Advance ticket sales for the much-anticipated international friendly match between Malawi football legends and their Zambian counterparts will start tomorrow in designated outlets.
The match is scheduled for December 28 at Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe.
Football Legends Association (FLA) Board Chairperson Jim Kalua confirmed that the tickets would be available in all the outlets.
“We want to give people ample time to purchase the tickets so that they watch the legends in action. This is a great opportunity for fans to watch and also interact with the legends,” Kalua said.
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An advance standard ticket is pegged at K3,000 and K4,000 on match day while an advance VIP ticket is pegged at K15,000 whereas, on match day, it will be sold at K20,000.
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A corporate box advance ticket is pegged at K20,000 and at K25,000 on match day.
Kalua said the tickets would be available in outlets—namely Legends office in Chitipi, Acres Gateway Mall, Katoto Filling Station (Mzuzu), CBM Supermarket and Maula Filling Station—for people to ease challenges in accessing them.
FLA engaged Football Association of Malawi (Fam) to facilitate the match through Football Association of Zambia (Faz).
Both teams are expected to feature a mixture of generational legends.
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Flames former playmaker and coach Ernest Mtawali, who is based in South Africa, United Kingdom-based Essau Kanyenda, Joseph Kamwendo, Young Chimodzi Snr, Gilbert Chirwa, James Sangala, Robert Ng’ambi, Fischer Kondowe and Jimmy Zakazaka are expected to be part of the legends squad.
Zambia are also expected to bring legends that were part of the historic 2012 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) winning squad.
They include Christopher Katongo, Kalililo Kakonje, Felix Katongo, Clifford Mulenga and Hinjani Himoonde.
The two teams also met, with Zambia beating Malawi 2-1 at David Kaunda Stadium in Chipata, Zambia.
