Malawi national football team

Malawi
Nickname(s)	The Flames
Association	Football Association of Malawi
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	COSAFA (Southern Africa)
Head coach	Mario Marinică/Meke Mwase
Captain	Limbikani Mzava
Most caps	Young Chimodzi (159)
Top scorer	Kinnah Phiri (71)
Home stadium	Bingu National Stadium
FIFA code	MWI
FIFA ranking
Current	129 (23 December 2021)
Highest	53 (December 1992)
Lowest	138 (December 2007, March 2008)
First international
	Nyasaland 0–5 Northern Rhodesia ; (Malawi; 1957) [1]
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); Nyasaland 0–12 Ghana ; (Malawi; 12 December 1965)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances	3 (first in 1984)
Best result	Group stage (1984, 2010)
COSAFA Cup
Appearances	19 (first in 1997)
Best result	Runners-up (2002, 2003)
Medal record
COSAFA Cup
CECAFA Cup

The Malawi national football team, nicknamed The Flames, represents Malawi in international football and is controlled by the Football Association of Malawi. Before 1966, they were known as the Nyasaland national football team.

They have qualified for three Africa Cup of Nations, in 1984, 2010 and 2021. They also won the CECAFA Cup in 1978, 1979 and 1988.

History[]

Malawi first qualified for an African Cup of Nations in 1984, when only eight teams competed in the tournament in Ivory Coast. After a 3-0 defeat against Algeria, World Cup participants in 1982 and 1986, the Malawi drew 2-2 in the second game against eventual finalists Nigeria. With a 0–1 loss against Ghana, Malawi ended the group stage with 1 point at the bottom of the table and was eliminated from the tournament.

After 26 years, Malawi took part in an Africa Cup of Nations again in 2010. The team benefited from the fact that the continental elimination round for the 2010 FIFA World Cup also served as the qualifying round for AFCON. In the group matches of the third round, Malawi, third place behind Côte d'Ivoire and Burkina Faso and with a record of only four points and 4–11 goal difference, was enough to make it to the continental finals.

At the tournament in Angola, Kinnah Phiri's team caused a big surprise. In the first group game, Malawi defeated Algeria, which had qualified for the World Cup, 3-0. One of the goalscorers was striker Russel Mwafulirwa, who at the time was under contract for the Swedish first division club IFK Norrköping and was thus one of only two players in the 23-man squad active in Europe. Malawi lost the second game against hosts Angola, 2-0.

For Malawi to have reached the quarter-finals for the first time, a draw in the last group game would have been enough. However, the team lost 3-1 to Mali. After just three minutes, the Malawians were 2-0 down, a goal from Mwafulirwa did nothing to avert the team's elimination.

Recent results and forthcoming fixtures[]

Matches in last 12 months, as well as any future scheduled matches.

2021[]

17 March Friendly	Ethiopia	4–0	Malawi	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
	Mohammed 16' Kebede 45' Dagnachew 57' Nassir 71'			Stadium: Addis Ababa Stadium

24 March 2021 AFCONQ	South Sudan	0–1	Malawi	Omdurman, Sudan
16:00 UTC+3		Report	Mbulu 47'	Stadium: Al-Hilal Stadium Referee: Anthony Ogwayo (Kenya)

29 March 2021 AFCONQ	Malawi	1–0	Uganda	Lilongwe, Malawi
15:00 UTC+2	Mbulu 15'	Report		Stadium: Bingu National Stadium Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)

13 June Friendly	Tanzania	2–0	Malawi	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
16:00 UTC+3	Bocco 68' 75'	Report		Stadium: National Stadium Referee: (Tanzania)

9 July 2021 COSAFA Cup Group B	Malawi	2–2	Zimbabwe	Port Elizabeth, South Africa
12:00 UTC+2	27' S. Kuwali 50' 66' C. Chirwa 76'	Report	45+1' 62' 72' 79'	Stadium: Wolfson Stadium Referee: Keabetswe Dintwa (Botswana)

11 July 2021 COSAFA Cup Group B	Mozambique	2–0	Malawi	Port Elizabeth, South Africa
17:00 UTC+2	53' 55' (pen.) 60' 65' 68' 89'	Report	C. Chirwa 14' S. Kuwali 22'	Stadium: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Referee: Brighton Chimene (Zimbabwe)

13 July 2021 COSAFA Cup Group B	Malawi	1–1	Namibia	Port Elizabeth, South Africa
12:00 UTC+2	M. Mhone 73'	Report	E. Kambindu 53'	Stadium: Wolfson Stadium Referee: Akhona Makalima (South Africa)

