Malawi/Eswatini: Malawi Suffer Late Eswatini Sucker Punch in Afcon Qualifier

Malawi/Eswatini: Malawi Suffer Late Eswatini Sucker Punch in Afcon Qualifier

Malawi's U-23 football team, the Junior Flames, suffered a narrow 1-0 defeat to Eswatini U-23 in the first leg of the AFCON U-23 qualifiers on Tuesday afternoon at Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe.

Passport printing affects Malawi U23 as coach turns to U20 players

Passport printing challenges affected the Malawi Under-23 team during their home match against Eswatini on Tuesday night at Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe. Malawi lost 1-0 to Eswatini despite dominating proceedings for much of the first half. A Bola News reporter observed that head coach Bob Mpinganjira was forced to rely on players from the U20 team who had just returned from Mozambique, where they competed in the 2026 COSAFA Cup. Mpinganji…

Malawi Under-23 lose to eSwatini

The Malawi Under-23 National Football Team suffered a 1-0 defeat to eSwatini in the first-leg match of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifiers at Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe City T…

The reason Malawi's 4-3-3 struggled

This article was originally published on Malawi24">Malawi24, Malawi's #1 independent news platform. Malawi Under-23’s 1-0 defeat to Eswatini was not simply a story of missed chances. It was also a tactical battle in which Eswatini’s compact defensive structure repeatedly exposed weaknesses in Malawi’s 4-3-3. From the opening stages, Eswatini used close, man-oriented marking to make Malawi’s build-up uncomfortable. Malawi had possession, but thei…

Malawi U-23 suffer defeat onhome soil

LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-Malawi’s Under-23 (U-23) national football team suffered a narrow 1-0 defeat to Eswatini in the first leg of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) U-23 qualifiers at Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe on Tuesday, afternoon. MaraviPost Sports Desk witnessed the match at Bingu National Stadium, where Malawi struggled to find the breakthrough before Eswatini punished […]

Malawi U-23 confident of beating Eswatini

Malawi Under-23 National Football Team coach Bob Mpinganjira says he is confident of making an impressive start in 2027 Under-23 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifiers’ first round first leg against Eswatini this afternoon at Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe. The qualifiers, whose finals will be hosted by Egypt next year, will also serve as …