Miracle Malawi: Gabeya turns hero for Flames

Jun 14, 2016 Sports 174
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Miracle Gabeya

A stalemate was all it looked like but a miracle happened. Birthday boy Miracle Gabeya scored his first goal for the national team to inspire Malawi to a hard-fought 1-nil victory over Mauritius at the ongoing Cosafa Castle Senior Challenge Cup in Namibia on Tuesday night.

Flames.
Flames: have registered another win at the Cosafa

Flames mentor Ernest Mtawali maintained the same squad that mauled Angola on Sunday, with Chiukepo Msowoya partnering Gabadinho Mhango upfront.

However, it was Mauritius who pressed harder in the opening minutes, forcing Charles Swini to make some stunning saves.

Just before the half hour mark, Malawi settled down in the midfield with Joseph Kamwendo, Isaac Kaliyati, and Rafick Namwera combining very well as they tussled hard with their opponents.

Mauritius had another chance through their forward who was released from the left flank of the field only to fire wide of the goal mouth.

Malawi’s Msowoya was having a bad game as he failed to make any attempt at goal.

However, Mhango was the only outstanding player in the half as he had some shots at goal but was very unlucky.

Come second half, it only took Malawi three minutes to find the opening goal through an unlikely source.

A corner by Gerald Phiri Jnr met Gabeya who rose up higher in the sky to head past Mauritius’s shot-stopper, 1-0.

The Flames gained momentum as they played with confident in search for more goals knowing in mind that Lesotho had earlier on recorded a 2-nil victory over Angola.

Kaliyati made a fantastic cross into the box but Msowoya failed to connect well, allowing the hosts to make a clearance.

Mhango had his long range effort blocked by Mauritius before wasting another opportunity from a set piece.

At the other end, Swini was called into action twice to save the situation for the visitors who were under siege after taking the lead.

Gabeya was having his best performance ever for the Flames. His super diving clearance had denied Mauritius from taking the lead in the first half before making some decent tackles as the hosts pressed harder in search for the equalizer in the second half.

With some few minutes to play, Malawi almost sealed the victory through Kaliyati who misjudged Phiri’s free kick into the penalty box.

Yamikani Fodya and Wonder Jeremani were introduced towards the dying minutes of the match as Mtawali opted to defend Malawi’s slender lead.

Mauritus tried their level best to snatch a point from the clash but Malawi held on to record another important victory in the tourney.

The result takes Malawi on level with group leaders Lesotho with six points from two games.

The two teams will play each other on Thursday and the winner will progress to the quarter-finals of the tournament.

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174 Comments

  4. Kkkkk eti wina avekele mu class mukakhala mwana opanda zelu nde wachokapo pasukulupo wapita ina kufika kuja kumakhala number one sizikutathauza kuti wayamba zelu ayi koma wapeza anzake opanda zelu chimodzi modzi team ya malawi ati awapezelera azawowo kkkk

  37. Thankyou our players ur so probabry the best tornament in Namibia, we hope are colifying in group stage go deeper God help as to be done

  42. Zabwino Zonse Ma Flames Nonse Kuphatikizapo Ernest Mtawali Imeneyo Ndiye Ntchito Yabwino Mukuimvetsakkoma Malawi Pitirizani,koma Game Ya Lesotho First11 Ikuyenera Kudzasintha Pang’ono Chiukepo, Mlimbika Komaso Jerard Phiri Anthu Amenewa Adzayambe Akhalapo Kaye Panja

  46. Thank u Lord,congratulation our prayers,keep up.Anthu adziwenso kuti kunja kuno kuli flames,tikudalira inu basi,go forwad with good playing

  53. Ngakhale munyoze ndinu amalawibe, malawi iwine , isawine zonse zimakukhudzani tayiyeni tizidzikonda ndi kuzinyadira mmene tilili ngati tikuzinyoza tokha adera angatani ?????

  59. abale chonde tiyeni tizikonda team yadziko lathu.iz zilingati kuulura zam’banja mwako. Azichita kutiposa amalawi aliku Namibia kusapota.mmmmmm manyazi bwanji akugwireniko amene zitamukhuze.

  64. Munthu sayamika olo utamugulira thumba la chimanga chikangoti chatha amvekere kape wina anandigulira kathumba kamodzi kenikeni after atamaliza kudya that’s hw we black u can’t say Gabeya congrants

  87. another small team palibe chodabwisa pamenepo,,u and me knoz better which gud teams r here in Africa for Angola anda Mauritius under 17 mmmm

    4. Maritius was not comprised of under 17 that was their senior team phunzirani kuyamika zabwino zikachitika amwene. Mumafuna iluze muitukwane?

    8. Mauritius its not a team to be taken for granted may be u don’t know more about them,ask bafanabafana ,which team covered them with black cloud on their way to afcon?

