Malawi interim head coach Kalisto Pasuwa has invited 25 players for their final two games in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers this month, Afrosport reports.
The Flames are up against Burundi and Burkina Faso, and Pasuwa, who was appointed in interim capacity following the sacking of Patrick Mabedi, has recalled South Africa-based striker Gabadinho Mhango and FC Botosani defender Charles Petro.
Flames interim head coach Kalisto Pasuwa has named a 25-man squad for the last 2025 African Cup of Nations qualifiers against Burundi and Burkina Faso next week.
The Flames will face Burundi in Ivory Coast on Thursday November 14, and Burkina Faso at BNS on November 18. pic.twitter.com/n0CVvJjUyT
— FA Malawi (@FaMalawi) November 6, 2024
Malawi will face Burundi away at the Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny in Abidjan on Thursday, November 14, before tackling Burkina Faso at home at the Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe four days later.
The Football Association of Malawi (FAM) revealed that the home-based players will leave for Ivory Coast on Monday, while the foreign-based players will make their way to Abidjan from their respective bases.
Full Malawi 25-man squad
Goalkeepers: William Thole (Mighty Mukuru Wanderers), George Chikooka (Silver Strikers) and Richard Chimbamba (FCB Nyasa Big Bullets).
Defenders: MacDonald Lameck, Maxwell Paipi, Nickson Mwase (Silver Strikers), Gomezgani Chirwa, Nickson Nyasulu, Alick Lungu (FCB Nyasa Big Bullets), Dennis Chembezi (Al Qasim SC-Iraq), Charles Petro (FC Botosani-Romania), Timothy Silwimba (Mighty Mukuru Wanderers).
Midfielders: John Banda (UD Songo), Yankho Singo, Lloyd Aaron (FCB Nyasa Big Bullets) Lanjesi Nkhoma, Patrick Mwaungulu (Don Bosco-DRC), Chawanangwa Kaonga (Zanaco FC-Zambia), Wisdom Mpinganjira (Mighty Mukuru Wanderers) and Zebron Kalima (Silver Strikers).
Strikers: Gabadinho Mhango (Marumo Gallants-RSA),Gadi Chirwa (Mighty Mukuru Wanderers), Zeliat Nkhoma (Kamuzu Barracks), Richard Mbulu, Lloyd Njaliwa (Costa Do Sol-Mozambique).
