Malawi

Nickname(s)	The Flames
Association	Football Association of Malawi
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Head coach	Eli Cohen
Home stadium	Kamuzu Stadium
FIFA code	MWI
FIFA ranking	99
Highest FIFA ranking	53 (December 1992)
Lowest FIFA ranking	138 (December 2007, March 2008)
Elo ranking	120
Home colours Away colours
First international
Nyasaland 0 - 12 Gold Coast (Malawi; 15 October 1962)
Biggest win
Malawi 8 - 1 Botswana (Malawi; 13 July 1968) Malawi 8 - 1 Djibouti (Blantyre, Malawi; 31 May 2008)
Biggest defeat
Nyasaland 0 - 12 Gold Coast (Malawi; 15 October 1962)
African Nations Cup
Appearances	2 (First in 1984)
Best result	Round 1, 1984

The Malawi national football team, nicknamed The Flames, is the national team of Malawi and is controlled by the Football Association of Malawi. Before 1966 they were known as the Nyasaland national football team. They have never qualified for the World Cup finals.

Their best performance was winning the bronze medal at the 1987 All-Africa Games. Currently the coach of the team is Kinnah Phiri.

Contents 1 Achievements 2 World Cup record 3 African Nations Cup record 4 Fixtures and Recent results (12 Months) 5 2010 African Cup of Nations qualification 5.1 First Round 5.2 Second Round 5.3 Group 12 5.4 Third Round 5.5 Group 5 5.6 Scorers in Qualifiers 6 2010 African Cup of Nations Campaign 6.1 Group A 7 Head coaches 8 Current squad 8.1 Recent call-ups

[edit] Achievements

COSAFA Cup :

• 2 Times Runners-up

CECAFA Cup :

• 3 Times Champion (1978, 1979, 1988)
• 3 Times Runners-up

All Africa Games :

• 1 Third Place (1987)

[edit] World Cup record

• 1930 to 1974 - Did not enter
• 1978 to 1990 - Did not qualify
• 1994 - Withdrew from qualifying
• 1998 to 2010 - Did not qualify

[edit] African Nations Cup record

• 1957 to 1974 - Did not enter
• 1976 - Did not qualify
• 1978 - Did not qualify
• 1980 - Did not enter
• 1982 - Did not qualify
• 1984 - Round 1
• 1986 - Did not qualify
• 1988 - Did not enter
• 1990 to 2008 - Did not qualify
• 2010 - Qualified

[edit] Fixtures and Recent results (12 Months)

Date	Opposition	Result	Venue	Competition	Notes
11 February 2009	Mozambique	Lost 0-2		International Friendly
21 March 2009	Uganda	Lost 1-2	Kampala, Uganda	International Friendly
29 March 2009	Côte d'Ivoire	Lost 0-5	Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire	2010 World Cup Qualifier
30 May 2009	Rwanda	Won 2-0	Blantyre, Malawi	International Friendly	First win in 4 games
6 June 2009	Burkina Faso	Lost 0-1	Blantyre, Malawi	2010 World Cup Qualifier	First home loss in 2 years
21 June 2009	Guinea	Lost 1-2	Conakry, Guinea	2010 World Cup Qualifier
6 July 2009	Swaziland	Won 3-1	Blantyre, Malawi	International Friendly	Malawi Independence Day
5 September 2009	Guinea	Won 2-1	Blantyre, Malawi	2010 World Cup Qualifier	Cannot qualify for 2010 World Cup despite win
10 October 2009	Côte d'Ivoire	Drew 1-1	Blantyre, Malawi	2010 World Cup Qualifier
25 October 2009	Mozambique	Lost 0-1	Harare, Zimbabwe	2009 COSAFA Cup	knocked out of tournament
11 November 2009	Burkina Faso	Lost 0-1	Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso	2010 World Cup Qualifier	Qualified for first African Cup of Nations in 24 years
19 December 2009	Mozambique	Won 1-0	Tete, Mozambique	International Friendly
29 December 2009	Egypt		Egypt	International Friendly
2 January 2010	Togo		Blantyre, Malawi	International Friendly
5 January 2010	Ghana		Swaziland	International Friendly
11 January 2010	Algeria		Luanda, Angola	2010 African Cup of Nations
14 January 2010	Angola		Luanda, Angola	2010 African Cup of Nations
19 January 2010	Mali		Cabinda, Angola	2010 African Cup of Nations

[edit] 2010 African Cup of Nations qualification

[edit] First Round

Received bye to second round.

[edit] Second Round

Qualified to third round from group 12 as one of 8 best runners-up along with 12 group winners.

