Malawi’s Flames coach Mabedi drops Gaba again for AFCON qualifier against Guinea

BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)-Malawi National Football team, the Flames’ interim coach Patrick Mabedi has again dropped striker Gabadinho Mhango in his 27-member final squad for Saturday’s TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifier against Guinea in Lilongwe.

Mhango is currently on high pick at Moroka Swallows in South Africa’s football league.

Mabedi has therefore included in his squad four foreign-based players namely captain John Banda of UD Songo, Costa Do Sol striker Richard Mbulu, Zanaco forward Chawanangwa Kaonga, and goalkeeper Brighton Munthali of Black Leopards.

Mbulu, Munthali, and Kaonga have arrived in the country this afternoon and joined the team’s camp in Lilongwe while Banda will arrive tonight.

The following is the full squad:

Goalkeepers:
Brighton Munthali (Black Leopards)
Clever Mkungula ( FCB Nyasa Big Bullets), Austin Chirambo (FCB Nyasa Reserves)

Defenders:
Stanley Sanudi, Lawrence Chaziya (Mighty Mukuru Wanderers)
Mark Lameck(Blue Eagles FC)
Nickson Mwase, Tatenda M’balaka (Silver Strikers), Blessings Mpokera (FCB Nyasa Bullets) Yamikani Mologeni (Bangwe All Stars) Daniel Chimbalanga (MAFCO), Chembezi Denis (Unattached )

Midfielders:

Robert Gomez Saizi (Bangwe All Stars), Lanjesi Nkhoma, Frank Willard, Peter Banda (FCB Nyasa Bullets), Lloyd Aaron (Civil Service United), Chikondi Kamanga (Silver Strikers) Wongani Lungu (Ekwendeni Hammers) Christine Mapemba (FCB Nyasa Reserves), Wisdom Mpinganjira, Francisco Madinga (Mighty Mukuru Wanderers).

Strikers:
Christopher Kumwembe (Mighty Mukuru Wanderers) Adiel Kaduya ( Silver Strikers) Chawanangwa Kaonga (Zanaco) Richard Mbulu (Costa Dol Sol)

Lloyd M’bwana

I’m a Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resource (LUANAR)’s Environmental Science graduate (Malawi) and UK’s ICM Journalism and Media studies scholar. Also University of Malawi (UNIMA) Library Science Scholar. I have been The Malawi Country Manager and duty editor for the Maravi Post since 2019. My duty editor’s job is to ensure that the news is covered properly, that it is delivered on time, and that it is created to the standards set out in the editorial guidelines of the Maravi Post.