Council expels non-compliant associations

Malawi National Council of Sports has deregistered two of its member associations for not complying with set governance guidelines.

Sports Council board chairperson Jim Kalua confirmed in an interview yesterday that parachute and shooting associations have been deregistered while 12 others have their grace period extended to December 31, 2026 to meet the standard requirements or risk expulsion.

He said that initially the 14 associations were given 30 days to address compliance gaps but parachute and shooting were non-committal.

Among others, the affected affiliates were supposed to pay subvention fees, hold annual general meetings (AGMs) and submit annual activity reports. However, the two entities met none of the conditions.

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Kalua said the associations were given ample time to comply with the guidelines, which were introduced in 2024.

He said: “The associations were given enough time to implement the guidelines. Unfortunately, some of them have done absolutely nothing while others still have a number of boxes to tick.

“It is now time to walk the talk. For those that have failed to meet all the key requirements, they are expected to work on them and re-apply.”

Kalua said the decision to deregister the associations was made during a board meeting held on Wednesday evening.

He further said being a member of the Region 5 governance and ethics committee, he attended an advisers meeting in Livingstone, Zambia this week where issues of governance compliance were discussed.

During Wednesday’s meeting, the board was briefed on the state of the non-compliant associations.

The report, which The Nation has seen, states that of the 14 affiliates, six paid subvention fees, two held AGMs while five had submitted the annual activity reports.

A conditional grace period extension to December 31 was granted to bodybuilding, cycling, wrestling, weightlifting, boxing and bawo associations, “subject to a written undertaking and submission of evidence of compliance”.

The meeting further agreed that baseball and korfball should be given 14 days to submit a proof of payment and AGM minutes.

“A final written notice should be issued to kendo, canoeing, gendaball, shooting and parachute associations, inviting written representations within a fixed period,” reads a statement.

Both parachute and shooting associations were not available for comment yesterday.

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