Malawi national football team
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The Malawi national football team, nicknamed The Flames, is the national team of Malawi
and is controlled by the Football Association of Malawi
. Before 1966 they were known as the Nyasaland national football team. They have never qualified for the World Cup
finals, and have twice reached the finals of the Africa Cup of Nations.
Their best performance was winning the bronze medal at the 1987 All-Africa Games
. The most successful football club from Malawi are Big Bullets
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Caps as of 11 January 2010, subsequent to the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations against Algeria
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Malawi
The Republic of Malawi is a landlocked country in southeast Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the northwest, Tanzania to the northeast, and Mozambique on the east, south and west. The country is separated from Tanzania and Mozambique by Lake Malawi. Its size...
and is controlled by the Football Association of Malawi
Football Association of Malawi
The Football Association of Malawi is the governing body controlling the sport of football in the central African country of Malawi. The Association is affiliated to the Confederation of African Football, FIFA and COSAFA.-History:...
. Before 1966 they were known as the Nyasaland national football team. They have never qualified for the World Cup
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
finals, and have twice reached the finals of the Africa Cup of Nations.
Their best performance was winning the bronze medal at the 1987 All-Africa Games
1987 All-Africa Games
The 4th All-Africa Games were played from August 1, 1987 to August 12, 1987 in Nairobi, Kenya. 42 countries participated in fourteen sports.From the beginning the intent had been to hold the African Games every four years. Economic difficulties and general civil unrest had never allowed this to...
. The most successful football club from Malawi are Big Bullets
Big Bullets
Big Bullets is a Malawian football club based in Blantyre and by unconfirmed statistics, Malawi’s popular football club and has dominated the country’s major soccer league, TNM Super League, since it was formed in 1967.-History:...
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Achievements
- COSAFA CupCOSAFA CupThe COSAFA Senior Challenge is an annual tournament for teams from Southern Africa organized by COSAFA, inaugurated after the ban against the Republic of South Africa had been lifted and the African Cup of Nations had been staged there in 1996...
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- 2 Times Runners-up
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- CECAFA CupCECAFA CupThe CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup is the oldest football tournament in Africa. It is a tournament of FIFA and the Council of East and Central Africa Football Associations , and includes national teams from Central and East Africa...
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- 3 Times Champion (1978, 1979, 1988)
- 3 Times Runners-up
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- All Africa Games :
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- 1 Third Place (19871987 All-Africa GamesThe 4th All-Africa Games were played from August 1, 1987 to August 12, 1987 in Nairobi, Kenya. 42 countries participated in fourteen sports.From the beginning the intent had been to hold the African Games every four years. Economic difficulties and general civil unrest had never allowed this to...
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- 1 Third Place (1987
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World Cup record
- 19301930 FIFA World CupThe 1930 FIFA World Cup was the inaugural FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in Uruguay from 13 July to 30 July 1930...
to 19741974 FIFA World CupThe 1974 FIFA World Cup, the tenth staging of the World Cup, was held in West Germany from 13 June to 7 July. The tournament marked the first time that the current trophy, the FIFA World Cup Trophy, created by the Italian sculptor Silvio Gazzaniga, was awarded...
: Did not enter - 19781978 FIFA World CupThe 1978 FIFA World Cup, the 11th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Argentina between 1 June and 25 June. The 1978 World Cup was won by Argentina who beat the Netherlands 3–1 after extra time in the final. This win was the first World Cup title for Argentina, who became the fifth...
to 19901990 FIFA World CupThe 1990 FIFA World Cup was the 14th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 8 June to 8 July 1990 in Italy, the second country to host the event twice. Teams representing 116 national football associations from all six populated...
: Did not qualify - 19941994 FIFA World CupThe 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in nine cities across the United States from June 17 to July 17, 1994. The United States was chosen as the host by FIFA on July 4, 1988...
