National Youth Football Association (NYFA) has outlined plans to market promising products from the FMB Youth League to European football academies.<\/p>\n
The association\u2019s Chairperson, Chimango Munthali, said they were discussing with a number of agents to link the league to European academies.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe FMB League has, under our guidance, developed steadily over the years. The impact of the league on the ground cannot be overlooked.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is why we have engaged some agents to connect us to different European academies. We want to be sending youngsters to undergo trials,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Munthali said, through this arrangement, Malawi\u2019s football would benefit significantly from the league..<\/p>\n
\u201cIt would mean that we will be sending youngsters to foreign academies while they are still raw. In no time we will have good players that will help transform Malawi\u2019s football,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Munthali said the FMB League had proved to be a reliable structure in the country.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo far, over 40 players have graduated to TNM Super League teams in the last four years. Most members in Junior Flames (both under-17 and 20) are from this league. Some have also broken into the senior team.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, you can see that this league is contributing a lot to football development in the country,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The league started in 2009 and is played in nine districts with each region providing three zones. District champions meet at regional level to identify teams to participate in national level competitions to determine champions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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