Babatunde score first Flames goal

Nigerian-born forward Babatunde Adepoju scored his first international goal, but it was not enough to fire the Flames past Ethiopia as the two sides played out a 1-1 draw in the second international friendly. The match was held at Dire Dawa National Stadium in Addis Ababa on Tuesday afternoon.

Babatunde found the target in the 19th minute, but the Flames failed to hold on to their lead as Binyam Belay levelled before halftime. The second half produced a less entertaining match and yielded no goals.

Head coach Pasuwa was furious, saying the team needed to win but again conceded after taking the lead and also missed clear cut chances just as in the first friendly match.

“Also, one area I noticed is that when we are pressed high we struggle to play out from that situation, so I need to work on that as well,” he added.

He also hailed Babatunde for ending his wait for a first international goal, and said he believes it will motivate him and other playe

Pasuwa misses World Cup Qualifiers target

Flames head coach, Kalisto Pasuwa, has missed his target in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers after failing to secure three wins that he was told to have in the campaign.

This comes after the team's shock 1-0 defeat over Sao Tome who last claimed their win in 2019 but Malawi put a low performance to be stunned in Tunisia.

Pasuwa got a 1-2 win over Lesotho as his first win of the campaign before forcing out a draw when they trailed by two goals in a 2-2 draw against Liberia and were awarded maximum points following the failure of Equatorial Guinea to show up at the Bingu National Stadium.

A win against low ranked Sao Tome could have been a good result for Pasuwa who could boost with 10 points from four games and also a second place in their group.

Other targets given to him was to qualify for the 2027 African Cup of Nations which is a priority and also win the COSAFA Cup in the next two years.

Mwaungulu injured, Gabadinho suspended against Sao Tome

Malawi National Football team will not have their captain, Gabadinho Mhango and star attacker Patrick Mwaungulu, who have all been ruled out due to suspension and an injury respectively.

The team's head coach, Kalisto Pasuwa, confirmed about the recent development saying the duo are out but he believes that the squad he is having can produce good results.

Meanwhile, ahead of the match, he warned his charges against underrating Sao Tome despite that they concede a lot of goals.

"We need to remain positive in our minds and do the right thing at a time so that we can indeed score many goals and win in this match. Every team is tough at their home so we need to wotk hard for a win," Pasuwa said.

Following the absence of Mhango, Babatunde Adepoju and Mayele Malango could be handed as full debut in replacement of the captain as the Nigerian born forward is yet to play for the team.

TAYIPHA EQUATORIAL GUINEA MOPHWEKA

Bungwe la Confederations of African Football (CAF) lapereka ma points atatu komanso zigoli zitatu kutimu ya dziko lino kuti yagonjetsa timu ya Equatorial Guinea 3-0.

Watsimikiza nkhaniyi ndi Mkulu woona za mpikisano ku bungwe la Football Association of Malawi, Gomegzani Zakazaka, kutsatira uthenga womwe CAF yatumiza.

Izi zikudza kutsatira kuti timu ya Equatorial Guinea yakanika kufika m'dziko muno kamba koti osewera a mdzikolo sakumvana ndi bungwe loyendetsa mpira m'dziko lawolo.

Ndipo pofuna kungosangalatsa maso, timu ya Flames yagawana pakati pomwe ikhale ndi masewero ongogiligishana nthawi ya 6 koloko madzulo ano.

Mhango drives Malawi to a massive come back

Flames forward, Gabadinho Mhango, scored an equaliser before brilliantly setting up Chawanangwa Kaonga for an equaliser as Malawi fought back from two goals down to play a 2-2 draw against Liberia at the Bingu National Stadium on Monday evening.

The Lone Stars got an early lead after Ayouba Kosiah fired them ahead on 3rd minute and they had to defend their lead till half time before adding second just after the hour mark when Malawi pushed for an equaliser.

Mayele Malango had replaced Patrick Mwaungulu minutes before the second goal and sent a lovely ball to Mhango whose bouncing header when into the net on 71st minute then Chawanangwa Kaonga replaced Macdonald Lameck to score an equaliser on 79 minutes.

Malawi kept on the pressure but failed to get a winning goal but a draw was vital as they rose from the Jaws of a defeat.

A point puts them up to 10 points from three wins, one draw and four defeats in their group.