Malawi to play Mozambique in a friendly
Malawi national team Coach, Kinnah Phiri has not dropped any player from the 42 –man squad and will give chance to rockies to play Mozambique in a friendly match in preparations for the Africa Cup of Nations finals.
The team will have three foreign based players; Russian based Esau Kanyenda, Mozambican hit man Chiukepo Msowoya and Angolan based defender James ‘Shareholder’ Sangala.
“I want each and every one to experience what it feels to play an away game, “said Malawi coach.
Some of the local players expected to travel to Mozambique are Chikumbutso Kanyenda, Victor Nyirenda, Harry Nyirenda, Peter Mgangira, Panganani Ndolvi, Maupo Msowoya and Elvis Kafoteka.
Others are Simplex Nthara, Charles Swini, Lawrence Mwehiwa, Charles Kalaile, Chikaiko Bridge and Blessings Tembo.
Malawi is drawn alongside Angola, Mali and Algeria in the 201 AFCON edition which starts next month.
The 2010 competition in Angola will be Malawi’s second appearance at the African Cup of Nations. The Flames’ first showing at the tournament was back in 1984, where they failed to get past the first round, but did manage a 2-2 draw against giants Nigeria.
Tagged with: Africa Cup of Nations, Chiukeo Msowoya, Esau Kanyenda, Flames, Kinna Phiri
LEAVE KINNAH ALONE!!! HE IS DOING GOOD. WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO QUALIFY SINCE 84. AZUNGU AMALEBEDWA COACH WA FLAMES AMANGODYA NDALAMA. SAMAZIWANSO MPIRA AYI. LOCAL COACHES ARE A BETTER SOURCE. MAPLAYERS NDI COACH AZIVANA. AZUNGU AJA AKAMALANKHULA NDI MUNTHU WOTI SUKULU SANAPANGE KWAMBIRI, COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN. KINNAH CAN TALK TO THE PLAYERS AND UNDERSTAND ONE ANOTHER. SO STOP!! HE KNOWS WHAT HE IS DOING FOR GETTING ALL 42 PLAYERS.
As someone who has played the game under a coach this is a sign that the competition is high or he hasnt had a chance to assess the players. There are those that train well in small groups but cannot project the same level to 11 v 11. Having 42 players can increase kind of drills he can perform. If you have played in organised football then you will understand what am talking about. The cuts will come once they are back from mozambique….. Watch and learn how why Kinna is so successful Amalawi anzanga.
Kinna is not wrong as far as football concern. All players must be assessed on Moz game. Don’t blame Kinna. He is light. Suportors always blame coach why? You netted 100 goals before the end of the game. Kinna Tiye nawo ma playerwo akaziwonere okha asakakunamizire kuti udawasiya ku Moshoko. Nawonso anyeko ka 2t kokha pa 5t. Roja out………..
WHERE IN THE WORLD DO YOU HAVE A TEAM OF 42 FOOTBALLERS. THAT NUMBER IS ON THE HIGHER SIDE. I KNOW HE IS A GOOD COACH BUT THIS SHOWS HE IS LACKING MANAGEMENT SKILLS.UNLESS HE IS PREPARING THREE TEAMS THEN I CAN UNDERSTAND
What a load of boo…! This is pure indecision on Kinnah’s part. The guy put himself at an awkward position when he went to town saying he will pick the players on merit. If merit is discipline, every player in the camp has behaved well and therefore has qualified. Now he has got nothing in his merit tank to measure them up with, they are all merited.
How in the world would a coach, less than one month down the line has no team to work with. Football is both a psychological and physical game. If the players can make an important trip like that without having an idea whether they have made the team or not is very bad for their psychological preparation. Why can’t Kinnah learn from the English? The world cup is in June but the players on the team are already known to the world. The coach has a manageable number of players to monitor and develop for the games. The players are aware and are busy preparing as a team and as individuals. Their families are making plans to travel to South Africa. …Seriously people, this is not rocket science, this needs a small percentage of brain cells to work it out; that Kinnah bench is too deep for the liking of any sports minded person.
And where is the money to play with like that coming from?… I know there are prudent guys at FAM, they wouldn’t want to waste money like that when everything in normal. There is some football politics involved here. The thing they don’t want is for Kinnah to turn around tomorrow and say, I requested for money to take the players to Mozambique but you did not give it to me.
Kinnah should define for us what he means by picking players on merit, I promise you, I will be back here in January for more comments.
This game will be played on Saturday (Dec. 19) in Songo (where the Cahora Bassa Dam is located) in Tete province. The Mozambicans are using their local players for this game since their “internationals” will only join the squad by the end of this month to prepare for AFrica Cup of Nations finals. So, it is not too far for Malawian fans to travel and support the FLAMES!
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