Peter Mponda

Peter Mponda

Personal information
Full name	Peter Mponda
Date of birth	(1981-09-04) 4 September 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth	Machinga, Malawi
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Central defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–2001	Bakili Bullets	98	(7)
2002–2003	Ottawa Wizards	32	(3)
2004	Bakili Bullets	33	(3)
2005	CAPS United	31	(5)
2005–2010	Black Leopards	?	(?)
2010–2012	Engen Santos	20	(0)
International career^‡
1998–2011	Malawi	102	(1)
Managerial career
2019	Malawi U-20
2023	Black Leopards
2024	Silver Strikers
2025–	Nyasa Big Bullets
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 22, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of July 22, 2024

Peter Mponda[1] (born 4 September 1981) is a retired Malawian association footballer. He played as a central defender and was the captain of the Malawi national team.^[citation needed] He is currently the head coach for the Nyasa Big Bullets FC in Malawi which plays in the Super League of Malawi, the top league in Malawi's football system.

In November 2019, he was appointed coach of the Malawi national under-20 football team.[2]

Managerial career

In the summer of 2023, he returned to his former Black Leopards club as an assistant coach under head coach Alejandra Dorado.[3][4] After several poor results, the club elevated Mponda to the head coach on September 28, 2023.[5] Mponda returned to his native Malawi in January 2024 as the new head coach for the Silver Strikers.[6][7] In his debut season in the nation's capital. he secure the league title for the club.[8] Once the season concluded, he left Silver Strikers.[8][9]

After he departed from the Silver Strikers, he was appointed head coach for Nyasa Big Bullets FC on 6 January 2025.[10]

Career statistics

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	8 June 2002	Silver Stadium, Lilongwe, Malawi	Botswana	2–0	Win	Friendly
Correct as of 13 January 2017[11][12]

See also

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

References

1. Chirwa, Garry (23 July 2010). "With Peter 'Mjojo' Mponda". Nation online. Malawi: Nation Publications Limited. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
2. "Malawi national under-20 football team". Capital Radio Malawi. 6 November 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
3. Munyai, Ofhani (25 June 2023). "Peter Mponda talks on his Leopards return". FARPost. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
4. "Zoutnet | Sport | Black Leopards start new journey with two new coaches". zoutnet.co.za. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
5. "Mponda promoted to head coach at Black Leopards Malawi 24 | Latest News from Malawi". Malawi 24. 28 September 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
6. "Silver Strikers halts process of recruiting Peter Mponda as new coach: Fears he is still Bullets fan". www.nyasatimes.com. 29 January 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
7. "Central Bankers unveil Mponda as new head coach". Malawi 24. 11 February 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
8. Malidadi, Mphatso (28 December 2024). "Peter Mponda will not poach from Silver Strikers". The Times Group. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
9. 247Malawi (27 December 2024). "Peter Mponda resigns as Head Coach of Silver Strikers FC". 247Malawi News. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
10. Kabango, Bobby (6 January 2025). "FCB Nyasa Big Bullets replace Pasuwa with Mponda". Bolanews. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
11. Peter Mponda – Century of International Appearances – RSSSF
12. 2002 MATCHES AFRICA

External links

• Peter Mponda – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Peter Mponda at National-Football-Teams.com