Mighty Wanderers will depart the country for Francistown, Botswana, this morning.
The club has indicated that it will use a chartered plane.
The team will be involved in a Caf Confederation Cup first preliminary round second leg match against Jwaneng Galaxy this coming Sunday.
Wanderers Chief Executive Officer Panganeni Ndovi said a 52-member delegation will depart through Kamuzu International Airport (KIA) in Lilongwe.
“We are set to leave for Botswana. We have a 52-member delegation and are expected to leave [Malawi] around 10:30am,” Ndovi said.
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Ndovi said they opted for a chartered flight to ease the players’ travel.
“Our aim is to win the match and, as such, we need to reduce fatigue on the players,” he said.
This is not the first time for a local club to fly on a chartered flight for continental club competitions.
FCB Nyasa Big Bullets flew to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on a chartered plane for their Caf Champions League second round match against TP Mazembe in Lubumbashi in 2023.
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Football Association of Malawi (Fam) also chartered a flight for the Malawi National Football Team’s trip to Botswana for the 2026 Fifa World Cup qualifier against Namibia.
Meanwhile, Wanderers have received a timely boost as Cameroonian striker Sama Thierry Tanjong and experienced goalkeeper Richard Chipuwa are fit for the match.
But Ndovi said striker Gaddie Chirwa has been ruled out of the clash.
“All the players are available for selection apart from Gaddie,” Ndovi said.
The return of Tanjong could be good news for Wanderers, which has fluffed several scoring opportunities in the first leg. Wanderers defeated Galaxy 1-0 courtesy of Felix Zulu’s 80th minute goal.
The overall winner between Wanderers and Galaxy will face either 105 Libreville FC from Gabon or Zambian side Zesco United in the second preliminary round.
Libreville defeated Zesco 2-0 in the first leg on Saturday.
In a related development, Silver Strikers will host ASSM Elgeco Plus from Madagascar in a Caf Champions League second leg match at Bingu National Stadium this coming Saturday.
The two teams shared the spoils after a 1-1 stalemate in the first leg in Mauritius on Sunday.
Silver can progress to the second round with a goal-less stalemate at home due to away goal-rule.
The winner between Silver and Elgeco will face either Wiliete Benguela from Angola or Tanzanian champions Young Africans (Yanga) Sports Club in the second preliminary round.
Yanga are poised to progress to the second round following a 3-0 victory over Benguela in the first leg in Luanda, Angola.
