2024 CHAN: Pasuwa unveils Malawi squad to face Comoros in qualifiers
- Dennis Kegengo
- Feb 20
- 2 min read
Photo Credit - Football Association of Malawi.
Malawi head coach Kalisto Pasuwa has released his provisional squad for the 2024 Africa Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifying fixture against Comoros.
The Flames will face Comoros in an away assignment at Bingu National Stadium on Sunday March 2 and in a home fixture at the same venue on Saturday February 8.
According to a statement on Malawi’s Football Association website, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has confirmed that the fixtures of the two matches with Comoros playing their home match in Malawi as they do not have a homologated venue.
The winner between Malawi and Comoros will face the winner between South Africa and Egypt in the last round of the qualifiers with the winner of that tie booking a place at the final tournament to be co-hosted in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda in August.
Malawi’s full squad:
Goalkeepers: Richard Chimbamba (Nyasa Big Bullets), George Chikooka (Silver Strikers) Amos Sate (Ekhaya FC).
Defenders: Khumbo Banda (Premier Bet Dedza Dynamos), Cris Luwemba (Creck Sporting) Mark Lameck, Maxwell Paipi, Nixon Mwase (Silver Strikers) Timothy Sulwimba (Mighty wanderers), Alick Lungu (Nyasa Big Bullets), Joseph MacDonald (Ekhaya FC).
Midfielders: Moses Banda (Civo), Yakho Singo, Lloyd Aaron, Wongani Lungu, Chikumbutso Salima (Nyasa Big Bullets), Charles Nkhoma (Moyale), Auspicious Kazongola (Mafco), Zebron Kalima, Zebron Kalima (Silver Strikers) Gaddie Chirwa, Wallace Adam, Wisdom Mpinganjira (Mighty Wanderers).
Strikers: Allan Chihana (Karonga), Ephraim Kondowe (Nyasa Big Bullets), Olson Kanjira (Kamuzu Barracks), Saviel Emmanuel (Ekhaya).
Technical panel: Kalisto Pasuwa (Head Coach), Peter Mponda (First Assistant Coach), Prichard Mwanza (Second Assistant Coach), James Chilapondwa (Team manager), Simplex Nthala (Goalkeeper Trainer), Peter Mgangira (Fitness Trainer), Taonga Chimodzi and Michael Ngole (Data Analysts), Michael Mwalule (Team Doctor) Dexter Kill (Physiotherapist), Richard Justin (Equipment Manager.