[edit] Group 12

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Egypt 6 5 0 1 13 2 +11 15  Malawi 6 4 0 2 14 5 +9 12  Congo DR 6 3 0 3 14 6 +8 9  Djibouti 6 0 0 6 2 30 −28 0

Congo DR  — 5 – 1 0 – 1 1 – 0 Djibouti  0 – 6 — 0 – 4 0 – 3 Egypt  2 – 1 4 – 0 — 2 – 0 Malawi  2 – 1 8 – 1 1 – 0 —

[edit] Third Round

Qualified for 2010 African Cup of Nations by finishing third in group 5

[edit] Group 5

Team v • d • e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Côte d'Ivoire 6 5 1 0 19 4 +15 16  Burkina Faso 6 4 0 2 10 11 −1 12  Malawi 6 1 1 4 4 11 −7 4  Guinea 6 1 0 5 7 14 −7 3

Burkina Faso  — 2 – 3 4 – 2 1 – 0 Côte d'Ivoire  5 – 0 — 3 – 0 5 – 0 Guinea  1 – 2 1 – 2 — 2 – 1 Malawi  0 – 1 1 – 1 2 – 1 —

[edit] Scorers in Qualifiers

Player	Total goals	By round
		R2	R3
Chiukepo Msowoya	6	3	3
Esau Kanyenda	3	3	0
Moses Chavula	2	2	0
Robert Ng'ambi	2	2	0
Joseph Kamwendo	1	1	0
Elvis Kafoteka	1	1	0
Atusaye Nyondo	1	1	0
Noel Mkandawire	1	1	0
Jacob Ngwira	1	0	1

[edit] 2010 African Cup of Nations Campaign

Drawn in Group A alongside  Angola,  Algeria and  Mali

[edit] Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Angola	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mali	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Malawi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Algeria	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

11 January 2010 14:45	Malawi	v	Algeria	Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda

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14 January 2010 19:30	Angola	v	Malawi	Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda

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18 January 2010 17:00	Mali	v	Malawi	Estádio Chimandela, Cabinda

[edit] Head coaches

• 1998-1999: Jack Chamangwana
• 1999-2000: Young Chimodzi
• 2001-2002: Kim Splidsboel
• 2002-2003: Allan Gillet
• 2003-2004: Edington Ng'onamo (caretaker)
• 2004: John Kaputa
• 2004-2005: Yassin Osman
• 2005: Michael Hennigan (caretaker)
• 2005-2006: Burkhard Ziese
• 2006-2007: Kinnah Phiri (caretaker)
• 2007-2008: Stephen Constantine
• 2008- : Kinnah Phiri/Young Chimodzi

[edit] Current squad

Malawi's squad for 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Burkina Faso on November 14, 2009:

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club 1 GK Swadick Sanudi 21 October 1983 Dynamos 2 FW Peter Wadabwa 14 September 1988 ESCOM United 3 DF Moses Chavula 8 August 1985 Nathi Lions 4 DF Elvis Kafoteka 17 January 1978 Zesco United 5 DF James Sangala 20 August 1986 Primeiro de Agosto 6 DF Clement Kafwafwa 4 October 1974 Lolland-Falster 7 DF Peter Mponda 4 September 1981 Black Leopards 8 DF Jacob Ngwira 7 September 1985 ESCOM United 9 FW Russel Mwafulirwa 24 February 1983 IFK Norrköping 10 MF Joseph Kamwendo 23 October 1986 Orlando Pirates 11 FW Esau Kanyenda 27 September 1982 FC KAMAZ 12 DF Wisdom Ndhlovu 27 December 1984 Young Africans 13 MF Hellings Mwakasungula 5 May 1980 Moroka Swallows 14 FW Victor Nyirenda MTL Wanderers 15 MF Robert Ng'ambi 11 September 1986 Black Leopards 16 GK Simplex Nthara MTL Wanderers 17 MF Dave Banda Red Lions 18 DF Maupo Msowoya ESCOM United 19 GK Charles Swini ESCOM United 20 FW Jimmy Zakazaka 27 December 1984 Bay United 21 MF Daniel Chitsulo 7 March 1983 Rot Weiss Ahlen

[edit] Recent call-ups

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club GK Valence Kamzere 5 November 1980 MTL Wanderers MF Fisher Kondowe 6 November 1982 Bloemfontein Celtic FW Chiukepo Msowoya 23 September 1988 ESCOM United MF Tawonga Chimodzi 26 August 1988 Santos GK Trust Lunda (Friendly v South Africa, 30 September) MF Noel Mkandawire (Friendly v South Africa, 30 September) 25 December 1987 ESCOM United 8 Charles Kalayire (WCQ v Djibouti, 5 September) 9 FW Atusaye Nyondo (WCQ v Djibouti, 5 September) Silver Strikers 13 DF Godfrey Banda (WCQ v Djibouti, 5 September) 17 April 1983 Silver Strikers 6 DF Allan Kamanga Dynamos

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