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Super League of Malawi, also known as the TNM Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the top football division in Malawi. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Malawi Regional Football Leagues.

Malawian mobile telecommunications company TNM sponsors the league with K65 million annually.

History

It was created in 1986 and was first sponsored by Gillet Nacet. It was composed of eight teams: five teams from Blantyre and Districts Football League (BDFL) and three teams from Lilongwe and Districts Football League (LDFL). The eight inaugural members of the Super League of Malawi were Bata Bullets, Limbe Leaf Wanderers, MDC United, Red Lions, ADMARC Tigers, Silver Strikers, Civo United and MITCO.

Malawi Super League er den øverste fodboldliga i Malawi. Den blev grundlagt i 1986 og drives af Football Association of Malawi (FAM). Ligaen består af 16 hold, der spiller mod hinanden to gange i løbet af sæsonen. De øverste hold kvalificerer sig til den afrikanske Champions League, mens de nederste hold rykker ned i den anden division, Malawi Premier Division.

Den mest succesfulde klub i Malawi Super League-historien er Nyasa Big Bullets, der har vundet ligaen 15 gange. Andre succesrige klubber inkluderer Mighty Wanderers, Silver Strikers og Be Forward Wanderers.

Malawi Super League er en meget konkurrencepræget liga, og kampene spilles ofte foran store publikum. Ligaen er også kendt for at producere en række talentfulde spillere, som er fortsat med at spille for klubber i Europa og andre dele af verden.