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THREE UNCAPPED PLAYERS IN MALAWI TEAM
Malawi national team caretaker coach Michael Hennigan has named three uncapped players in his 18-member squad travelling to Guinea for Saturday's World Cup qualifier.
The Englishman, who will only see the Flames through the remaining Group Five games against Guinea and Kenya, included Malawi Super League leading scorer Aggrey Kanyenda and under-20 strikers McNeil Chitsundi and Peter Wadabwa in the squad.
Kanyenda, who plays for Wanderers, is set to make his debut for the Flames, who are out of contention for both the 2006 World Cup and African Nations Cup after failing to win any of their eight qualifying games.
Wadabwa and Chitsundi both play for Silver Strikers. Their inclusion is in line with the Football Association of Malawi's plans to groom a team for the 2008 Nations Cup and 2010 World Cup finals.
Squad:
Goalkeepers; Swadick Sanudi (Dynamos, South Africa), Simeon Kapuza (Super Escom)
Defenders: Peter Mponda, Allan Kamanga (both Black Leopards, South Africa) Wisdom Ndlovu, Petros Mwalweni (both Big Bullets) Godfrey Banda (Silver Strikers), Moses Chavula (Wanderers)
Midfielders: Joseph Kamwendo (Caps United, Zimbabwe), Robert Ng’ambi (Black Leopards, South Africa), Fischer Kondowe (Umtata Bush Bucks, South Africa), Tendai Mbisa (Wanderers), McNeil Chitsundi (Silver Strikers), James Chilapondwa (Big Bullets)
Strikers: Jimmy Zakazaka (Big Bullets), Noel Mkandawire (Civo United), Peter Wadabwa (Silver Strikers) Aggrey Kanyenda (Wanderers).
By Peter Kanjere in Blantyre