By Edwin Mbewe
LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-The Malawi National Football team has left the country for Bloemfontein, South Africa through Chileka Airport to take part in this year’s Hollywoodbets COSAFA Senior men’s championship.
Assistant Coach Peter Mponda says the Flames are going to the 2025 Hollywoodbets l to compete and fight for their first ever regional honours.
He said, “We are very happy with the way things are going. We have tried to find the balance between giving exposure to some of the guys and also going to the tournament and trying to win the cup.
“It’s very unfortunate that we have been participating since 1997 but we haven’t won it. We feel that we have taken a very good squad to take us to the semifinals.
Adds Mponda, “If we reach the finals, the team would try to win it. We are going there to compete and try to bring the cup home”.
However, Flames will be without Silver Strikers midfielder Zebron Kalima, who is ruled out due to injury, and defender Washali Jaziya, who asked to be excused.
Malawi will kick off their 2025 Hollywoodbets COSAFA Cup campaign against Lesotho on June 5, then face Namibia three days later before wrapping up the group stage with a clash against Angola on June 10.
Flames return to the COSAFA Championship after missing last edition when the country was mourning the state vice President Saulos Klaus Chilima and eight others who died on a plane clash.
