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Eight teams qualify for Malawi’s university games Top Eight Championship

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Eight teams have secured places in the TESSAM Games Top Eight Championship, organised by Malawi’s university sports association, following the regional competitions. They will compete in men’s and women’s football and other disciplines, Nyasa Times reports.

Eight teams have qualified for the Top Eight Championship of the National Bank of Malawi (NBM) and TESSAM Games after winning the regional competitions, Nyasa Times reports.

The qualification applies to each of the men’s and women’s football competitions organised by the Tertiary Sports Association of Malawi (TESSAM), the association that coordinates higher education sports activities in Malawi. The regional games concluded over the weekend, according to Nyasa Times.

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