Flames in South Africa to face Bafana Bafana in CHAN qualifier

By Chisomo Phiri

BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost )-The Malawi National Football Team,the Flames is in Pretoria, South Africa,to participate in the Sunday’s African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifier (2nd leg) against South Africa’s Bafana Bafana.

The team left the country on Friday morning through Kamuzu International Airport (KIA) in Lilongwe.

Malawi won the first leg by 1- 0 against Bafana Bafana at Bingu National Stadium.

Missing in the traveling squad is Silver Strikers midfielder Zebron Kalima who has been ruled out due to a quadriceps muscle injury.

Here is the full traveling squad:

GOALKEEPERS

Richard Chimbamba (FCB Nyasa Big Bullets), George Chikooka (Silver Strikers)

DEFENDERS

McDonald Lameck (Silver Strikers), Nixon Mwase (Silver Strikers), Maxwell Paipi (Silver Strikers), Emmanuel Nyirenda (Mighty Wanderers), Andrew Jovinala (FCB Nyasa Big Bullets) Alick Lungu (FCB Nyasa Big Bullets)

MIDFIELDERS

Yakho Singo (FCB Nyasa Big Bullets), Lloyd Aaron (FCB Nyasa Big Bullets) Chawanangwa Gumbo (FCB Nyasa Big Bullets), Wongani Lungu (FCB Nyasa Big Bullets), Charles Nkhoma (Moyale Barracks), Blessings Singini (Mighty Wanderers)

ATTACKERS

Zeliati Nkhoma (Kamuzu Barracks), Olson Kanjira (Kamuzu Barracks), Binwel Katinji (Silver Strikers), Wisdom Mpinganjira (Mighty Wanderers), Gaddie Chirwa (Mighty Wanderers), Promise Kamwendo (Mighty Wanderers), Chikumbutso Salima (FCB Nyasa Big Bullets).

Chisomo Phiri

I am an experienced young journalist who writes for Malawi’s major print and online publications. I currently work for The Maravi Post (www.maravipost.com), one of the Malawi’s fastest growing Online Newspapers as a National Reporter. I am interested in environmental, science and innovation, Education and human rights reporting