Lawrence Waya

Lawrence Waya
Personal information
Full name	Lawrence Waya
Date of birth	25 May 1963 (age 61)
Place of birth	Mphonde, Phalombe District, Nyasaland
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1980–	Bata Bullets
–	Al Jazira
–1997	Silver Strikers
International career
1982–1989	Malawi
Managerial career
–	Big Bullets
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lawrence Waya (born 25 May 1963 in Mphonde, Nyasaland) is a former Malawi international football player and manager.

Club career

Born in the village of Mphonde in Phalombe District, Waya joined local club Bata Bullets in 1980. He spent most of his career with Bullets, but had a brief spell in the United Arab Emirates with Al Jazira Club, and finished his career with Silver Strikers F.C.^[1]

International career

Waya made over 100 appearances for the Malawi national football team,^[2] including seven FIFA World Cup qualifying matches. Waya won a bronze medal with Malawi at the 1987 All-Africa Games in Nairobi.^[3]

Career as manager

After retiring from playing, Waya took coaching courses in the United Kingdom and received a UEFA 'B' Licence. He would then return to Malawi to manage Big Bullets.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Chinansi, Richard. "Meet the legendary Lawrence 'Lule' Waya". Maravi Express.
^ "Chimodzi Malawi's most capped player". Tiunikekwathu News. 20 March 2011.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Kenya Harambee Stars at the 4th All Africa games". kenyapage.net. 18 April 2009. Retrieved 29 November 2017.

External links

Lawrence Waya – FIFA competition record (archived)

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[ME-1] Chinansi, Richard. "Meet the legendary Lawrence 'Lule' Waya". Maravi Express.

[2] "Chimodzi Malawi's most capped player". Tiunikekwathu News. 20 March 2011.^{[permanent dead link]}

[3] "Kenya Harambee Stars at the 4th All Africa games". kenyapage.net. 18 April 2009. Retrieved 29 November 2017.

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