14 July 2021 COSAFA Cup Group B	Senegal	2–1	Malawi	Port Elizabeth, South Africa
12:00 UTC+2	11', 90+1' 63' 76'	Report	Muyaba 35' Sanudi 43'	Stadium: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Referee: Keabetswe Dintwa (Bostswana)

3 September 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Group D	Cameroon	2–0	Malawi	Yaoundé, Cameroon
20:00 UTC+1	Aboubakar 9' Ngadeu-Ngadjui 22'	Report		Stadium: Paul Biya Stadium Referee: Jean Jacques Ndala Ngambo (Democratic Republic of the Congo)

7 September 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Group D	Malawi	1–0	Mozambique	Johannesburg, South Africa
15:00 UTC+2	Mbulu 10'	Report		Stadium: Orlando Stadium Referee: Souleiman Ahmed Djama (Djibouti)

8 October 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Group D	Malawi	0–3	Ivory Coast	Johannesburg, South Africa
15:00 UTC+2		Report	Gradel 36' I. Sangaré 85' Boga 90+5'	Stadium: Orlando Stadium Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)

11 October 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Group D	Ivory Coast	2–1	Malawi	Cotonou, Benin
17:00 UTC+1	Pépé 2' Kessié 66' (pen.)	Report	Muyaba 20'	Stadium: Stade de l'Amitié Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)

13 November 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Group D	Malawi	0–4	Cameroon	Johannesburg, South Africa
15:00 UTC+2		Report	Aboubakar 22' (pen.) Zambo Anguissa 42' Bassogog 85', 87'	Stadium: Orlando Stadium Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)

16 November 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Group D	Mozambique	1–0	Malawi	Cotonou, Benin
14:00 UTC+1	Mzava 51' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Stade de l'Amitié Referee: Hassan Mohamed Hagi (Somalia)

31 December Friendly	Comoros	1–2	Malawi	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
	Selemani 45'	Report	Mhango 25' Muyaba 38'	Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium

2022[]

10 January 2021 Africa Cup of Nations	Guinea	1–0	Malawi	Bafoussam, Cameroon
	Sylla 35'	Report		Stadium: Kouekong Stadium Referee: (Ghana)

14 January 2021 Africa Cup of Nations	Malawi	2–1	Zimbabwe	Bafoussam, Cameroon
17:00	Mhango 43', 58'	Report	Wadi 38'	Stadium: Kouekong Stadium Referee: (Mauritania)

18 January 2021 Africa Cup of Nations	Malawi	0–0	Senegal	Bafoussam, Cameroon
		Report		Stadium: Kouekong Stadium Referee: (Cameroon)

Coaching staff[]

^[3]

Position	Name
Head of Technical Panel, Interim Head Coach	Mario Marinică
1st Assistant coach	Meck Mwase
2nd Assistant coach	Lovemore Fazili
Goalkeeping coach	Swadick Sanudi
Fitness coach	Bob Mpinganjira
Physiotherapist	Chikondi Mandalasi
Team Doctor	Dr. Precious Kadzamira
Kit Manager	Richard Justin
Team Manager	Clement Kafwafwa

Coaching history[]

Caretaker coaches are listed in italics

Jack Chamangwana (1998–99)
Young Chimodzi (1999–00)
Kim Splidsboel (2000–02)
Alan Gillett (2003)
(2003–04)
(2004)
(2004–05)
Michael Hennigan (2005)
Burkhard Ziese (2005–06)
Kinnah Phiri (2006–07)
Stephen Constantine (2007–08)
Kinnah Phiri (2009–12)
(2012–13)
Tom Saintfiet (2013)
Young Chimodzi (2014–15)
Ernest Mtawali (2015–16)
Ramadhan Nsanzurwimo (2016–17)
(2017)
Ronny Van Geneugden (2017–19)
Meke Mwase (2019–present)
Mario Marinică (2021–present)

Current squad[]

The following players were called up for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.^[4]
Caps and goals are correct as of: 31 December 2021, after the match against Comoros.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
16	1GK	Ernest Kakhobwe	(1993-06-26) 26 June 1993 (age 28)	25	0	Big Bullets
23	1GK	William Thole	(1998-10-02) 2 October 1998 (age 23)	5	0	Mighty Wanderers
1	1GK		(1999-01-24) 24 January 1999 (age 22)	0	0	Silver Strikers

