Ernest Mtawali

Ernest Mtawali

Personal information
Full name	Ernest-Chirwali Mtawali
Date of birth	(1966-10-10) 10 October 1966
Place of birth	Malawi
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1984–1992	Bloemfontein Celtic
1992–1994	Mamelodi Sundowns
1994–1995	Newell's Old Boys	4	(0)
1995–1996	Talleres
1997–1999	Toulouse FC	27	(0)
1999–2000	Al-Wehda
2000–2003	Orlando Pirates
2003–2004	Ajax Cape Town
International career
1986–2003	Malawi	27	(2)
Managerial career
2015–2016	Malawi
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ernest Mtawali, also known as Ernest Chirwali, (born October 10, 1966) is a retired Malawian football (soccer) midfielder.

Mtawali initially played for Hardware Stars in his home country. In South Africa he played for Welkom Real Hearts, Bloemfontein Celtic, Sundowns FC, Orlando Pirates, Hellenic FC and Ajax Cape Town. He also had stints with Newell's Old Boys in Argentina, Toulouse FC in France, Al-Wehda in Saudi Arabia and also represented his country's national team.

He is also reported to have played in the Italian third division, under a false name in order to evade a FIFA ban on players who had played in Apartheid-era South Africa.

He was appointed as caretaker manager of the Malawi national team in June 2015.