Malawi national football team
COSAFA (Southern Africa) | ||||
Head coach | Patrick Mabedi | |||
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Captain | John Banda | |||
Most caps | Young Chimodzi (159) | |||
Top scorer | Kinnah Phiri (71) | |||
Home stadium | Bingu National Stadium | |||
FIFA code | MWI | |||
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Africa Cup of Nations | ||||
Appearances | 3 (first in 1984) | |||
Best result | Round of 16 (2021) | |||
COSAFA Cup | ||||
Appearances | 19 (first in 1997) | |||
Best result | Runners-up (2002, 2003) | |||
Four Nations Football Tournament | ||||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2024) | |||
Best result | Fourth place (2024) | |||
The Malawi national football team represents Malawi in association football and is controlled by the Football Association of Malawi. Before 1966, it was known as the Nyasaland national football team.
They have qualified for three
History
Coaches
The first full-time coach of the Malawi national football team was Ron Meades. The
Tournaments
Malawi first qualified for an
After 26 years, Malawi took part in an
At the tournament in Angola,
For Malawi to have reached the quarter-finals for the first time, a draw in the last group game would have been enough. However, the team lost 3-1 to
Results and fixtures
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Loss Fixture
2023
28 March 2023 AFCON qualification | Malawi | 0–4 | Egypt | Lilongwe, Malawi |
15:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Bingu National Stadium Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania) |
14 June Friendly | Mozambique | 1–1 | Malawi | Maputo, Mozambique |
10:00 UTC+2 | Telinho 56' | Report | Nkhoma 74' | Stadium: Estádio do Zimpeto |
20 June 2023 AFCON qualification | Ethiopia | 0–0 | Malawi | Maputo, Mozambique |
16:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Estádio do Zimpeto Referee: Djindo Louis Houngnandande (Benin) |
6 July 2023 COSAFA Cup | Zambia | 0–1 | Malawi | Durban |
18:00 | Report | Stadium: King Zwelithini Stadium |
9 July 2023 COSAFA Cup | Malawi | 2–0 | Seychelles | Durban |
18:00 |
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Report | Stadium: King Zwelithini Stadium |
11 July 2023 COSAFA Cup | Malawi | 2–0 | Comoros | Durban |
15:00 | Report | Stadium: Chatsworth Stadium |
14 July 2023 COSAFA Cup SF | Malawi | 1–1 (0–3 p) | Lesotho | KwaMashu |
15:00 | Report |
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Stadium: King Zwelithini Stadium |
16 July 2023 COSAFA Cup 3rd | Malawi | 0–0 (3–5 p) | South Africa | Durban |
15:00 | Report | Stadium: King Zwelithini Stadium |
9 September 2023 AFCON qualification | Malawi | 2–2 | Guinea | Lilongwe, Malawi |
15:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Bingu National Stadium Referee: Clement Franklin Kpan (Ivory Coast) |
17 November UTC±0 |
Report |
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Stadium: Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex Referee: Antoine Effa (Cameroon) |
21 November 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Malawi | 0–1 | Tunisia | Lilongwe, Malawi |
15:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Bingu National Stadium Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Aklesso Gnama (Togo) |
2024
Coaching staff
Position | Name |
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Head Coach | Patrick Mabedi |
1st Assistant coach | Deklerk Msakakuona |
2nd Assistant coach | Eliya Kananji |
Goalkeeping coach | Victor Mphande |
Team manager | James Sangala |
Fitness Coach | Peter Mgangira |
Technical Adviser | Aubrey Nankhuni |
Data Analyst | Lawrence Waya |
Physiotherapist | Dexter Killi |
Team Doctor | Dr. Levison Mwale |
Kitmaster | Richard Justin Lado |
Media Manager | Gomegzani Zakazaka |
Chaplain | Chancy Gondwe |
Assistant Technical Manager | Steve Madeira |
Coaching history
- Caretaker coaches are listed in italics
- Jack Chamangwana (1998–99)
- Young Chimodzi (1999–00)
- Kim Splidsboel (2000–02)
- Alan Gillett (2003)
- Edington Ng'onamo (2003–04)
- John Kaputa (2004)
- Yassin Osman (2004–05)
- Michael Hennigan (2005)
- Burkhard Ziese (2005–06)
- Kinnah Phiri (2006–07)
- Stephen Constantine (2007–08)
- Kinnah Phiri (2009–12)
- Edington Ng'onamo (2012–13)
- Tom Saintfiet (2013)
- Young Chimodzi (2014–15)
- Ernest Mtawali (2015–16)
- Ramadhan Nsanzurwimo (2016–17)
- Gerald Phiri Sr. (2017)
- Ronny Van Geneugden (2017–19)
- Meke Mwase (2019–2021)
- Mario Marinică (2021–2023)
- Patrick Mabedi (2023–present)
Players
Current squad
The following local-based players were named to the provisional squad for the four-nations tournament friendly matches against Kenya, Zambia and Zimbabwe in March 2024.[8]
Caps and goals correct as of: 21 November 2023, after the match against Tunisia.
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up in 12 months preceding the above draft.
Records
- As of 16 July 2023[9]
- Players in bold are still active with Malawi.
