MALAWI

Year of formation: 1966 Affiliation FIFA: 1967 Affiliation CAF: 1968 National Stadium: Chichiri Stadium, Blantyre (50 000) National Colours: Red / White / Red and Black

Malawi have been runners-up in two Cosafa Castle Cup competitions, reaching the final for the first time in 2002 and the making the final again the following year. Although they were beaten in both legs of the final by both South Africa and Zimbabwe, the Flames have shown they are building a side to be reckoned with in the future. Malawi did beat past winners Angola and Zambia on their way to the final in 2002 and the next year disposed of Zambia again on penalties in the semifinals. Malawi have a strong record in regional competition, having won the East and Central African Senior Challenge Cup three times – in 1978, 1979 and 1988. Now the landlocked country are part of Cosafa and have been eager participants in the Cosafa Castle Cup, playing in all previous editions. Malawi have also qualified for the African Nations Cup finals once before – in Cote d’Ivoire in 1984 and were bronze medallists at the 1987 All-Africa Games in Nairobi.

 

DATE	VENUE	OPPONENT	RESULT	GOALSCORERS
1-3-97	Gaborone	BOTSWANA	4-1	Nyirongo, Maduka,
Nkhwazi, Mwase
12-4-97	Lilongwe	MOZAMBIQUE	2-2	Nkhwazi, A Mpinganjira
19-4-97	Lusaka	ZAMBIA	0-4
28-6-97	Windhoek	NAMIBIA	1-4	Fazili
9-8-97	Lilongwe	TANZANIA	2-2	Fazili, Nkhwazi
10-1-98	Blantyre	ZAMBIA	0-1
24-4-99	Blantyre	ANGOLA	1-2	Moises II (og)
22-5-99	Blantyre	NAMIBIA	1-1	Tjihero (og)
15-4-00	Blantyre	MOZAMBIQUE	2-1	Chitsulo, Kumanga
20-5-00	Blantyre	ANGOLA	0-0
17-3-01	Gaborone	BOTSWANA	1-0	Kanyenda
21-7-01	Blantyre	SOUTH AFRICA	1-0	Mabedi (pen)
25-8-01	Blantyre	ZIMBABWE	0-2
18-5-02	Blantyre	ANGOLA	2-1	Kanyenda, Fernando (og)
10-8-02	Blantyre	ZAMBIA	1-0	Kanyenda (pen)
21-9-02	Blantyre	SOUTH AFRICA	1-3	Mabedi (pen)
28-9-02	Durban	SOUTH AFRICA	0-1
25-5-03	Gaborone	BOTSWANA	1-1	Chavula
16-8-03	Blantyre	ZAMBIA	1-1	Mwafulirwa
27-9-03	Blantyre	ZIMBABWE	1-2	Mwafulirwa
5-10-03	Harare	ZIMBABWE	0-2
13-6-04	Maputo	MOZAMBIQUE	0-2
11-6-05	Lusaka	LESOTHO	2-1	Chitsulo, Zakazaka
12-06-05	Lusaka	ZAMBIA	1-2	Maduka
22-7-06	Windhoek	ZAMBIA	1-3	Mthandawire
23-7-06	Windhoek	NAMIBIA	2-3	Chavula, Chilapondwa

 

RECORD

	P	W	D	L	F	A
Home	14	4	5	5	15	18
Away	12	3	1	8	13	24
Total	26	7	6	13	28	42