Malawi beat Uganda 1-0 on independence day: Chiukepo Msowoya goal

July 6, 2015 Jeromy Kadewere -Nyasa Times 54 Comments

Striker Chiukepo Msowoya was hero of the day on Monday 6 July as his lone strike earned the Flames of Malawi a sweet 1-0 win over Uganda, in an Independence Anniversary Celebrations match at Kamuzu Stadium .

Chiukepo Msowoya scored the winning goal
Chiukepo Msowoya scored the winning goal for Malawi

Msowoya, who is enjoying a rich vein of form weighing in with impressive displays, scored in the dyining minutes of the game to give Malawians something to celebrate.

The ex-Orlando Pirates striker, who is also in top form at champions Big Bullets, winning goal gave interim coach Ernest Mtawali and his backroom staff a perfect audition, watched by President Peter Mutharika and visiting Zambian leader Edgar Lungu before the packed crowd that had the privilege of watching the game for free.

The win was a relief to last month’s 2-1 loss to Zimbabwe in Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers which cost Young Chimodzi the Flames coaching job.

Msowoya who was not in Chimodzi’s squad was drafted in by interim coach Mtawali and interim team manager Chancy Gondwe after a long spell out on the sidelines because of injury and repaid  Mtawali’s faith.

Uganda’sKezironi Kizito had the best chance for Uganda with a 17th minute curling free kick saved by the woodwork.

The match looked destined for a barren result coming into the 90th minute but Msowoya’s powerful header separated the two sides to give hundreds of Malawians joy to cheer for on their independence day anniversaries.

Mtawali said: “This was the expectation of the public to win the game. Being a new team with a new coach, the public wanted good results.”

He said the coaching panel will put to trial different players until they build up a strong team that can represent Malawi and bring in good results.

The Ugandans travel to Egypt after the Malawi match on July 18 for CAF Under-23 assignment.

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54 replies on “Malawi beat Uganda 1-0 on independence day: Chiukepo Msowoya goal”

  1. If a player wants to be discussed more positively be like Msowoya.No matter he has been on floppy platform when he was in Mozambique but imagine he made you even more proud on indipendence day,can’t you apploud for..?

  5. Try Ernest mtawali one more so that we can see chenges of perfomance in in the national team

  7. Thats the flames l know. Not the fake flames that was embarrassing the country of Malawi. Kp it up

  9. Good here but coach institute systematic purposeful play.Yes we won but admittedly we were outplayed by the visitors by their flowing football.There was a lot of ball possesion loss on our side which must be checked also.

  10. Inu nonse mukuti timu yawina chifukwa Ernest ndi mutumbuka mapwara anu!

    Kinnah sanali mutumbuka, katimu kanu kopepelako kamawina?

  11. Stanley Sanudi, quite a revelation…keep it boy! umasewera Ngati waku Ghana aise.
    Macoach osamusokoneza Ngati mmene mwamusokonezera Limbikani Mzava eti

  14. chiukepo deserves respect .amatichotsa manyazi.viva Ernest viva malawi
    keep it up chiukeko.your head is a weapon of mass destruction

  16. We should not celebrate much, Chiukepo is not a good striker. A striker should not be seasonal. Remember that Youn also used to feature him but he disappointed the natioan right there at kamuzu statdium. maybe the point now is that Since Chiukepo plays for Big Bullets, Bullets fans are happy. Wait a minute , you will remember my words!!!!!!!!!!!!

  18. Kodi sitingamutenge yemweyi mtawaliyu? mwina poti ndi mtumbuka poti pano ife a mlako tilipena paliponse. koma ngati zinthu zikutheka ingomusiyani ntawali yemweyi basi, inspiring, enthusiasing, showing a team spirit, these are some of the qualities of a good coach, tiyeni nazoni a mtawali, kuchokera ku Karonga should not be a barrier, u are representing the whole Malawi, lomwes, Tumbukas, Chewas, Ngondes, all.

