Lawrence Waya

Lawrence Waya

Personal information
Date of birth	(1963-05-25) 25 May 1963 (age 61)
Place of birth	Mphonde, Phalombe District, Nyasaland
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1980–	Bata Bullets
	Al Jazira
–1997	Silver Strikers
International career
1982–1996	Malawi[1]	129	(28)
Managerial career
	Big Bullets
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lawrence Waya (born 25 May 1963) is a Malawian former football player and manager. A forward, he represented the Malawi national team at international level.

Club career

Born in the village of Mphonde in Phalombe District, Nyasaland, 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.[2]

International career

Waya made over 100 appearances for the Malawi national team,[3] including seven FIFA World Cup qualifying matches. He won a bronze medal with Malawi at the 1987 All-Africa Games in Nairobi.[4]

Managerial career

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.[2]

Career statistics

Scores and results list Malawi's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Waya goal.

List of international goals scored by Lawrence Waya

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	13 November 1982	Kampala, Uganda	Uganda	–	1–2	1982 CECAFA Cup	[5]
2	6 July 1984	Blantyre, Malawi	Kenya	–	2–1	Friendly	[6]
3	28 July 1984	Civo Stadium, Lilongwe, Malawi	Mauritius	3–0	4–0	1986 FIFA World Cup qualification	[7]
4	2 December 1984	Mbale Municipal Stadium, Mbale, Uganda	Kenya	–	2–1	1984 CECAFA Cup	[8]
5	12 December 1984	Mbale Municipal Stadium, Mbale, Uganda	Uganda	–	2–0	1984 CECAFA Cup	[9]
6	23 March 1985	Ndola, Zambia	Zambia	–	1–1	Friendly	[10]
7	25 March 1985	Lusaka, Zambia	Zambia	–	2–2	Friendly	[11]
8	30 March 1985	Lilongwe, Malawi	Mozambique	–	1–1	1986 African Cup of Nations qualification	[12]
9	2 May 1985	Rufaro Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe	Zimbabwe	–	3–1	Friendly	[13]
10				–
11	4 January 1987	Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba, Eswatini	Swaziland	–	3–1	1987 All-Africa Games qualification	[14]
12	18 January 1987	Lilongwe, Malawi	Swaziland	3–1	6–1	1987 All-Africa Games qualification	[15]
13				4–1
14	14 June 1987	Blantyre, Malawi	Zimbabwe	–	2–1	Friendly	[16]
15	27 June 1987	Civo Stadium, Lilongwe, Malawi	Cameroon	1–1	1–1	1988 Summer Olympics qualification	[17]
16	6 July 1987	Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre, Malawi	Burundi	–	1–1	Friendly	[18]
17	4 August 1987	Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani, Kenya	Senegal	1–0	2–0	1987 All-Africa Games	[19]
18				2–0
19	12 August 1987	Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani, Kenya	Cameroon	1–0	3–1	1987 All-Africa Games	[20]
20				3–1
21	2 December 1987	El Menzah Stadium, Tunis, Tunisia	Tunisia	–	3–2	Friendly	[21]
22	13 December 1987	Asmara, Eritrea	Zimbabwe	–	1–1	1987 CECAFA Cup	[22]
23	30 July 1988	Civo Stadium, Lilongwe, Malawi	Uganda	3–1	3–1	1990 FIFA World Cup qualification	[23]
24	2 September 1988	Lusaka, Zambia	Zambia	–	1–7	Friendly	[24]
25	6 July 1990	Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre, Malawi	Tanzania	2–0	2–0	Friendly	[25]
26	22 November 1992	CCM Kirumba Stadium, Mwanza, Tanzania	Ethiopia	1–0	2–1	1992 CECAFA Cup	[26]
27	24 November 1992	CCM Kirumba Stadium, Mwanza, Tanzania	Zanzibar	3–0	3–1	1992 CECAFA Cup	[27]
28	6 July 1993	Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre, Malawi	Swaziland	2–0	3–1	Friendly	[28]

See also

• List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps

References

1. Mamrud, Roberto. "Lawrence Waya - Century of International Appearances". RSSSF.
2. Chinansi, Richard. "Meet the legendary Lawrence 'Lule' Waya". Maravi Express.
3. "Chimodzi Malawi's most capped player". Tiunikekwathu News. 20 March 2011.^[permanent dead link‍]
4. "Kenya Harambee Stars at the 4th All Africa games". kenyapage.net. 18 April 2009. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
5. "Uganda vs. Malawi". National Football Teams. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
6. "Malawi vs. Kenya". National Football Teams. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
7. "Malawi vs. Mauritius". National Football Teams. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
8. "Malawi vs. Kenya". National Football Teams. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
9. "Malawi vs. Uganda". National Football Teams. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
10. "Zambia vs. Malawi". National Football Teams. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
11. "Zambia vs. Malawi". National Football Teams. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
12. "Malawi vs. Mozambique". National Football Teams. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
13. "Zimbabwe vs. Malawi". National Football Teams. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
14. "Swaziland vs. Malawi". National Football Teams. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
15. "Malawi vs. Swaziland". National Football Teams. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
16. "Malawi vs. Zimbabwe". National Football Teams. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
17. "Malawi vs. Cameroon". National Football Teams. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
18. "Malawi vs. Burundi". National Football Teams. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
19. "Malawi vs. Senegal". National Football Teams. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
20. "Cameroon vs. Malawi". National Football Teams. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
21. "Tunisia vs. Malawi". National Football Teams. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
22. "Zimbabwe vs. Malawi". National Football Teams. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
23. "Malawi vs. Uganda". National Football Teams. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
24. "Zambia vs. Malawi". National Football Teams. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
25. "Malawi vs. Tanzania". National Football Teams. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
26. "Malawi vs. Ethiopia". National Football Teams. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
27. "Malawi vs. Zanzibar". National Football Teams. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
28. "Malawi vs. Swaziland". National Football Teams. Retrieved 28 August 2024.

External links

• Lawrence Waya – FIFA competition record (archived)