The Malawi Under-17 Boy National Football Team will go into camp next week in preparation for a TotalEnergies U-17 Africa Cup of Nations/ Cosafa Qualifier.
The tournament is scheduled for September 11 to 20, 2025 in Harare, Zimbabwe.
Football Association of Malawi (Fam) announced Monday that team is expected to go into camp on August 22, 2025.
Coach Enos Chatama has named a 44-member provisional squad for the tournament.
“Chatama has retained 11 players from the squad that took part in last year’s edition in Johannesburg, South Africa,” the statement reads.
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He has also included United States-based striker Eli Rundles of Kalonji Soccer Academy.
Chatama has named Silver Strikers assistant coach Mapopa Msukwa as his assistant whereas George Sangala is the fitness coach.
Hethwin Nkumbaleza and Benjamin Thole are goalkeepers’ coach and team manager, respectively.
The junior Flames are in Group B alongside South Africa, defending champions Zambia and Madagascar.
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Malawi will be hoping to reach the semi-finals after exiting the previous edition in the group stages.
Malawi finished bottom of Group A last year following draws with Angola and Mozambique. They lost 3-1 to Lesotho in their last group stage match.
Group A comprises Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Comoros and eSwatini whereas Group C has Angola, Botswana, Mauritius and Lesotho
The top team from each group will advance to the semi-finals along with the best second-placed team.
