The Malawi national football team, has dropped with five places on the latest FIFA rankings to position 101, days before the team’s next Wednesday’s 2018 World Cup preliminary round first leg against neighbors Tanzania.
This has come on the same day head coach Ernest Mtawali briefed the media on the trip to Tanzania.
He told he press that his charges were set to perform to the last drop of their blood in both matches against the Taifas.
On Thursday, Mtawali named a 20 man squad for match which will be played at Benjamin Mukapa National Stadium before a return leg on 11 October at Kamuzu Stadium.
The team departs on Sunday.
Earlier this year, the Flames had won the Cosafa Plate South Africa a development which pushed them to up to 95th in the rankings, prepared by the world football governing body.
Argentina top the ranks with Germany, Belgium, Portugal, Columbia all completing the world’s top five.
Algeria remains Africa’s number one and standing at position 19 before Afcon winners Ivory Coast who are 21st globally.
FLAMES SQUAD
Goalkeepers:
Simplex Nthara -Brighton Munthali
Defenders -Limbikani Mzava -Stainley Sanudi -John Lanjesi -Miracle Gabeya -Pilirani Zonda -Yamikani Fodya
Midfielders -Levison Maganizo -Chimango Kayira -Robert Ng’ambi -Isaac Kaliyati -John Banda -Micium Mhone -Gerald Phiri Jnr -Dalitso Sailesi
Strikers -Manase Chiyesa -Gabadinho Mhango -Chawanangwa Kaonga -Robin Ngalande
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Earlier this week, Tanzania coach Boniface Mkwasa released a 23 man squad which saw versatile Mrisho Ngassa who plays for Free State Stars in South Africa being called as well.
Tanzania squad in camp for Malawi match, according to Tanzania Daily News.
Goalkeepers: Ally Mustapha, Aishi Manula and Said Mohammed.
Defenders: Nadir Haroub, Kelvin Yondani, Mohammed Hussein, Hassan Isihaka, Juma Abdul, Shomary Kapombe and Mwinyi Haji.
Midfielders: Himid Mao, Said Ndemla, Salum Telela, Frank Domayo, Mudathir Yahya, Simon Msuva and Deus Kaseke
Strikers: Rashid Mandawa, John Bocco, Mrisho Ngassa, Mbwana Samatta, Thomas Ulimwengu and Farid Mussa.
sindikumvetsatu pamenepa is it Malawi is on #101 pamene Argentina #1 which means 101 Flames = 1Argentina. since a team has 11 players then 101*11malawian players=1*11 argentina players then after dividing by 11 both sides 101 malawian players = 1 argentina player
Soccer inatha pa mpanje tivomeleze”asieni azingodya money zaulele
Apapa sizilibwino vuto ndi coach so kapena maplayerz?
Go flames go we are still behind u even if u become the last in the world ??
Zopusa basi, u always talks about somebdys weaknesses bwanj.?
admin oipa iwee, osangalala nzako akamalephera.
Ngati tikukanika kuchinya zimbadwe,Tanzania,Mozambiq,what you expect? Ndi Kenya yomwe timapanga nao draw… Mabvuto alipo
Ili bho
tsopano mukufuna ndani mukakotche ndi inu
Zili bho as we r falling others r rising tisamazi konde let us at least give chance 4 others to rise a bit choncho tizakhala a peace jst lyk we de Rastas
Zosadabwisa izo team yathu kuchuluka makochi aliyense mmalawi amafuna player amamukonda kupita ku national team olo atakamlamba chotani munthuyo.ena ndi awo pano asanduka osunga juju kumatimu awo chifukwa chakuchekula.rasta wakuti wodalila zisamba?
Strange. Malawi is falling on almost all the word and domestic rankings. On FIFA now, then it was on global competetiveness, on poverty, on governance, on borrowing, security… Christ is there anything good happening in Mw?
zofunazo!!!
Malawi kodi ikupita kuti ?
Kodi mamunawo wa Aunt Tiwo uja alipo koma
paka Gaba amuitana kkkkkk football pa malawi
How about Atute? Fortgot him?
Zikuoneka kuti mpirawu simbali yathu mix kusauka eish
Zosadabwisa izi.
Let it drop till we catch wit our hanz
Lets promote the Netball team,
Apo ayi ndalamazo mungoyambitsa ma league ena ang’ono basi.
Haa
osadanda tikwera afta kuipha Tanzania
Am not surprised……………..oh! Yes.
Olo itakhara pa postion 2000 i cn’t wry.
kkkkkkk
Hw do u expect to go up yet mukutsekereza coach to get new boots,even wen we come to politics amalawi used old pple resulting into poor in everything,tisadat or tanzania itikunthaso tikapusa
I am so disaappointed we deserve to be the last in the world
maplayer amawakakamilawo sanawinisepo asithe timu yonse ….bring fresh in boots
Wa b-ball iwe ulowelera bwanji za football¿
Nanji akabwela kutazania ndiye idzagwe zenizeni.
#simunati# its high tym Flames ibapuma kaye til we ready guys. Palibe chanzeru ndimachiwonapo ku team yi.
Mmmm nde ma local players sidziwika out side Malawi. Most of our professionals were exposed coz of the involvement of our national team in international game.
as expected ma player are old…fischer anakalamba kalekale
Fisher is not on the list of Flames’s Squad.
like I said fischer is old…dats y he is not on the list
Eish! Worse.