"IT WILL BE DIFFICULT BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE" - MABEDI

Flames Coach, Patrick Mabedi remains optimistic about his team’s chances finishing in the top two and book a ticket to the African Cup of Nations finals in Morocco next year saying it's possible.

Mabedi said this reacting to a draw conducted by Confederation of African Cup which paired Malawi alongside Senegal, Burkina Faso and Burundi in Group L of the Qualifiers.

He said the group is tough but they need to prepare well so that they can do better in the group.

He said: “We are in a tough group, there are good teams that have been to AFCON more often, Senegal and Burkina Faso. We need to work hard so that we can overcome them, but at the end of the day, it will be eleven versus eleven on the field.

“We need to plan and prepare to counter the experience and skills of our opponents whose players mostly play at Europe. It will be difficult but its not impossible."

The team will be looking for their fourth Qualification at the tou