MALAWI HAVE LITTLE TO LOSE
Coach: Kinnah Phiri (Malawi)
FIFA Ranking (Dec 09): 99
CAF Ranking: 23
Malawi will be making just their second trip to the Africa Cup of Nations finals when they take part in the tournament in Angola.
There only previous showing was at the 1984 event in Cote d'Ivoire, when they bowed out in the first round, but certainly did not embarrass themselves.
After an opening match 3-0 defeat to Algeria, the Malawians held Nigeria to a 2-2 draw, before going down by a slender 1-0 margin to Ghana.
The team coached by Kinnah Phiri will be one of the less fancied sides in the 2010 event, but they showed with a brave 1-1 draw against a full-strength Cote d'Ivoire in a World Cup qualifier recently that they can compete with the very best
GROUP A FIXTURES:
11/1 vs Algeria Luanda
14/1 vs Angola Luanda
18/1 vs Mali Cabinda
NATIONS CUP RECORD
Best finish: First Round (1984)
Finals tournament matches:
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
MALAWI SQUAD
Not yet fianlised