"THE EARLY GOALS DEMORALISED SAO TOME" - MABEDI

Flames coach, Patrick Mabedi, said his team sloppy start into the game against Sao Tome was vindicated by their two early goals which he believed demoralised the opponent.

He said this to journalists after Malawi's 3-1 win at the Bingu National Stadium and said his team looked disjointed at some point of time because they had little time to play together.

"We didnt start well in the game, we were slow but it was good that we were getting the goals that demoralised our friends and we were losing the ball on the midfield, I understand, because we had little time to play together but all in all I must thank the players for they fought to win the game." Said Mabedi.

The team lost its two players due to injuries in the game and the coach said he will wait from the team doctors about the extent of their injuries.

Malawi will leave on Friday ahead of their fourth match in Group H against Equatorial Guinea on Monday. They have 6 points from