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DR. SUNDUZWAYO MADISE
BOARD CHAIRPERSON
LOOKING FORWARD
TO THE 2024 AUSC
REGION 5 GAMES IN MOZAMBIQUE
W Malawians, I am very proud to report to you
elcome to the second and special
edition of the Malawi National Council
of Sports (MNCS) newsletter.
As the nation is aware that last year, Malawi
successfully played host of the African Union
Sports Council (AUSC) Region 5 under 20 Youth
Games in Lilongwe from December 2 to 11, the
council has seen it necessary to highlight events of
the tournament in this special edition of the
MNCS Newsletter.
So far, Malawians can carry themselves with patri-
otic pride for holding hands to host a successful
tournament on and o the playing fields. The
tournament was, arguably, one of if not the best
organised since the inception of the AUSC
Region 5 games.
To begin with, it needs to be highlighted that the
MNCS’ main responsibility in the AUSC Region 5
Youth Games was and is to produce a team to
represent Malawi and compete in the games.
While paying homage to all Malawians who
contributed to the success of the games, either
physically mentally and in kind, the council feels
extremely proud to have executed it responsibili-
ty with enviable acumen, dedication and patrio-
tism.
ISSUE NO: 2
that this year’s AUSC Region 5 games has
seen noticeable improvement of results by
our athletes in various sports codes. At the
end of the tournament, Team Malawi hauled a
total of 37 medals (2 gold, 10 silver and 25
bronze) which is a very huge leap compared
to last tournament which was held in Maseru,
Lesotho in 2021 where Team Malawi collect-
ed 29 medals.
Last year’s results are a vivid and encouraging
fact that the country is taking huge strides in
the improvement of performance in various
sports codes. One example is results in volley-
ball. Malawi had hitherto last tournament
never participated in the volleyball category
of the AUSC Region 5 games. However,
despite being debutants Team Malawi’s volley-
ball team managed to clinch bronze which is
not a mean achievement. The basketball,
which has been idle for a long time without
playing, gave Malawians something to cheer
about and some glimmer of hope that, with
thorough preparations and frequent games,
the future of basketball is bright. The basket-
ball team also won bronze. This has also given
the council the much-needed energy to
revitalize and liven all sporting codes to realize
their potential.
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