The Flames will start their 2025 AFCON qualifiers with a home fixture against Burundi between 2- 10 September 2024.

This follows CAF’s release of the full fixture for the qualifers to be played between September and November

Flames are in group L alongside Senegal, Burkina Faso and Burundi.

Malawi will then travel to Burkina Faso on match day 2 between 2 -10 September.

The Flames will then play Senegal back-to-back starting away and then at home between 7-15 October.

Flames’ last away match will be against Burundi before winding up the campaign at home against Burkina Faso between 11 -19 November.

The two top teams in the group will qualify for the AFCON finals to take place in Morocco next year.

MABEDI ADULIDWA MALIPILO FLAMES IKAMAFABE

Bungwe loyendetsa mpira mdziko muno la Football Association of Malawi lati mphunzitsi watimu ya dziko lino, Patrick Mabedi, atha kuchotseredwa ndalama zokwana K10 pa K100 iliyonse ngati timu ya Flames ipitilire kusachita bwino.

Izi zadza pomwe timuyi yagonja 1-0 ndi Equatorial Guinea koyenda sabata yatha mu masewero opitira ku World Cup ya 2026 ndipo bungweli lati Mabedi akuyenera kutsogolera timuyi kuti izichita bwino.

Masabata apitawa, bungweli linati liunikiranso mgwirizano wake ndi mphunzitsiyu kuti awone zina zomwe anapatsidwa kuti akwanilitse ali pa ntchitoyi poti anasayina pansi pa mtsogoleri wa kale, Dr Walter Nyamilandu Manda.

Chipatsidwireni mgwirizano wake wa zaka ziwiri, timuyi yakwanitsa kungopambanako masewero awiri okha basitu.

Flames has left the country for Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, where they will play the National team of the country on Monday in their fourth match of the group.

MABEDI DEFENDS HIS TACTICS

Flames coach, Patrick Mabedi, said forward Henri Kumwenda is more of versatile as he can play in the wings, behind a striker and a number 9 that's why he was introduced together with Zeliati Nkhoma.

This comes after analysts questioned his approach of the game by starting with Chawanangwa Kaonga and Chifundo Mphasi who almost do the same roles and also the introduction of Kumwenda and Nkhoma in the match.

He said people do not know how Kumwenda plays that's why they questioned him but it was not wrong to introduce him with Nkhoma.

"Henri [Kumwenda] can be used as a number 10, in the wings and a leading striker that's why I played him with Zeliati Nkhoma. You could also see he was coming from the wings meaning he was behind Nkhoma." Said Mabedi.

Flames face a real test on Monday as they play Equatorial Guinea away in their fourth match of the Group H as they have 6 points from three games.

"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