Flames ready to break the jinx

BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)—The Malawi national football faces Cameroon tomorrow as the World Cup qualification campaign starts in the African region.

The Flames have not won against Cameron since 1987, meaning that the side has only won once in last seven competitive fixtures.

Malawi beat Cameron 3-1 in the African games in 1987 after which they have drawn twice and lost twice.

The sides last met on 16 October 2018, a match that ended goalless at Kamuzu Stadium in the Afcon qualification race.

But Flames captain Limbikan Mzava is upbeat the side is capable of breaking the jinx tomorrow.

Later on Tuesday, the Flames will play host to Mozambique at Orlando Stadium in South Africa.

Flames are in group D alongside Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire and Mozambique.

The Football Association of Malawi (FAM) chose South Africa as alternative home ground for the Flames 2022 World Cup qualifiers after Confederation of African Football (CAF) declaring the Bingu International Stadium in Lilongwe unfit to host World Cup qualifiers.

Maneno Chimulala

I am a journalist, educator, and activist with passion for telling stories about social justice, sports and political issues. I graduated from Mzuzu University. I started my career at the Maravi Post online publication in 2012 as an intern while in college. Upon graduating from Mzuzu University I was offered a job as Sports Reporter because of my background as a goalkeeper and rose to the position of sub editor. I also had a short stint with Nyasatimes, Malawi Punch and Malawi Digest. Over the past seven years, I have worked intimately with rural organizations and communities in Malawi on human rights, girl child education and grassroots development projects. With an academic background in education, I also volunteer as male champion for girls’ education under Girls Empowerment Networks (GENET) in Malawi’s South West Education Division (SWED).