Moyale Barracks
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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.
De club werd in 1975 opgericht als een voetbalclub van het Malawi Defense Force-bataljon in Moyale Barracks. In 1986 werd het een onafhankelijke club en in 1993 promoveerde het naar de Malawische Super League.
Moyale Barracks heeft één Malawische Super League-titel gewonnen, in 2000, en twee Malawische Cups, in 2007 en 2014. De club heeft ook deelgenomen aan continentale competities, waaronder de CAF Champions League en de CAF Confederation Cup.
Het thuistadion van Moyale Barracks is Mzuzu Stadium. Het stadion heeft een capaciteit van 10.000 toeschouwers.