The Malawi National Football Team, Flames, are in Tanzania where they will face Taifa Stars in a friendly game on Sunday.
In a statement on Wednesday, the Football Association of Malawi-FAM said Flames are expected to play the game in Dar es Salaam on March 29 which is one of the 2015 First Fifa dates for international friendly games.
Recently, the Flames got seeded in the 2015 Confederation of Southern Africa Football Senior Challenge Cup.
They are among six highly ranked sides together with South Africa, Zambia, Mozambique, Botswana and Angola in the latest Coca-Cola Fifa rankings in the Southern part of Africa.
The lower ranked eight teams will form two groups to compete in the first round with the winners joining the six higher ranked sides in the quarterfinals.
Teams that will exit in the quarterfinals will participate in plate competition at the tournament which South Africa will host from 17 to 31 May.
FAM released a squad to face Tanzania as follows:
Foreign based players:
Joseph Kamwendo, Chimango Kayira, Frank Banda, Esau Kanyenda, Harry Nyirenda, Limbikani Mzava and Gerald Phiri.
Local based players:
McDonald Harawa, Richard Chipuwa, Lucky Malata, John Lanjesi, Francis Mulimbika, John Banda, Earnest Tambe, Micium Mhone, Chikoti Chirwa, Peter Wadabwa and Amos Khamula.
Officials:
Young Chimodzi – Head Coach,
Jack Chamangwana – Assistant Coach,
Franco Ndawa – Team Manager
Philip Nyasulu – Goalkeepers Trainer
Levison Mwale – Team Doctor
James Sangala – Teams’ Liaison Officer
Alexander Waya – Head of Delegation (Executive Committee)