By Chisomo Phiri
Malawi national football team head coach, Patrick Mabedi, has announced a 31-man provisional squad of local-based players to begin camp on Monday in preparation for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers next month.
The Flames will host Sao Tome at Bingu National Stadium on Thursday, June 6, 2024, before facing Equatorial Guinea away in Malabo four days later.
According to Football Association of Malawi (FAM) Communications Director, Gomezgani Zakazaka, the team will camp in Blantyre for two weeks before moving to Lilongwe on May 27, 2024.
The full list of local-based players is as follows:
Goalkeepers:
– Innocent Nyasulu (FCB Nyasa Bullets)
– Charles Chisale (Creck Sporting Club)
– George Chikooka (Silver Strikers)
– Blessing Juma (Civil Service Sporting Club)
Defenders:
– Mark Lameck
– Tatenda Mb’alaka
– Nickson Mwase (Silver Strikers)
– Stanley Sanudi
– Lawrence Chaziya (Mighty Mukuru Wanderers)
– Yamikani Mologeni
– Blessings Mpokera
– Precious Sambani (FCB Nyasa Bullets)
– Alex Kambilinya
– Kelvin Banda (Wakawaka Tigers)
Midfielders:
– Chrispin Mapemba
– Patrick Mwaungulu
– Lanjesi Nkhoma
– Lloyd Aaron
– Chikumbutso Salima (FCB Nyasa Bullets)
– Wisdom Mpinganjira
– Blessing Singini (Mighty Mukuru Wanderers)
– Moses Banda (Civil Service Sporting Club)
– Chimwemwe Idana
– Uchizi Vunga
– Patrick Macheso (Silver Strikers)
– Wongani Lungu (Mzuzu City Hammers FC)
Strikers:
– Adiel Kaduya (Silver Strikers)
– Zeliat Nkhoma (Kamuzu Barracks)
– Ephraim Kondowe (FCB Nyasa Bullets)
– Chrstopher Kumwembe
– Gaddie Chirwa (Mighty Mukuru Wanderers)
