Malawi national team, di Flames, don suffer fresh blow for dia preparation for Tuesday Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against hosts Angola. Di team no fit secure beta venue for recovery session on Monday morning. Di trip start with serious palava as dem strand for Luanda airport almost two hours wen dem arrive.
Head coach Kalisto Pasuwa tell Football Association of Malawi media say di technical team bin hope to run recovery session but dem struggle to find venue. He talk say staff still dey try check whether pitch go show before players do some stretching before di squad final training session.
On team news, Pasuwa confirm say striker Richard Mbulu don return to training but he still dey under assessment ahead of di match. Di coach talk say late additions of Chawanangwa Gumbo and Robert Saizi don make him options strong as Malawi dey manage disrupted build-up.
Pasuwa talk say Malawi go need tactical discipline for di away fixture, with transitions between defence and attack key to keep dia shape against vocal home crowd. Young goalkeeper Amos Sande fit get him first start, depending on how he perform for Monday final session.
Pasuwa praise di goalkeeper development, especially him communication with defenders. ‘Di player dey fare very well and he dey very fast to communicate with others,’ Pasuwa talk. He also welcome Gumbo recall, point to di pair previous work together for COSAFA and African Nations Championship.
‘He no be new as we bin dey together for COSAFA, and also for CHAN. He know wetin we want and it just take where he leave and we dey move,’ Pasuwa talk. Even with di disrupted preparation, Pasuwa talk say every player wey dem pick understand di responsibility to represent Malawi, and dem must carry di national badge with pride against Angola on Tuesday.
