Career
Mtawali initially played for Hardware Stars in his home country. In South Africa he played for Welkom Real Hearts, Bloemfontein Celtic, Sundowns Football Club, Orlando Pirates, Hellenic Football Club and Ajax Cape Town. He also had stints with Newell"s Old Boys in Argentina, Toulouse Football Club in France, First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Wehda in Saudi Arabia and also represented his country"s national team
He was appointed as caretaker manager of the Malawi national team in June 2015.