Enterprising Malawi Beach Soccer National team will this Saturday July 27 host Burundi in a thrilling and do or die Afcon Qualifier second leg at Sunbird Livingstonia Beach in Salima lake district.
The hosts are going in this game with an added advantage after clobbering the visitors at their backyard narrowly 6-7 win in Burundi’s capital, Bujumbura in the first leg.
Speaking in an interview on Thursday ahead of the encounter, head coach Willy Kumilambe said they are ready for the Burundians who gave them a tough during first leg.
“We need to be technically smart as we will be playing because the ties not over and as a team we need to work hard ahead of the return match on Saturday in Salima.
Beach Soccer Association of Malawi President Gift Chimbalanga is optimistic the team will win.
Said Chimbalanga: “We will burn the Burundians into ashes at home and book our place in Egypt.”
Chimbalanga has since urged sports and entertainment lovers in the country to come and patronize the match and in the process support the Flames to outsmart the visitors.
Malawi last qualified for the 2022 Beach Soccer Afcon in Mozambique, where they finished sixth after losing on penalties to Uganda in the 5th and 6th place lassification.
The overall winner will make it to the 2024 Beach Soccer Afcon which will be hosted by Egypt later this year.
The team made their maiden appearance at the continental showpiece in 2022 after defeating Tanzania in the Qualifiers.
“We will burn the Burundians into ashes at home.”
Gift Chimbalanga
Malawi Beach Soccer President
