"IFENSO TILI NDI ZIDA ZOTI TITHA KUKAYIDZIDZIMUTSA" - FAZILI

Mphunzitsi watimu ya Scorchers Lovemore Fazili wati alibe mantha chifukwa choti Nigeria sinagonjeko kwa zaka ziwiri ndipo ayika chidwi pa zofooka za anzawowo kuti akathe kuwagonjetsa.

Iye amayankhula patsogolo pa masewero awo ndi Nigeria lachiwiri mu mpikisano wa Women's African Cup of Nations.

Iye wati akudziwa kufunikira kwa masewerowa ndipo ngati mmbuyomu sizimayenda, uku ndi kumpikisano kumene akhale akuyikapo mtima kwambiri.

"Ndili ndi chikhulupiliro kwambiri ndi osewera omwe tigwiritse ntchito. Ndikudziwa nawo ndi timu yabwino komabe ifenso tili ndi zida zomwe akadzangophetira pang'ono tidzawadzidzimutsa. Tayang'ana kwambiri pa zofooka zawo kuti tidzawalowere pamenepo," anatero.

Aka kakhala koyamba kuti Malawi isewere mu mpikisanowu ndipo Fazili wati aonetsa kuti Malawi sinangopita ku mpikisanowu mwa tsoka.

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"HONESTLY THE GAME WAS NOT TOUGH" - FAZILI

Scorchers head coach, Lovemore Fazili, said that their game against Australia was not tough but the team made avoidable mistakes that lead to conceding more goals in the game.

He said this after suffering a 5-0 defeat in the FIFA World Series in Kenya amd said the team has drawn a lot of lessons from the match.

Fazili said the experience of their opponents helped them to get goals that were avoidable but the mistakes will be corrected in training.

"The goalkeeping was not bad but it didn't give us what we need, we had problems in defence and slightly on the midfield but striking force we were good. The mistakes are just minimal," he said.

He also said that Australia is quite different from COSAFA team due to their fastness and technicality and lessons taken from the game will help them in preparation for the Womens African Cup of Nations.

*Fazili Praises Scorchers' Performance, COSAFA Tourney Timing*

Scorchers head coach, Lovemore Fazili, is satisfied with his team's performance in the COSAFA Women's Championship, citing that most players performed well, giving him hope ahead of the Women's African Cup of Nations in Morocco next month.

Fazili said this on Tuesday afternoon after securing a hard-fought 1-0 win over Angola in their final Group A match, finishing second with 6 points from two wins and one defeat.

The team played their final match knowing they were out of the competition after Zimbabwe had already secured the best runners-up place.

Against Angola, Scorchers needed a 44-meter free kick from Ireen Khumalo to secure the win, despite a poor performance that saw their opponents dominate the game.

However, Fazili praised the timing of the tournament, saying it helped him assess the players' capabilities ahead of WAFCON.

"We faced South Africa and Angola as strong teams, and the players did well.

Khumalo's free kick cleans Scorchers' mudy performance

Scorchers have finished their COSAFA Women's Championship Group matches on a high note after securing a 1-0 win over Angola despite putting an unimpressive performance at the Old Peter Mokaba Stadium in South Africa on Tuesday.

Ireen Khumalo scored a 44 metres free kick to secure the win in the 79th minute as Malawi finish second in Group A and knock out of the tournament.

The team missed the top spot after their second match on head to head with South Africa and failed to secure a best second placed team spot following victories of Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Meanwhile, Malawi put up a very low performance as Angola dominated the game with the Scorchers surviving scares several times into the game following the defense's and goalkeeper's patience.

The team failed to keep possession as their midfield was dead forcing defenders to play long balls that strikers failed to copy up with into the game.

SCORCHERS OUT OF COSAFA CUP

Malawi Womens Football team are out of the COSAFA Women's Championship after Zimbabwe and Zambia picked wins in their Group B matches to secure semi final places.

Scorchers needed a miracle in order to sail through as the best runners up but Zambia sealed a comeback 2-1 win against Eswatini to finish as group winners with 7 points while Zimbabwe beat Botswana 1-0 to finish second with 7 points as well.

Malawi face Angola later this afternoon and the result would mean nothing as they will be at 6 points if they will win in the game.

This is for the second year running the team has failed to sail past the group stages after winning the tournament in 2023.