Malawi targets back-to-back victories in CAF WC qualifiers

by Staff Reporter

Sunday Jun 09, 2024. 13:23

After commencing their recent CAF 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers on a positive note, Malawi will aim to record two wins on the trot in Group H next week when they take on Equatorial Guinea at Nuevo Estadio de Malabo on Monday afternoon.

Kick-off is at 3:00pm CAT

The Flames, as they’re affectionately known, head into their next qualifier on the back of a 3-1 win against Sao Tome at the Bingu National Stadium last week Thursday.

As a result of their most recent result, Malawi moved up to 3^rd in Group H, after accumulating six points after three matches played.

Prior to their victory against Sao Tome, the Flames bagged a 1-0 win against Liberia in their first qualifier before suffering a 1-0 defeat to Tunisia in their subsequent fixture.

While Malawi have been on the up, Equatorial Guinea have battled to yield positive results in their respective qualifying assignments.

After suffering a 3-0 loss to Namibia in their initial qualifier, National Thunder then recorded a damaging 3-0 defeat to Liberia in their second fixture.

Now though, Equatorial Guinea head into their next game on the back of a 1-0 loss to Tunisia where Mohamed Ben Romadhane’s 82^nd minute penalty separated the two nations at Stade Olympique Hammadi Agrebi last week Wednesday.

As it stands, Equatorial Guinea sit at the bottom of Group H with zero points to their name.