Malawi National Football Team, the Flames, should guard in opposition to complacency after they face Comoros within the TotalEnergies African Nations (Chan) championship second leg at Bingu National Stadium this afternoon.
Heading into the tie, the Flames have a bonus following a 2-0 victory in a match performed on the identical venue final week.
In this tie, a draw can be sufficient to propel the Flames to the second spherical of the playoffs.
But the Flames should train warning as Comoros can overturn the tie.
On paper, the chances are stacked in opposition to the Islanders however in soccer, something can occur.
In actuality, the battle is just not over but.
This is Kalisto Pasuwa’s second sport since he was appointed Flames coach on a full time foundation.
But he was accountable for two TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifiers in opposition to Burundi (0-0) and Burkina Faso.
So far, the Flames haven’t misplaced a match below the tutelage of the Zimbabwean mentor in three matches.
Despite the away victory, Pasuwa insisted the battle was not over but.
“We have played the first match and we have another 90 minutes ahead of us so we need to go with a positive mind for us to get a positive result,” he mentioned.
In this afternoon’s tie, Pasuwa is prone to make adjustments to the crew that began final week’s match.
Attacking midfielder Zebron Kalima, who scored the second purpose after his Silver Strikers teammate Binwell Katinji had opened the scoring, is prone to be thrown into the fray.
Goalkeeper George Chikooka will hold his place whereas captain Maxwell Paipi, Nickson Mwase, MacDonald Lameck and Alick Lungu will possible begin the match.
Comoros coach admitted that his fees made life tough for themselves within the first leg.
“Our chances are very slim because we are facing a strong team,” he mentioned.
The total winner between Malawi and Comoros will face both South Africa or Egypt within the second spherical.
Egypt and South Africa settled for a 1-1 stalemate within the first leg at Free State Stadium final week.
In different play offs, Algeria awaits the winner between Gabon and Gambia within the second spherical. Two groups from the playoffs can be positioned in Group C alongside Uganda, Niger and Guinea.
Normally, Chan, which is particularly for local-based gamers, is a 16-team competitors.
But with three nations Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya internet hosting this 12 months’s finals, the variety of groups rose to 18.
Caf then determined so as to add extra groups to make it a 20- crew competitors.
The continental soccer governing physique organized play offs for nations that had withdrawn from the preliminary qualifiers.
Since its inception in 2007, the Flames have by no means certified for the Chan finals.