2	2DF	Stanley Sanudi	(1995-02-02) 2 February 1995 (age 26)	64	0	Mighty Wanderers
19	2DF	Limbikani Mzava	(1993-11-12) 12 November 1993 (age 28)	62	2	AmaZulu
4	2DF	Peter Cholopi	(1996-08-19) 19 August 1996 (age 25)	30	0	Mighty Wanderers
5	2DF	Dennis Chembezi	(1997-01-15) 15 January 1997 (age 25)	26	0	Polokwane City
6	2DF	Gomezgani Chirwa	(1996-09-25) 25 September 1996 (age 25)	15	0	Big Bullets
12	2DF	Mark Fodya	(1997-12-22) 22 December 1997 (age 24)	4	0	Silver Strikers
15	2DF	Lawrence Chaziya	(1998-08-19) 19 August 1998 (age 23)	1	0	Civil Service United

17	3MF	John Banda	(1992-02-06) 6 February 1992 (age 29)	76	7	Songo
7	3MF	Micium Mhone	(1992-01-19) 19 January 1992 (age 29)	47	4	Blue Eagles
21	3MF	Chikoti Chirwa	(1992-03-09) 9 March 1992 (age 29)	29	2	Kamuzu Barracks
8	3MF	Chimwemwe Idana	(1998-09-07) 7 September 1998 (age 23)	27	0	Big Bullets
3	3MF	Charles Petro	(2001-02-08) 8 February 2001 (age 20)	24	0	Sheriff Tiraspol

11	4FW	Gabadinho Mhango	(1992-09-27) 27 September 1992 (age 29)	58	12	Orlando Pirates
14	4FW	Robin Ngalande	(1992-11-02) 2 November 1992 (age 29)	44	2	Saint George
9	4FW	Richard Mbulu	(1994-01-25) 25 January 1994 (age 27)	34	5	Baroka
20	4FW	Yamikani Chester	(1994-12-20) 20 December 1994 (age 27)	29	0	Mighty Wanderers
22	4FW	Khuda Muyaba	(1993-12-26) 26 December 1993 (age 28)	18	4	Polokwane City
13	4FW	Peter Banda	(2000-09-22) 22 September 2000 (age 21)	16	0	Simba
10	4FW	Francisco Madinga	(2000-02-11) 11 February 2000 (age 21)	7	0	Dila Gori
18	4FW	Zebron Kalima	(2002-05-13) 13 May 2002 (age 19)	1	0	Silver Strikers

Recent call-ups[]

The following players have been called up for the team in the last 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Brighton Munthali	(1997-12-11) 11 December 1997 (age 24)	21	0	Silver Strikers	2021 Africa Cup of Nations ^RES

DF		(1992-02-18) 18 February 1992 (age 29)	1	0	MAFCO	2021 Africa Cup of Nations ^RES
DF			0	0	MAFCO	2021 Africa Cup of Nations ^RES
DF		(1993-03-27) 27 March 1993 (age 28)	31	0	Mighty Wanderers	vs. Mozambique, 16 November 2021
DF		(1997-02-20) 20 February 1997 (age 24)	2	0	Silver Strikers	vs. Mozambique, 16 November 2021
DF		(1998-03-03) 3 March 1998 (age 23)	4	0	Mighty Wanderers	vs. Mozambique, 7 September 2021
DF		(1998-05-21) 21 May 1998 (age 23)	24	1	Big Bullets	vs. Tanzania, 13 June 2021
DF	Kieran Ngwenya	(2002-09-25) 25 September 2002 (age 19)	2	0	Aberdeen	vs. Tanzania, 13 June 2021

MF	Gerald Phiri Jr.	(1993-06-08) 8 June 1993 (age 28)	45	11	Baroka	2021 Africa Cup of Nations ^RES
MF	Tawonga Chimodzi	(1988-08-26) 26 August 1988 (age 33)	21	0	Omonia Aradippou	vs. Mozambique, 16 November 2021
MF		(1988-05-12) 12 May 1988 (age 33)	7	0	Polokwane City	vs. Mozambique, 16 November 2021
MF		(1998-05-18) 18 May 1998 (age 23)	7	0	Silver Strikers	vs. Ivory Coast, 11 October 2021
MF		(1998-09-23) 23 September 1998 (age 23)	1	0	Blue Eeagles	2021 COSAFA Cup
MF		(1997-05-17) 17 May 1997 (age 24)	0	0	Mighty Wanderers	2021 COSAFA Cup
MF	Chimango Kayira	(1993-09-28) 28 September 1993 (age 28)	68	0	Big Bullets	vs. Tanzania, 13 June 2021
MF		(1991-10-30) 30 October 1991 (age 30)	15	0	Mighty Wanderers	vs. Tanzania, 13 June 2021
MF		(1996-06-01) 1 June 1996 (age 25)	0	0		vs. Uganda, 29 March 2021