  19. MUCH AS I DON’T CELEBRATE THE 1-0 VICTORY, I’D STILL PAT THE FLAMES ON THE IR BACKS BCOZ CURRENTLY GOOD PLAYERS ARE THOSE IN THEIR TWENTIES AND LET’S STOP THIS NONSENSE OF THINKING PEOPLE WHO’VE JUST LANDED A PLANE A RE EXHAUSTED, KULI NDE ZOFEWA BWINO KUNJAKU/ MASIKUANO. WE PALYED AGOOD SIDE AT FLAMES LEVEL! – YES WE NEED TO IMPROVE TACTICALLY

  20. Tawina tawina basi kaya asewera ngati Beni kapena gule wakulu ndatopa kuluza.i don’t care how.I’m proud to be in a winning side,proud to be Malawian! Malawi @51

  22. Let’s begin to schedule the Queens on independence day celebrations! We have watched the “Embers” for too long. 1:0 in the 90th minute does not warrant the expression of full ego we see in the image!

  23. Are you seriously celebrating this 1-0 win? The whole senior flames playing a Ugandan Under 23 coming just straight from the airport ndikuvutikira kuchinya kachigoli kamodzi inu nkumasekerera! ndimavuto kaya amenewa. Mwina mukanati twain 3-0 iyo inali nkhani ina

  24. ndipemphe makochi athu aziwauza anyamatawa kuti game iliyose its afriendly!muona tiziwina game iliyonse!Friendly ndiye amazipereka madolo amenewa ngati BafanaBafana!

  25. Lero tikukuyamikilani kuti mwawina mwatisangalatsa pamenepo takulakwirani muisokoneza team yowina kufuna yolunza kkkkkk koma amalawife sindimanziwa kuti timafuna chani

  27. Akanalowat lucky Malata tikagonga 2-1 chgoli chmodz akanazigoletsa yekha chna chkanakhala cha penalty itaponda mbuz imeneyija

  32. Atleast Malawi have something to celebrate considering that the coach satengera kuti chani koma producing a winning team, i believe at the time spain were world cup champions the team was full of barcelona players may be only 4 players were from other teams so i just want tell those who are saying anasewera ambiri a bullets that dont worry provided we win other than kukamira team yosapanga perform congrats flames

  36. Congratulations to Flames and Mtawali as well as his backroom staff,but we need to polish up other areas.I know this is not the main team .Passing the ball has been our problem.Uganda was more organised than us.We need to be conversant with basics of football.Let Ernest combine these players with a few older ones……we will surely make a good team

  37. kodi tinene kuti simukuwonapo apo alemba kuti “under 23” po? kapenanso tinene kuti simukudziwa zoti anawo asewera mpila atangotsika kumene ndege? if it was 5-0 i would have been proud but 1-0 mwanama.

  39. I have been telling people that Mtawali knows soccer very well and can implement this to the flames if given enough time. Am confident in Mtawali becoz of the young coach who coached cape Verde seriously I was impressed with the way he giving instructions to his guyz now cape Verde is on gud fifa ranking. Don’t bring expatriate lets try this young guy Ernest with Chancy Gondwe the lawyer

  40. guyz to say the truth,we din’t play well.despite that chiukepo scores,he also din’t play tactically well.i think we as malawians we have a problemif we loss we insult the coaches.and if we win we forgot all the mistakes that were on the pitch and start to praise the team stupidly.to say the truth this old players sanasewere dzowoneka.i would appreciate anakamenyetsa ana like enerst tambe,sternly sanudi,Sulumba,fodya, mhone nd aziphwawo osat azigogowa ayi and that iz period!!!!!

  45. Inu mumadana ndi atumbuka nu, pali mau?
    Coach mtumbuka, Msowoya ndi mtukumbukanso.
    Kupanda atumbuka kugolisa zigoli, Flame inaka nunkha kanthu?
    VIVA ATUMBUKA MOSE.

  49. coach azilowetsa winning squad, osatengera kuti akuchokera team yanji, kaya ndi five players from one team amene basi what we want is scores. this mtawali is indeed good coach, he has proven it, chikhala anali mavoti ndikadakamuvotera basi kuti aimeso

  52. Tifetu tinanena kuti coach koma Ernest Mtawali okumva zimene ana afuna timafunsatu ife kuti chimene akumusiyila Chiukepo Msowoya ndichiyani lelo wayakha yekha. RIP Mr Young Chimodzi.

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