By Edwin Mbewe
LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-Malawi National Football Team, the Flames is set to lock horns with Egypt national football team in the group stages of the 2023 Abidjan,Ivory Coast continental Showpiece qualifiers.
This is according to the draw Confederation for African football (CAF) has conducted in South Africa on Tuesday, April 19, 2022.Malawi has been drawn in group D along side the Egyptians, Guinea and Ethiopia.
Mario Mariana Marinica Flames head Coach has described the group as very tough saying all the opponents have good records against the Malawi national team.
Last time Malawi played Ethiopia they lost by four goals to nil in a friendly match.
Guinea defeated the Flames by a goal to nil in their opening game of the 2021 African Cup of Nations which took place in Yaoundé Cameroon January this year.
“All the three teams have upper hand against Malawi but like what we done in AFCON finals,we have to believe in our chances.
“We have to work hard,stay together,very well prepared and analyse our opponents see their strength and note their weaknesses,We have chances to qualify”, Marinica reacted.
Malawi reached in the last 16 stages of the AFCON in Cameroon for the first time in history after defeating Zimbabwe by two goals to nil,holding Senegal to a nil nil and lost to Guinea by a goal to nil.