: Withdrew from qualification - 19981998 FIFA World CupThe 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th FIFA World Cup, was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. France was chosen as host nation by FIFA on 2 July 1992. The tournament was won by France, who beat Brazil 3-0 in the final...
to 20102010 FIFA World CupThe 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
: Did not qualify
Africa Cup of Nations record
- 1957 to 1974 – Did not enter
- 1976 to 1982 – Did not qualify
- 1984 – Round 1
- 1986 to 2008 – Did not qualify
- 2010 – Round 1
- 2012 – Did not qualify
Fixtures and Recent Results
| Date | Opposition | Result | Venue | Competition | Notes |
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| 12 May 2010 | Lost 0–1 | Sana'a Sana'a -Districts:*Al Wahdah District*As Sabain District*Assafi'yah District*At Tahrir District*Ath'thaorah District*Az'zal District*Bani Al Harith District*Ma'ain District*Old City District*Shu'aub District-Old City:... |
International Friendly Exhibition game An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition... |
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| May 2010 | Drew 1–1 | Angola Angola Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city... |
2011 African Championship of Nations Qualifier | ||
| June 2010 | Lost 0–2 | Blantyre Blantyre, Malawi Blantyre or Mandala is Malawi's centre of finance and commerce, the largest city with an estimated 732,518 inhabitants . It is sometimes referred to as the commercial capital of Malawi as opposed to the political capital, Lilongwe... , Malawi Malawi The Republic of Malawi is a landlocked country in southeast Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the northwest, Tanzania to the northeast, and Mozambique on the east, south and west. The country is separated from Tanzania and Mozambique by Lake Malawi. Its size... |
2011 African Championship of Nations Qualifier | Knocked Out of Tournament | |
| 9 July 2010 | Drew 1–1 | Lomé Lomé Lomé, with an estimated population of 737,751, is the capital and largest city of Togo. Located on the Gulf of Guinea, Lomé is the country's administrative and industrial center and its chief port. The city exports coffee, cocoa, copra, and palm kernels... , Togo Togo Togo, officially the Togolese Republic , is a country in West Africa bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, on which the capital Lomé is located. Togo covers an area of approximately with a population of approximately... |
2012 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifier | ||
| 11 August 2010 | Drew 1–1 | Blantyre Blantyre, Malawi Blantyre or Mandala is Malawi's centre of finance and commerce, the largest city with an estimated 732,518 inhabitants . It is sometimes referred to as the commercial capital of Malawi as opposed to the political capital, Lilongwe... , Malawi Malawi The Republic of Malawi is a landlocked country in southeast Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the northwest, Tanzania to the northeast, and Mozambique on the east, south and west. The country is separated from Tanzania and Mozambique by Lake Malawi. Its size... |
2012 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifier | ||
| 3 September 2010 | Drew 2–2 | Tunis Tunis Tunis is the capital of both the Tunisian Republic and the Tunis Governorate. It is Tunisia's largest city, with a population of 728,453 as of 2004; the greater metropolitan area holds some 2,412,500 inhabitants.... , Tunisia Tunisia Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area... |
2012 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifier | ||
| 8 October 2010 | Won 6–2 | Blantyre Blantyre, Malawi Blantyre or Mandala is Malawi's centre of finance and commerce, the largest city with an estimated 732,518 inhabitants . It is sometimes referred to as the commercial capital of Malawi as opposed to the political capital, Lilongwe... , Malawi Malawi The Republic of Malawi is a landlocked country in southeast Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the northwest, Tanzania to the northeast, and Mozambique on the east, south and west. The country is separated from Tanzania and Mozambique by Lake Malawi. Its size... |
2012 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifier | ||
| 17 November 2010 | Won 2–1 | Blantyre Blantyre, Malawi Blantyre or Mandala is Malawi's centre of finance and commerce, the largest city with an estimated 732,518 inhabitants . It is sometimes referred to as the commercial capital of Malawi as opposed to the political capital, Lilongwe... , Malawi Malawi The Republic of Malawi is a landlocked country in southeast Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the northwest, Tanzania to the northeast, and Mozambique on the east, south and west. The country is separated from Tanzania and Mozambique by Lake Malawi. Its size... |
International Friendly Exhibition game An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition... |
