RVG looks forward to Comoros game: ‘Must win for Malawi’
Malawi national football team coach Ronny Van Geneugden is looking forward to the Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Comoros on June 10 at Bingu National Stadium in Malawi’s capital, Lilongwe.
RVG, as he is fondly called in the media, said the game would important for obvious reasons having gone three matches without a win.
He disclosed that the team did perform as expected in the 1-0 home loss to Madagascar in the Championship of Nations Cup to bow out in the preliminar round on 2-0 aggregate loss.
“I am really looking forward to that game. The expectation from home fans was very big which we didn’t show,” said the soft spoken media friendly Belgian coach.
“The performance in the game against Comoros is important. I want to play a passing game and win that is my target.”
During the announcement of the squad named for the game he said players were excited to be called up to the national team.
The call up ommitted Bullets striker Muhammad Sulumba, defender Lucky Malata, goalkeeper Brighton Munthali, captain Dave Banda, Ishmael Thindwa.
His 26-man squad comprises nine foreign based professionals, goalkeepers Charles Swine and Frank Banda from HBC Songo, Christopher John Banda of Ferroviario de Nampula, Richard Mbulu of Costa do Sol (Mozambique), with goalkeeper Owen Chaima of Mbeya City Council FC. In South Africa, Gabadinho Mhango of PSL champions, Platinum Stars duo of Robert Ng’ambi and Gerald Phiri with former captain Limbani Mzava of Golden Arrows.
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@ Bibo, you are spot on ! Actually, this mzungu is already fake. Too much talk which he is failing to translate. Nanga Comoros yomweyi mpakana kupanga overhaul squad? Really mwanja wa china Banda ndi Chaima atithandiza chani? Do we still need donations za magalasi kuti aziona to spot the Thuso Paipis and the Mkwates of this world?
This guy is starting to irritate me with his passing game rhetoric. Passing game without purpose and a spirit of conquering means nothing. He needs to understand the type of players he is working with otherwise, he is in Malawi and not Belgium where young players learn football at academies and adapt to a system so quickly. In Malawi, there is no luxury of finding well developed players both tactically, technically, physically, and mentally. Instead, he should employ and stress on a winning formula that involves counter attacks, using wingers, and applying defensive superiority. Changing of players’ positions would not… Read more »
RVG— Watola team yolakwika aise; amzako anayesera koma zinawakanika
The big problem in Malawian football is government itself, they don’t put the team on budget forgetting that football is to do with money….
You will see FAM management forcing themselves to put on Bushiri’s golf shirts simply to tag him into any pending match funds..
UZIONA – MOREOVER PETER SAKONDA MPIRA – AMANGONKONDA GETRUDE
Ma player athunso ngosaukitsitsa; matupi awo ngofooka ndi midoli, zimafuna mphamvu izi.
Kumwa mkaka, kudya nyama plus kuchepetsa ma plain. nanga azitenga kuti zonsenzi player oti akulipidwa K40, 000 ku club, playe ochita kusowa ndi condom yomwe mthumba