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

Lawrence Waya

Personal information
Full name	Lawrence Waya
Date of birth	(1963-05-25) 25 May 1963 (age 59)
Place of birth	Mphonde, Phalombe District, Nyasaland
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1980–	Bata Bullets
–	Al Jazira
–1997	Silver Strikers
National team
1982–1996	Malawi[1]	129	(28)
Teams managed
–	Big Bullets
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.[2]

International career

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

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.[2]

See also

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

References

External links

• Lawrence Waya – FIFA competition record (archived)

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