    11. mkulu seems zsmpilazi simuzitsata, ndinu a jelasi komanso ofoila. malawi zulo yamenya boo hevy nde iwe uziti kweee kweee…..mxiiiiiiii

    16. Malaw watan kd iwe? Taziamkla nzako akacta zabwno:. Km bas kumangokhalira malaw szamva kkkkkk nde ulakatulensotu ina yot flamez ikumva -kkkk

    19. we r just desperate 2 win I c,,,winning under 17 teams ena nkumaona ngati Malawi ikuchita bwino ndi misala kunditukwana kamba kokuunikiraninso ndi kupusa kokhakokha,,no wonder enanu simunadzukebe mayina anuwo akuoneseratu am just happy kuti all the pipo hu zea views matters alot andiyamikila ku inbox enanu mmmm nobody knoz u en knoz ur name so hu cares? tamatukwanani basi

    23. Joe let them talk fans yambiri ikumangomvera game pa radion.If you had watched the game between Malawi and Angola you wouldn’t have been talking these guys.The Angolian side had only 2 players who were 20 years of age and unexperienced and wondering why our team won by that margin.I am very optmsitic that team (Angola) which we won ,in 3 years to come it will hammer us by that margin.Enerst Mtawali should not fool us that he is building a team yet he is leaving young talented youngster ,Dalitso Sailesi on the bench .Most of our players are over 30 eg chiukepo,swini,j.banda,h.nyirenda.Mutha kunditukwana ngati mpira-wo mumawonera pa Dstv explora wapa Gotv iwe ngati akumaonetsa usandiyankhe

    26. Angola potumiza anawo
      Amati atumiza national team sichoncho?
      Ndipo anaidalira poitumiza timuyo.
      Ife poigonjesa taonesaso ukatswili ndie musatinyasepo apa.
      Nanga mouritus yi mutiso analowesa ana?
      Komaso or maiko aku ulaya anawo ndiomwe akumenya mpira wapamwamba.
      Angola zidawavuta basi
      Malawi idanyamo

  92. kod bwanji Malawi akumaiseweretsa ndi under 17 teams? taonani usiku wapitawu yagweraso. kikikikikikikik……. M’Malawi alibe pabwino, sadzadziwa kuamikira ndi kukonda chinthu chake. Malawi ikaluza, m’maitukwana, inamenya Angola, munaichititsa manyazi kt yamenya ndi ana a under 17, usikuwu yasambitsa chokweza mafana ena oderera, pano kuli ziiii…. simukuankhula. Mbuzi za anthu inu, chimene mumadikira ndikuti Malawi iluze kenako muitukwane. mwachita manyazi, Ng’ooooooo!!!!!!! Malawi The Flames woyeeeee!

    1. Bambo learn to appreciate what’s wrong with you at least to say boys you have done our country proud, do you understand rules and regulations of cosafa? Those countries you say they used young players its because they are building new national teams ,so they take advantage of cosafa to groom their young star s, same with Malawi, we are in the process of building a team which can deliver and I don’t see any problem here.

    3. #Jeoffrey, mwalembazo ndi za nzeru. komano sizingakhale za nzeru kwenikweni chifukwa sudaivetse comment ya ine. had it been kt unaiwerenga yonse ndikuivetsetsa, u’d hav repplied according 2 wat it z saying. Read again, & hopefuly, u’ll withdraw ur repply. sorry!! komabe uwerengeso kt uvetsetse wat de comment z saying. remember, paja kuva ndi kuvetsetsa ndi zinthu ziwiri zosiana. nanuso a #Yotamu, pomwepa tikukonza anzanu, inuso mukulembaposo mbwerera zanu. Eiiiiish! u animals…….!

    1. koma ndipooooo !!! chosecho tikanaluza akatukwana ” malawi suzatheka..ndi ana omwewo” lero zatheka,moti angoyamika apa aah

    3. Ndimanyazi omwe alibe,nanga apa pakuonesa nkhani yotchulapo chi team chawocho?zoonadi onse amene ama suppoter team imeneyija kuganiza kumavuta.

    7. kd mukati bb pa map mumathauza chiyani ?kod mulimbia,kaliyati,namwela. kamwendo,sumani ndi bb kodi inu ndi amene mumasagala tikaluza eti timangoti zikomo otsewela onse pa ntchito yakwino next time muzalembe zomanga term

    8. umbuli awa! awa suzawathera Amalephela kupanga Emphasize Nation team ndi Club yawo. analimo awo Awiri ife anthu 4 koma kungo chinya wawo alibasi ndi Bata bullets mumatichitisa manyazi ma brutu inu!.

    11. Game yoyamba flames itawina bwanji mumati Wandalaz ndi dhilu? Pali kusiyana apaa? Tonse Noma, Bullets ndi mbuli. Zamuwawa akasume ku Fam.

    14. sunalakwitse ngakhale ma commentators amanena kuti he plays for Nyasa Big Bullets, inu simukudziwa kuti amenewo ndi machine a Bullets? ngati uli umbuli ndiye unayambira ma commentators komanso amanena kuti kaliati who plays for Befoward wanderers,,,, kwiiiiii

    15. A Bb Umbuli Ndikuzikonda Sikudzatha Pano Tikukamba Za Flames Osati Bb Kodi Mu Ground Munali ABB Okha? Umbuli Basi Choncho Mpira Sungapite Patsogolo

    17. mapazi ako ndalama xomwe apitila kumeneko ndixa bb umbuli eti? mutuwo wangoudendekela ife acivil tisiye kusapota muzisapota ndinu mavenda andudu inu ma… ma… ako stupid

    18. mapazi ako ndalama xomwe apitila kumeneko ndixa bb umbuli eti? mutuwo wangoudendekela ife acivil tisiye kusapota muzisapota ndinu mavenda andudu inu ma… ma… ako stupid

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