The Football Association of Malawi (Fam) has said that it is in the process of developing a national football philosophy to give Malawian football an identity.
This comes amid disparities in the style of play for Malawi’s national football teams, from Under-17, Under-20, Under-23 to the senior team.
Fam president Fleetwood Haiya announced this during a cocktail party held at Bingu International Convention Centre in Lilongwe recently.
“We are doing everything possible to develop a style of play with which our teams will be identified in the long run. The national football philosophy will guide us on how our teams should play,” Haiya said.
The development of the national football philosophy is one of the key focus areas under Haiya’s leadership this year.
His main priorities this year include strategic partnerships, governance, technical aspects, infrastructure, competitions, commercial and marketing.
Fam Technical Director Benjamin Kumwenda backed the national football philosophy.
“It is very important to have our own football philosophy. As a country, we need a standardised philosophy that every coach would follow,” Kumwenda said.
Without a documented style of play, all the national football teams’ coaches over the last 10 years have had the freedom to introduce their own style.
Two years ago, Romanian coach Marian Mario Marinica introduced fast-paced football, which attracted wide criticism from the football fraternity.
For a long time, the Flames have been known for their passing football but there is a need to restructure it to meet the demands of modern football.
Globally, Brazil, Spain and Italy each have their own distinct style of play.
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