Most appearances
Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Career |
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1 | Young Chimodzi | 159 | 13 | 1979–1995 |
2 | Jack Chamangwana | 133 | 10 | 1975–1985 |
3 | Lawrence Waya | 129 | 28 | 1982–1996 |
4 | Harry Waya | 126 | 8 | 1977–1987 |
5 | Kinnah Phiri | 117 | 71 | 1973–1981 |
6 | Gilbert Chirwa | 112 | 4 | 1981–1993 |
7 | Jonathan Billie | 110 | 8 | 1978–1987 |
8 | Joseph Kamwendo | 104 | 6 | 2003–2017 |
9 | Felix Nyirongo | 103 | 2 | 1986–1997 |
10 | Peter Mponda | 102 | 1 | 1998–2011 |
Top goalscorers
Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career |
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1 | Kinnah Phiri | 71 | 117 | 0.61 | 1973–1981 |
2 | Frank Sinalo | 28 | 75 | 0.37 | 1981–1989 |
Lawrence Waya | 28 | 129 | 0.22 | 1982–1996 | |
4 | Stock Dandize | 23 | 70 | 0.33 | 1977–1983 |
5 | Yasin Osman | 22 | 67 | 0.33 | 1966–1975 |
Essau Kanyenda | 22 | 72 | 0.31 | 1999–2015 | |
Chiukepo Msowoya | 22 | 89 | 0.25 | 2006–present | |
8 | Peterkins Kayira | 18 | 68 | 0.26 | 1983–1989 |
9 | Barnet Gondwe | 17 | 66 | 0.26 | 1976–1981 |
Gabadinho Mhango | 17 | 68 | 0.25 | 2012–present |
Competition records
FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup | Qualification | |||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | |
1966 | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | ||||||||||||||
1970 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
1974 | ||||||||||||||||
1978 | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||
1982 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||
1986 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||
1990 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
1994 | Withdrew | Withdrew | ||||||||||||||
1998 | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||
2002 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | ||||||||||
2006 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 27 | ||||||||||
2010 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 16 | ||||||||||
2014 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||
2018 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
2022 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | ||||||||||
2026 | To be determined | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
2030 | To be determined | |||||||||||||||
2034 | ||||||||||||||||
Total | 0/14 | 68 | 17 | 16 | 35 | 60 | 96 |
Africa Cup of Nations
Africa Cup of Nations record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
1965
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Not affiliated to CAF | Not affiliated to CAF | ||||||||||||||
1968
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1970
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1972
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1974 |
Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
1976
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Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | |||||||||
1978
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||
1980
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||
1982
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
1984
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Group stage | 7th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | Squad | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
1986
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Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
1988
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||
1990
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4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||
1992
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4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | ||||||||||
1994
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6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | ||||||||||
1996
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6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||
1998
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6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | ||||||||||
2000
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
2002
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||
2004
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | ||||||||||
2006
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12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 27 | ||||||||||
2008
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||
2010 | Group stage | 11th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | Squad | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 5 | |
2012 | Did not qualify | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 8 | |||||||||
2013 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||
2015 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | ||||||||||
2017 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | ||||||||||
2019 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||
2021 | Round of 16 | 13th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Squad | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | |
2023 | Did not qualify | In progress | ||||||||||||||
2025 | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
2027 | ||||||||||||||||
Total | Round of 16 | 3/36 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 110 | 31 | 28 | 51 | 121 | 165 |
African Games
Year | Result | M | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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1965 | Did not qualify | ||||||
1973 | Did not qualify | ||||||
1978 | 4th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
1987 | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 |
Total | 2/4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 15 |
Head-to-head record
As of 17 November 2019 after match against Uganda[10]
More wins than losses As many wins as losses Fewer wins than losses
Opponent |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
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Algeria | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | −7 |
Angola | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 |
Benin | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Botswana | 25 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 47 | 21 | +26 |
Burkina Faso | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 |
Burundi | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 |
Cameroon | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | −7 |
Chad | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | +5 |
Comoros | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 |
Congo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 |
Djibouti | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | +16 |
DR Congo | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | −1 |
Egypt | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | −6 |
Eritrea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
Eswatini | 27 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 40 | 21 | +19 |
Ethiopia | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 |
Gabon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
Ghana | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 17 | −17 |
Guinea | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 |
Ivory Coast | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | −5 |
Kenya | 47 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 61 | 46 | +15 |
Lesotho | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 43 | 12 | +31 |
Liberia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 |
Libya | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 |
Madagascar | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 21 | −9 |
Mali | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 |
Mauritius | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 19 | +12 |
Morocco | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 15 | −12 |
Mozambique | 31 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 34 | 29 | +5 |
Namibia | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 20 | −5 |
Nigeria | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 20 | −11 |
Réunion | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 |
Rwanda | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | +7 |
Senegal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 |
Seychelles | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
Sierra Leone | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | +9 |
Somalia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 |
South Africa | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 20 | −15 |
South Sudan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 |
Sudan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 |
Tanzania | 55 | 17 | 25 | 13 | 62 | 52 | +10 |
Togo | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
Tunisia | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 16 | −8 |
Uganda | 31 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 32 | 39 | −7 |
Yemen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 |
Zambia | 79 | 19 | 17 | 43 | 68 | 170 | −102 |
Zanzibar | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 10 | +24 |
Zimbabwe | 64 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 60 | 82 | −22 |
Total | 620 | 212 | 182 | 226 | 746 | 798 | −52 |
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