Beach soccer team on brink of history
Malawi national beach soccer team is on the verge of making history today when they face Tanzania in the second leg of the 2022 Maputo Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon).
They face the Tanzanians at Coco Beach Stadium in Dar es Salaam.
Malawi take a 3-2 advantage into the match after their hard fought win at Sunbird Livingstonia Beach in Salima two weeks ago.
In an interview before departure on Friday, national team coach Willy Kumilambe said they would like to finish off the job and make history.
He said: “We did not break camp since we played Tanzania at home as we wanted to rectify some problems that we faced during the encounter. We are happy that we don’t have any injuries and all the boys are fine.
are fired up
“When we met Tanzania in the first leg, most of the boys were afraid because it was their first international match, but the win gave them confidence. We have also boosted the squad by bringing in veteran James Chikoka who we hope will help in our away match.
“Tanzania have always been defeating us but this time around we want to show them that we have the weapons to beat them. So we are going there to attack and win the game and qualify for Afcon because we want to show Malawi that beach soccer has the potential.”
Kumilanbe said they are aware of the daunting task to finish off the job.
“Our approach is offensive. We are in the right frame of mind. The nation should have belief in us,” he said.
On his part, team manager Panganeni Ndovi said the players are fired up to qualify for Afcon.
However, Tanzania coach Boniphase Pawasa cautioned Malawi to expect a tough match.
“There were a lot of things that happened on the ground that did not satisfy me. I was not happy with some of the decisions
In the first leg, Isaac Kajamu scored a brace while captain Sandram Saddi scored the other goal for Malawi Goodluck Gama scored for Tanzania.
