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Malawi national football team

Malawi national football team

Association football team

The Malawi national football team represents Malawi in association football and is controlled by the Football Association of Malawi. Before 1966, it was known as the Nyasaland national football team.

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They have qualified for three Africa Cup of Nations, in 1984, 2010 and 2021. They also won the CECAFA Cup in 1978, 1979 and 1988, and they also got fourth place in the 2024 Four Nations Football Tournament.

History

Coaches

The first full-time coach of the Malawi national football team was Ron Meades. The British Council arranged for his appointment through the English Football Association to coach the team for the Republic Celebrations, playing Madagascar and Zambia. Ray Batchelor was coach for four years from 11 November 1967 to 10 October 1971, guiding the team in 23 friendly matches and two Olympic Games. Players during this time included future coaches in Henry Moyo, Brian Griffin, and Yasin Osman. Other coaches included Brazilian Wander Moreira, British Ted Powell, and the first locally-born coach, Alex Masanjala, who was appointed as an interim before Henry Moyo. Moyo was the first former national player to coach the Flames, and stayed in the position for five years. As of January 2019, only nine coaches had been in charge for more than 20 games. The most successful coaches were Powell, Moyo, and Kim Splidsboel (2000–2002) from Denmark.[3][4][5]

Tournaments

Malawi first qualified for an African Cup of Nations in 1984, when only eight teams competed in the tournament in Ivory Coast. After a 3-0 defeat against Algeria, World Cup participants in 1982 and 1986, the Malawi drew 2-2 in the second game against eventual finalists Nigeria. With a 0–1 loss against Ghana, Malawi ended the group stage with 1 point at the bottom of the table and was eliminated from the tournament.[citation needed]

After 26 years, Malawi took part in an Africa Cup of Nations again in 2010. The team benefited from the fact that the continental elimination round for the 2010 FIFA World Cup also served as the qualifying round for AFCON. In the group matches of the third round, Malawi, third place behind Côte d'Ivoire and Burkina Faso and with a record of only four points and 4–11 goal difference, was enough to make it to the continental finals.[citation needed]

At the tournament in Angola, Kinnah Phiri's team caused a big surprise. In the first group game, Malawi defeated Algeria, which had qualified for the World Cup, 3-0. One of the goalscorers was striker Russel Mwafulirwa, who at the time was under contract for the Swedish first division club IFK Norrköping and was thus one of only two players in the 23-man squad active in Europe. Malawi lost the second game against hosts Angola, 2-0.[citation needed]

For Malawi to have reached the quarter-finals for the first time, a draw in the last group game would have been enough. However, the team lost 3-1 to Mali. After just three minutes, the Malawians were 2-0 down, a goal from Mwafulirwa did nothing to avert the team's elimination.[citation needed]

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2023

28 March 2023 AFCON qualification Malawi  0–4  Egypt Lilongwe, Malawi
15:00 UTC+2 Report
Stadium: Bingu National Stadium
Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania)
14 June Friendly Mozambique  1–1  Malawi Maputo, Mozambique
10:00 UTC+2 Telinho 56' Report Nkhoma 74' Stadium: Estádio do Zimpeto
20 June 2023 AFCON qualification Ethiopia  0–0  Malawi Maputo, Mozambique
16:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Estádio do Zimpeto
Referee: Djindo Louis Houngnandande (Benin)
6 July 2023 COSAFA Cup Zambia  0–1  Malawi Durban
18:00 Report
Stadium: King Zwelithini Stadium
9 July 2023 COSAFA Cup Malawi  2–0  Seychelles Durban
18:00
  • Nkhoma 55'
  • Jacama Kumwembe 65'
 Report Stadium: King Zwelithini Stadium
11 July 2023 COSAFA Cup Malawi  2–0  Comoros Durban
15:00
  • Kaonga 30' (pen.)
  • Mwaungulu 36'
 Report Stadium: Chatsworth Stadium
14 July 2023 COSAFA Cup SF Malawi  1–1
(0–3 p)		  Lesotho KwaMashu
15:00
Report
  • Thaba-Ntso 18'
 Stadium: King Zwelithini Stadium
16 July 2023 COSAFA Cup 3rd Malawi  0–0
(3–5 p)		  South Africa Durban
15:00 Report Stadium: King Zwelithini Stadium
9 September 2023 AFCON qualification Malawi  2–2  Guinea Lilongwe, Malawi
15:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Bingu National Stadium
Referee: Clement Franklin Kpan (Ivory Coast)
17 November 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Liberia  0–1  Malawi Paynesville, Liberia
16:00 UTC±0 Report
  • Mphasi 78'
 Stadium: Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex
Referee: Antoine Effa (Cameroon)
21 November 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Malawi  0–1  Tunisia Lilongwe, Malawi
15:00 UTC+2 Report
Stadium: Bingu National Stadium
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Aklesso Gnama (Togo)

2024

23 March Friendly Malawi  0–4  Kenya Lilongwe, Malawi
Report Stadium: Bingu National Stadium
26 March Friendly Malawi  1–2  Zambia Lilongwe, Malawi
Report Stadium: Bingu National Stadium

Coaching staff

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Coaching history

Caretaker coaches are listed in italics

Players

Current squad

The following local-based players were named to the provisional squad for the four-nations tournament friendly matches against Kenya, Zambia and Zimbabwe in March 2024.[7]

Caps and goals correct as of: 21 November 2023, after the match against Tunisia.

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Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up in 12 months preceding the above draft.

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Records

As of 16 July 2023[8]
Players in bold are still active with Malawi.

Most appearances

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Top goalscorers

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Competition records

FIFA World Cup

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Africa Cup of Nations

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African Games

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Head-to-head record

As of 17 November 2019 after match against  Uganda[9]

  More wins than losses   As many wins as losses   Fewer wins than losses

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References

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    "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
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    "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 February 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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    "Throw Back Thursday with Mario Malawi Coaches Records... Compiled by Louis Alec Mario Antoine". Facebook. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  4. [4]
    Antoine, M. (2022). A History of Nyasaland and Malawi Football: Volume 1 1935 to 1969. AuthorHouse UK. p. 1-PA2. ISBN 978-1-6655-9839-2. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
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    "Splidsboel heads home". BBC SPORT. 27 November 2002. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  6. [6]
    "Mabedi gets down to work as he names provisional squad for Ethiopia Match, Football Association of Malawi May 19th, 2023". 19 May 2023. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  7. [7]
    "MABEDI NAMES PROVISIONAL SQUAD FOR 4 NATIONS TOURNEY". Football Association of Malawi. 1 March 2024.
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    Mamrud, Roberto. "Malawi – Record International Players". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 24 March 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  9. [9]
    "World Football Elo Ratings: Malawi". Elo Ratings. Archived from the original on 18 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
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