Category: International Sports

* Mali beat Mozambique 1-0 while Zimbabwe drew 1-1 with Kenya also to secure their place * Zambia, Zimbabwe join fellow COSAFA representatives South Africa and Angola Maravi Express In a thrilling night of CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AfCON) Morocco 2025 qualifiers, Zambia clinched their place for the coveted finals with a narrow yet crucial 1-0 win over title holders Côte d’Ivoire while Mali and Zimbabwe also confirmed their places in the prestigious tournament following favourable results on…

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* They defended well and we had some chances from that that we felt that we would have carried the day * Maybe it was because we did not have much time to train together. We will have to see when we get back home * And to everyone else who is in the house that, with this result, maybe we can raise up our heads and soldier on By Duncan Mlanjira The Flames are back from Abidjan, Côte…

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* They are Nigeria, Tunisia, South Africa, Uganda, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon * Joining Algeria, Angola, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Egypt Senegal and hosts Morocco Maravi Express After yesterday’s results on Matchday 5, six more nations — Nigeria, Tunisia, South Africa, Uganda, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon have secured their places at the highly anticipated CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AfCON) Morocco 2025. They join seven others who had already secured they place after Matchday…

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* As they collect their first point in the ceremonial AfCON Morocco 2025 qualifier and registering first clean sheet * Next dead rubber AfCON qualifier is against Burkina Faso at Bingu National Stadium on Monday By Duncan Mlanjira Despite a stronger squad of foreign-based players including favourite Gabadinho Mhango, Malawi Flames failed to beat Burundi at neutral away match at Felix Houphouet Boigny in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire this evening as it ended 0-0. It was a ceremonial match as…

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Maravi Express The dead rubber Africa Cup of Nations (AfCON) Morocco 2025 qualifier underway at Felix Houphouet Boigny in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire between Burundi and Malawi has ended 0-0. Burundi beat the Flames 3-2 at Bingu National Stadium and needs to win this match to salvage some pride after losing three others — 1-3 against Burkina Faso and back-to-back 0-4 and 0-1 against Senegal away and at respectively. From match updates on FAM Facebook page, the Flames won three…

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* While this evening’s game is nothing but a dead rubber for both Burundi and Malawi, we expect both sides to go all out to secure bragging rights * However, both sides are evenly matched on paper and we predict that they will cancel out each other’s efforts at the Stade Felix Houphouet-Boigny By Duncan Mlanjira Online football prediction platform, SportMole observes that Malawi Flames’ underwhelming qualifying campaign of the Africa Cup of Nations (AfCON) Morocco 2025, has been…

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* They are Algeria, Angola, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Egypt and Senegal * The remaining places will be decided in the final two rounds of qualifiers set for Match Day 5 & 6 (November 13-16 and November 17-19) * The 35th edition of the CAF Africa Cup of Nations will take place between December 21, 2025 and January 18, 2026 Maravi Express Of the 52 nations that started the CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AfCON)…

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* The players were told why they were considered to represent the country * And while the coaches will give their technical guidance, they too need to put in maximum effort By Duncan Mlanjira The 13-man squad of domestic league players had some tactical preparations yesterday at Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe where interim head coach Kalisto Pasuwa — alongside his two assistants, Peter Mponda and Prichard Mwansa — also had a confidence-building session with the players. In an…

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Interim coach Kais Yaacoubi * The next Matchday of the FIFA World Cup 2026™ qualifiers are scheduled to resume in Match 2025 * Tunisia top Group H with 10 points, two ahead of Namibia (8) on second place; three ahead of 3rd-placed Liberia (7) * And 4 ahead of 4th-placed Malawi (6) with Equatorial Guinea on 5th (3 points) and São Tomé e Principe 6th without a point By Duncan Mlanjira Following their shock home defeat by tiny Comoros…

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* Zambia’s previous success came in 2022, while South Africa were hoping to lift the trophy for the first time since 2020 * To reach the final, Zambia defeated defending champions, Malawi Scorchers 2-0 in the semifinal while the hosts beat Mozambique 4-1 on penalties after a 1-1 draw Maravi Express Zambia have been crowned champions of COSAFA Women’s Championship 2024 after they edged hosts and record seven-time title holders, South Africa 4-3 on penalties following a goalless draw…

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