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.

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"We could have scored three four five goals" - Pasuwa

Flames head coach Kalisto Pasuwa said his team missed many chances that could have made the team win by a huge margin but he is happy as he wanted to win against Namibia.

He said this after recording their third win in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers by beating Namibia 1-2 away in Botswana on Friday afternoon.

He said the team played well in the match as they used several tactics to unlock the team and was happy to claim the win.

"We played very well today and you could see we kept the ball away from the opponents and at times we tried to catch them from the breaks and I saw them attacking with 6 players towards the end of the first half and I think we could have scored three four five goals but we missed." Said Pasuwa.

He said the players need to boost up their confidence on shooting on goal as it was only Gabadinho Mhango who was shooting on goal.

Malawi have 9 points from three wins and four defeats on position 5.

Pasuwa hails Malango after Flames debut

Flames head coach Kalisto Pasuwa said debutant Mayele Malango played very well in his first minutes at the team and described him as a kind of a player that the team wants due to experience.

He said this after the team beating Namibia 1-2 away in Botswana on Friday afternoon in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers to grab their third group win.

The DRC born attacker was introduced on 86th minute as he replaced Richard Mbulu and put up a brilliant performance in the few minutes at the team.

"He played well in the minutes he played and he was very good as he could have also scored a goal. He is a kind of a player that we are looking for as we will benefot more from his experience." Said Pasuwa.

Malango chose to play Malawi over DRC because he grew up in the Country after leaving DRC due to wars in 1998.

He could be hoping to earn more minutes on Monday as Malawi play Liberia at home at the Bingu National Stadium in a bid to jump up to 12 points

"That could have been a red card" - Pasuwa

Flames head coach, Kalisto Pasuwa, said Dion Hotto could have been sent off for his foul on William Thole as it was too serious and led to a substitution for the goalkeeper.

Pasuwa said this after the Flames 1-2 win over Namibia on Friday afternoon in Botswana to record their third win of the team in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers.

Thole was replaced on 36th minute following a kick on his chest by the Orlando Pirates man and Pasuwa believed Hotto could have been sent off.

"It was a serious one and I thought the player could have been red carded and again in added time there was another foul which also deserved a red card, on the injured guy, it is a big set back and we have to hear what the doctors will say." Said Pasuwa.

The win took Malawi up to 9 points from three wins and four defeats on position five of the 6-team table and remain with three games to wind up the campaign.