By Edwin Mbewe
LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-Malawi National Football Team head coach Patrick Mabedi has recalled the old guns into a 20-member squad for the forthcoming TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifiers against Senegal.
Mabedi has recalled Richard Mbulu and Lloyd Njaliwa in the squad to face Senegal in Dakar on Friday October 11, 2024 before hosting them at Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe on Tuesday October 15.
The recalling of the old guns has been influenced by the public who question the coach’s criteria of selecting players for the national duties.
Mallam Gallants’ striker Frank Gabadihmo Mhango is one of the players which the public has been fighting for his inclusion in the squad.
Mighty Mukuru Wanderers left back Timothy Silwamba has found his way into the squad.
Blue Eagles goalkeeper Brighton Munthali, who missed the September matches due to an injury is back in the team while the rest of the players are part of the squad that played Burkina Faso and Burundi in during the September window.
The local based players will leave the country on Saturday afternoon via Addis Ababa Ethiopia where they will spend a night before proceeding to Dakar on Sunday.
The foreign based players will travel direct to Dakar from their respective bases.
The following is the full squad:
Goalkeepers: George Chikooka (Silver Strikers) and Brighton Munthali (Blue Eagles)
Defenders: Macdonald Lameck, Nickson Mwase (Silver Strikers), Stanley Sanudi, Lawrence Chaziya, Timothy Silwimba (Mighty Mukuru Wanderers), Chembezi Denis (Al Qasim SC-Iraq)
Midfielders: Lloyd Aaron (FCB Nyasa Big Bullets), Wisdom Mpinganjira (Mighty Mukuru Wanderers), Chimwemwe Idana (Silver Strikers), Lanjesi Nkhoma, Patrick Mwaungulu (TP Mazembe-DRC), John Banda (UD Songo-Mozambique), Yamikani Chester, Lloyd Njaliwa (Costa do sol-Mozambique), Robert Saizi (Zanaco-Zambia)
Strikers: Zeliat Nkhoma (Kamuzu Barracks), Chawanangwa Kaonga (Zanaco-Zambia), Richard Mbulu (Costa do sol-Mozambique).