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| 29 November 2010 | Won 3–2 | Dar es Salaam Dar es Salaam Dar es Salaam , formerly Mzizima, is the largest city in Tanzania. It is also the country's richest city and a regionally important economic centre. Dar es Salaam is actually an administrative province within Tanzania, and consists of three local government areas or administrative districts: ... , Tanzania Tanzania The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state... |
2010 CECAFA Cup 2010 CECAFA Cup The 2010 CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup is the 34th edition of the competition. The host of the tournament is Tanzania.-Participants:... |
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| 2 December 2010 | Drew 1–1 | Dar es Salaam Dar es Salaam Dar es Salaam , formerly Mzizima, is the largest city in Tanzania. It is also the country's richest city and a regionally important economic centre. Dar es Salaam is actually an administrative province within Tanzania, and consists of three local government areas or administrative districts: ... , Tanzania Tanzania The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state... |
2010 CECAFA Cup 2010 CECAFA Cup The 2010 CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup is the 34th edition of the competition. The host of the tournament is Tanzania.-Participants:... |
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| 4 December 2010 | Drew 1–1 | Dar es Salaam Dar es Salaam Dar es Salaam , formerly Mzizima, is the largest city in Tanzania. It is also the country's richest city and a regionally important economic centre. Dar es Salaam is actually an administrative province within Tanzania, and consists of three local government areas or administrative districts: ... , Tanzania Tanzania The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state... |
2010 CECAFA Cup 2010 CECAFA Cup The 2010 CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup is the 34th edition of the competition. The host of the tournament is Tanzania.-Participants:... |
Qualified for Quarter-finals | |
| 7 December 2010 | Lost 0–1 | Dar es Salaam Dar es Salaam Dar es Salaam , formerly Mzizima, is the largest city in Tanzania. It is also the country's richest city and a regionally important economic centre. Dar es Salaam is actually an administrative province within Tanzania, and consists of three local government areas or administrative districts: ... , Tanzania Tanzania The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state... |
2010 CECAFA Cup 2010 CECAFA Cup The 2010 CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup is the 34th edition of the competition. The host of the tournament is Tanzania.-Participants:... |
Knocked out of tournament. First defeat in nine games | |
| 5 February 2011 | Won 2–1 | Windhoek, Namibia Namibia Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March... |
International Friendly Exhibition game An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition... |
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| 25 March 2011 | Won 1–0 | Blantyre Blantyre, Malawi Blantyre or Mandala is Malawi's centre of finance and commerce, the largest city with an estimated 732,518 inhabitants . It is sometimes referred to as the commercial capital of Malawi as opposed to the political capital, Lilongwe... , Malawi Malawi The Republic of Malawi is a landlocked country in southeast Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the northwest, Tanzania to the northeast, and Mozambique on the east, south and west. The country is separated from Tanzania and Mozambique by Lake Malawi. Its size... |
2012 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifier | ||
| 28 May 2011 | Drew 1–1 | Mhlume Mhlume Mhlume is a town located in the Lubombo district of Swaziland.Mhlume has a population of around 1000. It is well known for its large sugar cane fields in the area. It also has a sugar refinery called Mhlume Sugar Company.... , Swaziland Swaziland Swaziland, officially the Kingdom of Swaziland , and sometimes called Ngwane or Swatini, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa, bordered to the north, south and west by South Africa, and to the east by Mozambique... |
International Friendly Exhibition game An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition... |
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| 3 June 2011 | Drew 0–0 | Gaborone Gaborone ' is the capital and largest city of Botswana with a population of 191,776 based on a 2006 survey, about 10% of the total population of Botswana.... , Botswana Botswana Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana , is a landlocked country located in Southern Africa. The citizens are referred to as "Batswana" . Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Botswana adopted its new name after becoming independent within the Commonwealth on 30 September 1966... |
2012 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifier | Unbeaten in four games | |
