Moyale Barracks
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Wikipedia - Moyale Barracks FC
Moyale Barracks Football Club is a Malawian professional football club based in Moyale, Mzuzu, currently playing in the TNM Super League, the top division of Malawian football.
The club is a military outfit named after Moyale Barracks of the MDF. Moyale is a place and barracks in Kenya where Malawi Soldiers used as a transit camp during World War II. The Nickname "Lions of Kaning'ina" represent the following: Lions is nickname for soldiers in the country in general while KANING'INA is the name of the forest where Moyale Barracks was established immediate east of Mzuzu City South of Lunyangwa Valley along M5 Mzuzu - Nkhatabay road approximately 3 km from CBD. The word Kaning'ina is a short form of originally Kaning'iniya Vuwa, one of the local languages that means a place with fog and heavy rains throughout the year with patches of little sun, a true summary of its actual weather presently. The club has a strong management structure that includes Board of Trustees (very Senior citizens), an executive committee (elected on 2-year tenure), a Technical panel and Supporters Committee (elected from across the northern region.
El Moyale Barracks es uno de los clubes más exitosos de Malawi, habiendo ganado el campeonato nacional en 6 ocasiones (1985, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2002 y 2008). También ha ganado la Copa de Malawi en 3 ocasiones (1985, 1992 y 1997).
El Moyale Barracks ha representado a Malawi en varias competiciones internacionales, incluyendo la Liga de Campeones de la CAF y la Recopa Africana. Su mejor resultado en la Liga de Campeones fue en 2000, cuando alcanzó la fase de grupos.
El Moyale Barracks es conocido por su estilo de juego ofensivo y su afición apasionada. El equipo juega sus partidos en casa en el Estadio Mzuzu.
Jugadores notables del Moyale Barracks incluyen a:
* Henry Kabichi
* John Maduka
* Peter Mponda
* Esau Kanyenda
* Chiukepo Msowoya