FW		(1997-09-23) 23 September 1997 (age 24)	0	0	Silver Strikers	2021 Africa Cup of Nations ^RES
FW		(1997-12-07) 7 December 1997 (age 24)	6	2	Big Bullets	vs. Mozambique, 16 November 2021
FW		(1998-05-24) 24 May 1998 (age 23)	0	0	Moyale Barracks	vs. Mozambique, 16 November 2021
FW		(1995-07-04) 4 July 1995 (age 26)	4	0	Mighty Wanderers	vs. Ivory Coast, 11 October 2021
FW	Schumacher Kuwali	(1996-06-27) 27 June 1996 (age 25)	10	0	Songo	vs. Uganda, 29 March 2021

Records[]

As of 11 March 2020 ^[5]

Players in bold are still active with Malawi.

Most appearances[]

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Young Chimodzi	159	13	1979–1995
2	Jack Chamangwana	133	10	1975–1985
3	Lawrence Waya	129	28	1982–1996
4	Harry Waya	126	8	1977–1987
5	Kinnah Phiri	117	71	1973–1981
6		112	4	1981–1993
7		110	8	1978–1987
8	Joseph Kamwendo	104	6	2003–2017
9		103	2	1986–1997
10	Peter Mponda	102	1	1998–2011

Top goalscorers[]

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Kinnah Phiri	71	117	0.61	1973–1981
2		28	75	0.37	1981–1989
2	Lawrence Waya	28	129	0.22	1982–1996
4		23	70	0.33	1977–1983
5		22	67	0.33	1966–1975
5	Essau Kanyenda	22	72	0.31	1999–2015
7	Chiukepo Msowoya	21	81	0.26	2006–present
8		18	68	0.26	1983–1989
9		17	66	0.26	1976–1981
10		15	58	0.26	1971–1979

Competition records[]

FIFA World Cup[]

FIFA World Cup record										FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930	Part of United Kingdom									Part of United Kingdom
1934
1938
1950
1954
1958
1962
1966	Did not enter									Did not enter
1970
1974
1978	Did not qualify									2	0	0	2	0	5
1982										2	0	1	1	1	4
1986										4	2	0	2	5	2
1990										8	2	3	3	6	6
1994	Withdrew									Withdrew
1998	Did not qualify									2	0	0	2	0	4
2002										8	1	2	5	6	12
2006										12	2	4	6	15	27
2010										12	5	1	6	18	16
2014										6	1	4	1	4	5
2018										2	1	0	1	1	2
2022										8	3	2	3	4	7
2026	To be determined									To be determined
Total	–	0/22	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	66	17	17	32	60	90

Africa Cup of Nations[]

Africa Cup of Nations record										Africa Cup of Nations qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1957	Part of United Kingdom									Part of United Kingdom
1959
1962
1963
1965	Not affiliated to CAF									Not affiliated to CAF
1968
1970
1972
1974	Did not enter									Did not enter
1976	Did not qualify									2	0	1	1	4	9
1978										2	0	1	1	3	4
1980										4	1	0	3	6	7
1982										2	0	1	1	1	2
1984	Group stage	7th	3	0	1	2	2	6	Squad	4	3	1	0	6	2
1986	Did not qualify									2	0	2	0	2	2
1988										2	0	0	2	1	4
1990										4	1	2	1	5	4
1992										4	0	1	3	3	9
1994										6	2	1	3	4	7
1996										6	1	3	2	6	7
1998										6	3	0	3	9	10
2000										2	1	0	1	2	2
2002										2	0	0	2	2	5
2004										4	1	0	3	3	10
2006										12	2	4	6	15	27
2008										4	1	0	3	2	6
2010	Group stage	11th	3	1	0	2	4	5	Squad	6	4	0	2	14	5
2012	Did not qualify									8	2	6	0	13	8
2013										4	1	0	3	4	6
2015										6	2	1	3	5	9
2017										6	2	1	3	5	9
2019										6	1	2	3	2	6
2021	Qualified									6	3	1	2	4	5
2023	To be determined									To be determined
2025	To be determined									To be determined
Total	Group stage	3/33	6	1	1	4	6	11	–	110	31	28	51	121	165

African Games[]

Football at the African Games has been an under-23 tournament since 1991.

