result
Home Sports National Sports

Sports council punishes bodies

by Clement Chinoko
01/05/2020
in National Sports
3 min read
0
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on WhatsAppShare on LinkedinLinkedinShare via Email

Twenty-nine sports associations will not receive grants in the 2020/21 National Budget for failing to submit proposals outlining their programmes in the new fiscal year that begins on July 1.

Malawi National Council of Sports (MNCS) acting executive secretary Henry Mereka confirmed the development, saying only 13 of the 42 associations submitted their plans before January deadline.

RelatedHeadlines

RBM invests K500m in silver strikers

Nomads march on, goal-shy Bullets held

Wanderers supporters appoint new chair, GS

He said football, table tennis, netball, basketball, taekwondo, chess, paralympic, golf and special Olympics associations are among the compliant affiliates.

Said Mereka: “We wrote all the associations to outline their programmes so if there’s a chance we can fund them. If we can’t fund them, it is still worthwhile that they inform us because we need to appreciate what they are doing to improve sports.”

He said the associations’ failure shows they do not have programmes in the financial year.

sports | The Nation Online
Athletics is one the sport disciplines to miss Sports Council funding

“So, in this case, we cannot fund their programmes if they ask for resources.”

Mereka said that in strategic meetings, the council will only be inviting associations that submitted their proposals.

“The planning meetings were supposed to start now, but we have been held back by the Covid-19. But once contained, we will invite these associations because they have shown seriousness,” he said.

Mereka said this was the first time for Sports Council to withhold funding to associations for failing to submit their programmes.

“We noticed that there was a lack of seriousness in some associations who misuse grants. If any associations cannot provide their programmes, how can they justify receiving the funding,” he said.

Athletics Association of Malawi which is said to have not filed its proposal blamed the failure on technical fault.

“If it didn’t reach the council I think it’s some technical fault to do with Internet. If anything, I will find out and try to resend it,” said general secretary Frank Chitembeya.

Weight-lifting and Body-Building president Bright Limani suspected they were not listed because they submitted the proposals late.

Mwakhele Kaliande, Weight-lifting and Body-Building vice-president, attributed their delay to executive committee elections.

“We did our elections in February. We were preoccupied with that. But we did send the proposal immediately after the elections,” he said.

In the prevailing fiscal year, the association shared around K700 million with Football Association of Malawi and Netball Association of Malawi getting a lion’s share of K300 million and K200 million respectively.

According to MNCS, hockey was the third biggest beneficiary at K60.5 million, draughts, cricket and golf received K18 million, K17 million and K13 million, respectively.

Malawi School Sport, Darts Association of Malawi and Volleyball Association of Malawi were other top earners getting K10 million, K8 million and K4.5 million, respectively

Avatar
Clement Chinoko
Previous Post

Celebrating innovations exposed by Covid-19

Next Post

Mponela ownership wrangle refuses to die

Related Posts

Silver players celebrate a recent victory
National Sports

RBM invests K500m in silver strikers

April 11, 2021
bullets mafco | The Nation Online
National Sports

Nomads march on, goal-shy Bullets held

April 11, 2021
Gondwe: There are some issues we are discussing
National Sports

Wanderers supporters appoint new chair, GS

April 10, 2021
Next Post
Jangale: We will talk to CRFA

Mponela ownership wrangle refuses to die

Opinions and Columns

Political Uncensored

Managing the dream

April 11, 2021
My Thought

Malawi needs fixing, not politicking

April 11, 2021
People’s Tribunal

Don’t intimidate Nyasaland Union of Teachers

April 11, 2021
Emily Mkamanga

Longevity in power no solution

April 11, 2021
https://www.mwnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/WFP-Afikepo-1-2.pdf https://www.mwnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/WFP-Afikepo-1-2.pdf https://www.mwnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/WFP-Afikepo-1-2.pdf

Trending Stories

  • Malawi Airlines is yet to post a profit since it took to the skies

    Malawi Airlines faces liquidation

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • MHC houses risk demolition

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Shareholders, Airtel tussle in court

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • MLS wants APM, Muhara property seized

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • IMF cancels K9bn debt

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Values
  • Our Philosophy
  • Editorial policy
  • Advertising Policy
  • Code of Conduct
  • Plagiarism disclaimer
  • Disclaimer
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of use

© 2021 Nation Publications Limited. All Rights Reserved.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Life & Style
    • Every Woman
      • Soul
      • Family
    • Religion
    • Feature
  • Society
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • Chichewa
  • Enation

© 2020 Nation Publications Limited. All Rights Reserved.

This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy and Cookie Policy.