The African Nations Championship (Chan) final qualifying round first leg between the Flames and South Africa on Saturday at Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe grossed K50.7 million.
The Flames won the match 1-0 via Zelliat Nkhoma’s last-gasp strike.
The amount was about K26.2 million less than what was during the 2026 World Cup qualifier between Malawi and Namibia at the same venue in March, which was the Flames’ last home game before Saturday’s match.
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The Chan first-round play-off second leg against Comoros, which was also played in March, grossed K34.3 million.
According to the gate revenue reconciliation form, about K28.20 million was raised through pre-sale of tickets while the match day collections amounted to K22.59 million.
From the gross, about K16.17 million was channelled towards expenses such as security, ticket printing and commission, living a net revenue of K34.62 million.
Football Association of Malawi (FAM) got K24.235 million, representing 70 percent of the net, stadium owners Ministry of Youth and Sports received K8.655 million, which was 25 percent of the net while the Malawi National Council of Sports got K1.731 million.
An advance standard ticket was fetching K6 000 while on match day it was pegged at K8 000.
A seat in the comfort of a corporate box was pegged at K35 000.
A ticket for the VIP was selling at K25 000 in advance while on match day it was fetching K5 000 more.
Reacting to the gross revenue, the ministry’s spokesperson Macmillan Mwale said: “Revenue generation is an issue involving different stakeholders and as ground owners, we incur huge expenses to ensure that facilities are in good condition.
“There is need to explore ways to increase attendance and also strengthen revenue management systems.”
He said the gross revenue reflected the turnout “as the rainy weather conditions might have also played a role in attendance”.
FAM marketing and broadcasting manager Tulipo Mwenelupembe could not be reached for comment yesterday.