African Games record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1965	Did not qualify
1973	Did not qualify
1978	4th	5	0	0	5	2	11
1987	3rd	5	3	1	1	8	4
1991–present	See
Total	2/4	10	3	1	6	10	15

Gossage Cup / CECAFA Cup[]

CECAFA Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA

COSAFA Cup[]

COSAFA Cup record
Year	Rank	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1997	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1998	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1999	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2001	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2002	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2003	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2004	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2005	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2006	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2007	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2008	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2009	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2013	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2015	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2016	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2017	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2018	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2019	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	0/19	-	-	-	-	-	-

Head-to-head record[]

As of 17 November 2019 after match against Uganda^[6]

Positive Record Neutral Record Negative Record

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Algeria	7	2	1	4	6	13	−7
Angola	9	3	3	3	8	10	−2
Benin	2	1	0	1	1	1	0
Botswana	25	12	8	5	47	21	+26
Burkina Faso	4	0	1	3	3	7	−4
Burundi	3	0	2	1	4	6	−2
Cameroon	9	1	4	4	6	13	−7
Chad	6	3	1	2	15	10	+5
Comoros	4	3	0	1	5	3	+2
Congo	2	0	0	2	1	3	−2
Djibouti	4	4	0	0	17	1	+16
DR Congo	10	3	3	4	8	9	−1
Egypt	10	3	2	5	8	14	−6
Eritrea	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1
Eswatini	27	11	11	5	40	21	+19
Ethiopia	11	3	6	2	11	9	+2
Gabon	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2
Ghana	6	0	1	5	0	17	−17
Guinea	7	1	3	3	7	10	−3
Ivory Coast	6	1	1	4	7	12	−5
Kenya	47	19	18	10	61	46	+15
Lesotho	20	13	4	3	43	12	+31
Liberia	3	0	1	2	0	2	−2
Libya	3	0	1	2	3	5	−2
Madagascar	10	2	1	7	12	21	−9
Mali	5	1	1	3	5	8	−3
Mauritius	20	11	5	4	31	19	+12
Morocco	10	1	3	6	3	15	−12
Mozambique	31	12	11	8	34	29	+5
Namibia	15	4	3	8	15	20	−5
Nigeria	8	0	2	6	9	20	−11
Réunion	1	1	0	0	8	2	+6
Rwanda	9	5	2	2	16	9	+7
Senegal	3	1	0	2	5	7	−2
Seychelles	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3
Sierra Leone	4	3	1	0	14	5	+9
Somalia	3	3	0	0	6	2	+4
South Africa	13	1	3	9	5	20	−15
South Sudan	2	1	0	1	1	2	−1
Sudan	3	2	1	0	6	1	+5
Tanzania	55	17	25	13	62	52	+10
Togo	3	2	1	0	3	1	+2
Tunisia	7	2	3	2	8	16	−8
Uganda	31	8	9	14	32	39	−7
Yemen	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1
Zambia	79	19	17	43	68	170	−102
Zanzibar	15	12	2	1	34	10	+24
Zimbabwe	64	18	21	25	60	82	−22
Total	620	212	182	226	746	798	−52

Honours[]

COSAFA Cup :

2 Times Runners-up (2002, 2003)
1 Time Plate Winners (2015)

CECAFA Cup :

3 Times Winners (1978, 1979, 1988)
3 Times Runners-up

All Africa Games :

1 Third Place (1987)

References[]

^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
^ "Malawi coach Meck Mwase demoted, Marinica to take charge at Afcon, December 5th, 2021 - Malawi24.com". 5 December 2021.
^ "Flames Technical Panel has named the final squad". Facebook. Football Association of Malawi. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
^ Mamrud, Roberto. "Malawi - Record International Players". RSSSF.
^ "World Football Elo Ratings: Malawi". Elo Ratings. Retrieved 15 July 2017.

External links[]

Football Association of Malawi official website
Malawi at FIFA.com

[FIFA_World_Rankings-1] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.

[World_Football_Elo_Ratings-2] Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.

[3] "Malawi coach Meck Mwase demoted, Marinica to take charge at Afcon, December 5th, 2021 - Malawi24.com". 5 December 2021.

[4] "Flames Technical Panel has named the final squad". Facebook. Football Association of Malawi. Retrieved 1 January 2022.

[RSSSF-5] Mamrud, Roberto. "Malawi - Record International Players". RSSSF.

[6] "World Football Elo Ratings: Malawi". Elo Ratings. Retrieved 15 July 2017.

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