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* Includes Gabadinho Mhango among foreign-based players as the tournament has been organised in a FIFA window and all players are available for selection * First Capital Bank sponsors K50 million towards the tournament scheduled for Bingu National Stadium Maravi Express Malawi Flames’ coach, Patrick Mabedi has named his final 32-member squad ahead of the 4-Nations tournament involving Kenya, Zambia and Zimbabwe at the Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe. The Flames will open their campaign for the title against…

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* The winners of the two matches will play then in the final while the losers will be involved in a third place play-off * The pairing is the same for the Under-20’s — semifinals on Thursday, March 21, final and third place playoffs on March 24 Maravi Express Day 1 of the 4-Nations tournament will kick off on Saturday, March 23 at the Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe where Malawi Flames will face Kenya with Zambia up against…

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Al Ahly won the Egyptian Cup winners for a record-extending 39th time on Friday * South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns and Tunisia’s Esperance eyeing other slots of the Mundial de Clubes FIFA * All four are in the 2023-2024 CAF Champions League quarterfinals * Alongside TP Mazembe, ASEC Mimosas, Simba, Petro de Luanda and Young Africans Maravi Express The race is on for African clubs to secure the remaining places at FIFA’s new 32-team club world cup tournament — the…

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* The team is expected to leave for South Africa on Thursday for the championship which kicks off on Sunday in Durban * Malawi finished as runners-up in their only appearance at the regional competition during the inaugural championship in 2015 Maravi Express Football Association of Malawi (FAM) president, Fleetwood Haiya has challenged the national beach soccer team to replicate their top form they had in the inaugural COSAFA Beach Soccer Championship in 2015 by engaging an extra gear by…

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Coach Bob Mpinganjira * The squad expected to start their camp training on Monday in preparation for the tournament scheduled for March 18-26 * Flames’ coach Patrick Mabedi already named his 27-man provisional squad of local based players which went in camp this week Maravi Express Malawi U20 national team head coach, Bob Mpinganjira has named a 44-man provisional squad for the upcoming 4-Nations tournament scheduled for Lilongwe from March 18-26 that will involve senior and U20 national teams of…

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* The squad has gone into camp today in Blantyre for two weeks before moving to Lilongwe on March 15 * The coach shall then include the foreign-based players as they move to Lilongwe for the tournament after March 15 Maravi Express Flames coach Patrick Mabedi has named a 27-man provisional squad of local based players which has gone in camp today in preparations for the forthcoming 4-Nations which Malawi will host in FIFA window of March 18-26. Football…

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* TP Mazembe edged a tight 1-0 win in Lubumbashi when the two met in November * Sundowns Namibian striker Peter Shalulile scored a first-half penalty in the 38th minute Maravi Express South African side Mamelodi Sundowns gained sweet revenge over TP Mazembe of the DR Congo with a 1-0 home win on Saturday to finish top of their CAF Champions League group. Having already secured a place in the quarterfinals, the final group match completed a reverse of…

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* They are defending champions Al Ahly of Egypt, Côte d’Ivoire’s Asec Mimosas, DRC’s TP Mazembe, Tanzania’s Young Africans * As well as COSAFA sides South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns and Angola’s Petro de Luanda * Two quarterfinal slots remain for the taking in Match Day 6 scheduled for March 1-2 Maravi Express Defending champions of CAF Champions League, Al Ahly of Egypt Ahly joined by five strong contenders in quarter-finals of the prestigious African club competition who final two slots…

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* A total of 52 nations will be engaged for the group stages whose official draw will be announced after the preliminary stages * The four lowest ranked nations will play at home first, with the return leg to be hosted by the higher ranked opposing nation Maravi Express Following the successful conclusion to the 34th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations Côte d’Ivoire 2023, the preliminary round draw for the next edition of the competition set to…

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* The Flames’ FIFA World Cup 2026 African qualifiers in June, Equatorial Guinea are 16 in Africa and 79th in the world * New AFCON champions Côte d’Ivoire climb 10 places to 39th in the world and 5th in Africa Maravi Express On the FIFA rankings released last Thursday, Malawi Flames are 29th in Africa and 122 in the world — a not so impressive position following their inactivity since November last year in the FIFA World Cup 2026…

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