The sport of football in the country of Malawi is run by the Football Association of Malawi. The association administers the national football team, as well as the Super League of Malawi. Football is the most popular sport in Malawi.
The Nyasaland Football Association was formed in 1938.
In the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations Malawi reached the second round of the competition for the first time.
Twitter research from 2015 found that the most popular English Premier League club in Malawi was Arsenal, with 29% of Malawian Premier League fans following the club, closely followed by Manchester United (26%) and Chelsea (16%).
The average attendance per top-flight football league season and the club with the highest average attendance:
<small>Source: League page on Wikipedia</small>