| 6 July 2011 | Lost 0–1 | Blantyre Blantyre The name Blantyre may refer to several things:Malawi*Blantyre District — Blantyre, a district of Malawi**Blantyre, Malawi — Blantyre, a city of Malawi... , Malawi Malawi The Republic of Malawi is a landlocked country in southeast Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the northwest, Tanzania to the northeast, and Mozambique on the east, south and west. The country is separated from Tanzania and Mozambique by Lake Malawi. Its size... |
International Friendly Exhibition game An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition... |
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| 2 September 2011 | Drew 0–0 | Blantyre Blantyre, Malawi Blantyre or Mandala is Malawi's centre of finance and commerce, the largest city with an estimated 732,518 inhabitants . It is sometimes referred to as the commercial capital of Malawi as opposed to the political capital, Lilongwe... , Malawi Malawi The Republic of Malawi is a landlocked country in southeast Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the northwest, Tanzania to the northeast, and Mozambique on the east, south and west. The country is separated from Tanzania and Mozambique by Lake Malawi. Its size... |
2012 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifier 2012 & 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification This page details the process of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Qualification phase. Forty-six African nations, including hosts Gabon and Equatorial Guinea, entered the competition. Gabon and Equatorial Guinea automatically qualified as host countries. The other 44 nations were drawn into eleven... |
Will qualify for 2012 Africa Cup of Nations if they defeat Chad in final qualifying game | |
| 7 October 2011 | Drew 2–2 | N’Djamena, Chad Chad Chad , officially known as the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon and Nigeria to the southwest, and Niger to the west... |
2012 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifier 2012 & 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification This page details the process of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations Qualification phase. Forty-six African nations, including hosts Gabon and Equatorial Guinea, entered the competition. Gabon and Equatorial Guinea automatically qualified as host countries. The other 44 nations were drawn into eleven... |
Knocked Out of Tournament | |
2012 African Cup of Nations Qualification
Drawn in Group K alongside , , and . Top 2 teams will qualify for 2012 African Cup of Nations2012 African Cup of Nations
The 2012 Africa Cup of Nations will be the 28th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football . It will be co-hosted by Gabon and Equatorial Guinea. The two countries won the right to host the tournament after...
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Group K
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| 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 13 | ||
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3 | |
| 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 2 | |
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Current squad
The following players were called up for the African Nations Cup 2010.Caps as of 11 January 2010, subsequent to the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations against Algeria
Algeria national football team
The Algeria national football team , nicknamed الأفنــاك, Les Fennecs , represents Algeria in association football and is controlled by the Fédération Algérienne de Football. Algeria's home ground is the Stade 5 Juillet 1962 in Algiers and their head coach is Vahid Halilhodžić.Algeria has qualified...
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Recent call-ups
Head coaches
- Young Chimodzi (1999–2000)
- Kim SplidsboelKim SplidsboelKim Splidsboel is a Danish football manager and former professional player who currently manages Danish club side B 1908.-Playing career:Splidsboel played professionally for Hvidovre IF and Herfølge BK.-Coaching career:...
(2001–2002) - Allan Gillet (2002–2003)
- Edington Ng'onamo (2003–2004), (caretaker)
- John Kaputa (2004)
- Yassin Osman (2004–2005)
- Michael Hennigan (2005), (caretaker)
- Burkhard ZieseBurkhard ZieseBurkhard Ziese was a German football manager.- References :...
(2005–2006) - Kinnah PhiriKinnah PhiriKinnah Phiri is a former Malawian footballer and coach currently managing the Malawian national team.-Career:Born in Blantyre, Kinnah began playing football for local side Big Bullets F.C., and in 1982 was offered a contract by Saudi Arabian club Sharjah. He was not allowed to leave the country,...
(2006–2007), (caretaker) - Stephen ConstantineStephen ConstantineStephen Phillip Constantine is an English football manager who currently manages Cypriot team Nea Salamis.-Biography:...
(2007–2008) - Eli Cohen (2008–2009)
- Kinnah PhiriKinnah PhiriKinnah Phiri is a former Malawian footballer and coach currently managing the Malawian national team.-Career:Born in Blantyre, Kinnah began playing football for local side Big Bullets F.C., and in 1982 was offered a contract by Saudi Arabian club Sharjah. He was not allowed to leave the country,...
/ Young Chimodzi (2009–)